Women and Statecraft History: A Compilation of Personal Essays by Women Historians

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Report by Seth Center, Fiona Hill, Sara Bush Castro, Elizabeth C. Charles, Susan Colbourn, Sarah-Jane Corke, Michelle Grisé, Marybeth Peterson Ulrich, Stephanie Young, and Emma Bates

Published December 1, 2020

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Today’s leadership challenges in the face of immense change and looming great power competition belie the notions that diplomatic and military history have been well-enough studied and that there is nothing left for practitioners to learn. The world needs a new and diverse generation of scholar-practitioners whose reinterpretations of the history of statecraft can guide us through the next several decades of international relations.

The CSIS Project on History and Strategy is pleased to present Women and Statecraft History, a compilation of personal essays by women who have made careers out of studying and applying military and diplomatic history. The search for history’s answers and their implications for tomorrow have led our contributors across the globe and into the highest councils of government. Each remembers her key mentors and the impact they had, whether by asking important questions, encouraging academic pursuits, and modeling female excellence. We hope the experiences shared in these pages provide similar inspiration and validation for all young people interested in employing history to inform policy and educate future public servants and leaders.

This report is made possible by general support to CSIS. No direct sponsorship contributed to this report.
 

CONTRIBUTORS
 
Fiona Hill
Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
 
Sara Bush Castro
Assistant Professor of History, U.S. Air Force Academy
 
Elizabeth C. Charles
Historian, Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State
 
Susan Colbourn
DAAD Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
 
Sarah-Jane Corke
Associate Professor, University of New Brunswick
 
Michelle Grisé
Associate Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
 
Marybeth Peterson Ulrich
Distinguished Visiting Professor, U.S. Air Force Academy, Professor, U.S. Army War College
 
Stephanie Young
Associate Director of Defense and Political Sciences and Senior Researcher, RAND Corporation

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Defense and Security

Seth Center

Fiona Hill

Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution

Sara Bush Castro

Assistant Professor of History, U.S. Air Force Academy

Elizabeth C. Charles

Historian, Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State

Susan Colbourn

DAAD Postdoctoral fellow, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Sarah-Jane Corke

Associate Professor, University of New Brunswick

Michelle Grisé

Associate Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation

Marybeth Peterson Ulrich

Distinguished Visiting Professor, U.S. Air Force Academy, Professor, U.S. Army War College

Stephanie Young

Associate Director of Defense and Political Sciences and Senior Researcher, RAND Corporation

Emma Bates

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