14 August 2019

Why Tragedy Matters in U.S. Foreign Policy

Dr Charles Edel
Senior Fellow, United States Studies Centre

Hal Brands and Charles Edel's In The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order is reviewed in The National Interest.

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Dr Charles Edel
Senior Fellow, United States Studies Centre
Dr Charles Edel is Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Prior to this appointment, he was Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy at the US Naval War College, and served on the US Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff from 2015-2017. In that role, he advised Secretary of State John Kerry on political and security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.

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10 August in The National Interest

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