Razão de estado e nação hegemônica em Henry Kissinger

Abstract

The Roman Empire bequeathed to the West the Law and the State. The Peace of Westphalia of 1648 granted the state sovereignty, its main attribute. The State is the home of legality and legal certainty. With the walk of the Spirit throughout Universal History, the direction of national interests starts to demand the Reason of State. Richelieu, Metternich, Bismarck were the main exponents of Reason of the State at the time of the Enlightenment and Restoration. Henry Kissinger is the expression of the Reason of State after World War II, until the present day. The United States becomes the “City on the Hill”. The methodology used was bibliographic research, mainly in international works. The Reason of State, in the 21st century, needs to be understood again by the entire West, of which Brazil is a part. Only the State that is guided by Reason of State will obtain international leadership for the purposes of humanity's progress.