Clements Center welcomes Associate Director Paul D. Miller

Before joining the Clements Center, Miller served at the White House as Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan on the National Security Council staff from 2007 through September 2009. Most recently, he was a political scientist in the National Security Research Division at the RAND Corporation. Prior to joining RAND, Miller was an assistant professor at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., where he developed and directed the College of International Security Affairs’ South and Central Asia Program. He also worked as an analyst in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of South Asian Analysis, and served in Afghanistan as a military intelligence analyst with the U.S. Army.

In announcing this hire, Clements Center Executive Director William Inboden stated: “With Paul Miller joining our leadership, the Clements Center gains someone who has excelled as a scholar, a soldier, a policymaker, and an intelligence official. His wealth of experience and strategic wisdom will strengthen our mission of applying the insights of history to contemporary national security policy.”

As associate director, Miller will be responsible for helping direct, manage and lead the programs, activities, budget, staff and fellows of the Center. He will also conduct research on national security policy, teach graduate and undergraduate courses, and serve as a professional mentor to students at the University of Texas-Austin.

“It is an honor to join the Clements Center,” Miller said. “I look forward to contributing to its mission of fostering a deeper understanding of the interrelationships among history, strategy and statecraft.”

Miller holds a Ph.D. in international relations and a B.A. in government from Georgetown University, and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University. He is the author of Armed State Building (Cornell University Press, 2013), a study of the causes of success and failure in reconstruction and stabilization operations. His writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Survival, The National Interest, Studies in Intelligence, Presidential Studies Quarterly, and Small Wars and Insurgencies.

 

The Clements Center draws on the best insights of diplomatic and military history to train the next generation of national security leaders. Established in 2013 with the support of distinguished policymakers and scholars, the Clements Center is a nonpartisan research and policy center uniquely positioned in the Office of the President.

The Clements Center honors former Texas Governor Bill Clements and his leadership on national security during his service as Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1973-77. Clements managed the Pentagon and helped guide American national security policy during a critical time. He brought a deep appreciation for history to every aspect of his leadership, policies, and decision-making.

The Clements Center carries forward Bill Clements’ legacy by:

• Teaching students how to integrate the wisdom of history with current challenges in national security and prepare for careers as policymakers and scholars;
• Supporting research on history, strategy, and national security policy; and
• Convening scholars and policymakers to improve our understanding of history, statecraft, and national security. 

For more information about the Clements Center, visit www.clementscenter.org.

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