"Diplomacy without force is like music without instruments." (Frederick the Great)

"Who overcomes by force hath overcome but half his foe." (John Milton)   

About Us

The Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy (CENFAD), founded in 1993 by Drs. Richard Immerman, Russell Weigley, and David Rosenberg, fosters interdisciplinary faculty and student research on the historic and contemporary use of force and diplomacy in a global context. CENFAD is housed within Temple University’s History Department.

The Marvin Wachman Director of CENFAD, Dr. Richard H. Immerman, reports to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University and to CENFAD’s Board of Advisors. The core CENFAD scholars include historians such as Beth Bailey, Petra Goedde, Regina Gramer, William I. Hitchcock, Jay Lockenour,Todd Shepard, Gregory J. W. Urwin, and Vladislav Zubok.

CENFAD sponsors lectures, colloquia, and conferences on an ongoing basis (listed under Events); the International History Workshop; and various multi-year research projects.

Each year, CENFAD gives several prizes to recognize and support undergraduate and graduate research in military, diplomatic, and international history.

CENFAD reports its activities twice a year in its newsletter Strategic Visions.

Mission

The mission of CENFAD is to advance the understanding of the historic and contemporary conceptualization and use of force and diplomacy in a global context.  In support of its mission, CENFAD fosters research and curricular development in the following three areas:

*International Diplomacy [link]

*War and Society

*Military History and Military Strategy