Hal Brands and Jeremi Suri, eds., The Power of the Past: History and Statecraft (Brookings, 2016)   “Embrace complexity! It’s the more reliable path to knowledge.” Such words might one taciturn islander exclaim at the beginning of Star Wars Episode VIII should The Walt Disney Company call on Philip Zelikow to author the screenplay. The … Continue reading The Uneasy Relationship Between Policy and History