About

The History and Public Policy Program (HAPP) strives to make public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, to facilitate scholarship based on those records, and to use these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs.

A leader in uncovering and publishing policy-relevant documentation, the Program works with a global network to build next-generation research capacity, foster dialogue and debate on history, and push for greater archival access.

The History and Public Policy Program currently conducts research and programmatic activities related to the history of the Cold War, nuclear proliferation, the Middle East, Chinese foreign policy, Taiwan, North Korea, and other subjects in contemporary international history.

The Program manages DigitalArchive.org, an award-winning research tool with over 15,000 primary source documents; publishes the popular international history blog Sources and Methodsand other long-form works; and regularly convenes public events, academic conferences, and graduate student training sessions on historical topics, including the weekly Washington History Seminarseries, the Cold War Archives Research (CWAR) Institute, the Nuclear History Boot Camp, and the Woodrow Wilson: Then and Now series.