Events

Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman began writing at age 15 as the Publications Coordinator for a women’s center in Southern California, where she organized a variety of innovative projects for young people and adults.

Sixty-five years ago, Hans J. Morgenthau published a weighty tome, entitled Politics Among Nations, that took the American academy by storm.

What role do historical knowledge and historical analogies play in decision-making processes in foreign policy? What role should they play? Policymakers and historians alike have long grappled with these questions, but rarely in a sustained or systematic fashion. This conference brings together a group of distinguished scholars and policy practitioners to consider these questions.