# Event Details - **Event Name**: Lessons from the Past, Warnings for the Future: Yale Historian Odd Westad - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: What can history teach us about the dangers facing the world today and how we might build a better future?About this EventJoin us at Athena Books for a timely and thought-provoking conversation with renowned Yale historian Odd Arne Westad, author of . Westad will be joined in conversation by Jen Bird, owner of Athena Books, for a discussion of the growing tensions among the world’s Great Powers, the striking parallels between our own era and the years leading up to the world wars, and most importantly, what history can teach us about avoiding the mistakes of the past.In The Coming Storm, named a best book of the year by The Economist and Foreign Affairs, Westad argues that after decades of relative global stability, we are entering a more fragile and unpredictable era. Competition among Great Powers is intensifying, nationalism and populism are on the rise, and conflicts over trade, technology, immigration, and regional dominance echo an earlier period of profound international upheaval.But history is not destiny. By looking closely at how past conflicts developed, and at the choices that made confrontation more or less likely, Westad offers a framework for understanding the present and thinking more constructively about the future.We hope you’ll join us for a fascinating and deeply relevant conversation about history, power, and whether understanding where we’ve been can help us change where we’re going.Please note: Doors open at 6:30pm and the event begins at 7pm. Please plan to arrive on time so you can fully enjoy the evening. To help preserve the intimate atmosphere, doors will close at 7:15pm, and we won’t be able to admit guests after that time. Thank you so much for your understanding.Odd Arne Westad is the Elihu Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University. He is a scholar of modern international and global history, with a specialization in the history of eastern Asia since the eighteenth century. Westad is the author of The Global Cold War, which won the Bancroft Prize, and Restless Empire, winner of the Asia Society Book Award. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/greenwich/lessons-from-the-past-warnings-for-the-future-yale-historian-odd-westad/100001999792332700 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, contests - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 12.51, max: 44.52, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Greenwich - **state**: CT - **country**: United States - **location**: Athena Books - **lat**: 41.03131529999999 - **long**: -73.5673686 - **full address**: Athena Books, 228 Sound Beach Avenue, Greenwich, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Lessons from the Past, Warnings for the Future: Yale Historian Odd Westad - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/3eb813a4498558fa12541c17ac50dc0e0392c0108f749035221077030506c93f-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1788835571 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Lessons from the Past, Warnings for the Future: Yale Historian Odd Westad being held? - **A:** Lessons from the Past, Warnings for the Future: Yale Historian Odd Westad takes place on Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 14 Oct, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Athena Books, 228 Sound Beach Avenue, Greenwich, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Lessons from the Past, Warnings for the Future: Yale Historian Odd Westad? - **A:** Lessons from the Past, Warnings for the Future: Yale Historian Odd Westad is organized by Athena Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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