On October 14, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security and the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission hosted “Between Israel and Iran: Security, Strategy, and the Future of the Middle East.” Additional sponsors included The Strauss Center for International Security and Law, the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project, and the Lyndon B. Johnson School…

On November 11, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security, the UT-Austin Department of History, the LBJ School of Public Affairs , and the America in the World Consortium will host “History’s Dead-Hand Grip: Politics, Statecraft, and “Lessons” of the Past,” with Joseph Ledford, Clements Center Director of Research; Daniel Sargent, Clements Center Senior National Security…

On November 3, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security, the UT-Austin Department of History, and the LBJ School of Public Affairs hosted “Allies at War: How the Struggles Between the Allied Powers Shaped the War and the World” with Tim Pleydell-Bouverie, British historian and author. To see photos of this event click here. Speaker…

On September 11, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security, in partnership with the KBH Energy Center and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, hosted a special presentation titled “9/11: What Happened, and What It Means Today.” The presentation was part of the 2026 Energy Symposium. View the recording of the event; Panelists…

On October 27, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security and the America in the World Consortium hosted “Rogue States: The Making of America’s Global War on Terror,” with Matthew Frakes, historian of U.S. foreign relations and national security and Assistant Professor in the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at the Ohio…

On October 21, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security, the UT-Austin Department of History, and the LBJ School of Public Affairs hosted “Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security,” with Andrew Preston, Distinguished Professor of Diplomacy, Statecraft, and History, University of Virginia. The idea of national security can seem timeless.…

On September 28, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security and The LBJ School of Public Affairs hosted “The Future of American Strategy” with Rebecca Lissner, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy and Director of the Future of American Strategy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations. Speaker Biography Dr. Rebecca Lissner is Senior Fellow…

On Wednesday, January 22nd, the Clements-Strauss Asia Policy Program and the LBJ School of Public Affairs hosted Dr. Jaganath Sankaran, assistant professor, for a book talk on Bombing to Provoke: Rockets, Missiles, and Drones as Instruments of Fear and Coercion. The event was in SRH 3.122 in the LBJ School of Public Affairs from 12:15-1:30 PM. The rapid proliferation and…