Applied History Project

At a time when American diplomacy is riven by partisan politics – and historical knowledge is on the decline in both the public and the government – join the Belfer Center's Applied History Project for our Fall 2020 Applied History Series. The Applied History Series celebrates recent publications of leading members of Harvard’s Applied History Working Group. These distinguished historians and public servants have studied the past to illuminate the most pressing challenges faced today.

In the midst of the most hotly contested election in generations – when citizens and scholars alike struggle to understand the stresses straining our political system – join the Belfer Center's Applied History Project for our Fall 2020 Applied History Series.  By consulting distinguished public servants and historians, this speaker series illuminates today's world by looking to lessons from the past.

At a moment when America's global leadership is in doubt – and when reasoned statecraft is needed more than ever – join the Belfer Center's Applied History Project for our Fall 2020 Applied History Series.  By consulting distinguished public servants and historians, this speaker series illuminates today's world by looking to lessons from the past.

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a discussion with General Jim Mattis, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), 26th United States Secretary of Defense, on “Applying History in Statecraft.” The conversation will be moderated by Graham Allison, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard Kennedy School.

Niall Ferguson and Graham Allison, co-directors of the Belfer Center’s Applied History Project, will discuss “Cold War II” between the U.S. and China.  

Harvard’s Applied History Project welcomes Professor John Lewis Gaddis of Yale for a conversation on the lessons of history’s most consequential strategists. Moderated by Professor Graham Allison, Co-Director of the Applied History Project.