The case for applied history
Forget the seduction of grand theories and presentist moral judgments. To learn the lessons of the past, the great foreign policy analysts of our age must rediscover the art of historical discernment.
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Publications
Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 13
No end in sight for Thai protests;
Burmese elections disenfranchise minorities, despite high turnout;
Duterte waits for Biden;
China doubles down on Australia pressure campaign
Defense Technology Monitor No. 58
Robot dogs may be a soldier's best friend;
"Smart" bullet destroys cruise missile;
3-D printing neural implants;
Directed energy could advance hypersonic weapons;
Ghost fleet sub hunters?
Russia Reform Monitor No. 2428
Russia launches online campaign to promote Cornonavirus cure;
Sobyanin eyes a shutdown;
Islamic body bans intermarriage for Russia's Muslims;
More hacks on COIVD-19 vaccine researchers;
Litvinenko widow sues the Kremlin;
No official wrongdoing in journalist suicide
Iran Democracy Monitor No. 212
Iran's deepening economic woes;
A strengthening Iranian hand in Yemen...;
...and a changing foothold in Syria;
The human rights issue comes of age;
Regional jitters over potential U.S. U-turn