Applying Cold War Lessons to Great Power Competition: Historian Hal Brands
Intelligence Matters
Using Cold War Analogies in Cold War History
Policy makers are always using history. They just may not be using it as explicitly and consciously as they thinkor as we historians might like them to. And so the more we understand about the historical reference points that we look to in making sense of our own time, the better will be. The cold war occurred within the living memory of many senior amer policy makers who are in power to day. It's part of sort of the historical repertoire of anybody who has studied american history. We're going to be using cold war analogies in cold war history to make sense of our current predicament in one way or another.
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