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Culture, humanities & social science
Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy
By Francis J. Gavin, research affiliate of the MIT Security Studies Program
Yale University Press · 2025
It seems obvious that we should use history to improve policy. If we have a good understanding of the past, it should enable better decisions in the present, especially in the highly consequential worlds of statecraft and strategy. But how do we gain that knowledge? How should history be used? In this book, Gavin explains the many ways historical knowledge can help us understand and navigate the complex, often confusing world around us.
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