"A generation which ignores history has no past and no future." —Robert Heinlein, Author
The year ahead in U.S. foreign policy and world affairs presents daunting challenges. Opportunities for progress, too, abound. In helping the policy community prepare, the Wilson Center relies on one of its great strengths—the ability to help leverage lessons from the past. The History and Public Policy Program will continue to expand and study its remarkable collection of archival materials—from previously unpublished diplomatic correspondence on nuclear crises to primary sources on the Cold War—to better inform analysis and decisions today.
Contributors

Christian F. Ostermann
Director, History and Public Policy Program; Cold War International History Project; North Korea Documentation Project; Nuclear Proliferation International History Project;
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