Between Israel and Iran: Security, Strategy, and the Future of the Middle East
On October 14, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security and the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission will host “Between Israel and Iran: Security, Strategy, and the Future of the Middle East.” Join us from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center. Additional sponsors include The Strauss Center for International…
Read MoreHistory’s Dead-Hand Grip: Politics, Statecraft, and “Lessons” of the Past
On November 11, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security will host “History’s Dead-Hand Grip: Politics, Statecraft, and “Lessons” of the Past,” with Joseph Ledford, Clements Center Director of Research; Daniel Sargent, Hoover Institution Fellow; and Cole Bunzel, Clements Center Assistant Professor. Join us at 12:15 – 1:30 pm in Sid Richardson Hall, (SRH), Room 3.122,…
Read MoreAllies at War: How the Struggles Between the Allied Powers Shaped the War and the World
On November 3, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security will host “Allies at War: How the Struggles Between the Allied Powers Shaped the War and the World” with Tim Pleydell-Bouverie, British historian and author. Join us at 12:15 – 1:30 pm in the Bass Lecture Hall, in The LBJ School of Public Affairs. Garage parking…
Read More9/11: What Happened, and What It Means Today
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…
Read MoreRogue States: The Making of America’s Global War on Terror
On October 27, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security and the America in the World Consortium will host “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…
Read MoreTotal Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security
On October 21, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security, the UT-Austin Department of History, and the LBJ School of Public Affairs will host “Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security,” with Andrew Preston, Distinguished Professor of Diplomacy, Statecraft, and History, University of Virginia. Join us at 12:15 – 1:30 pm…
Read MoreThe Future of American Strategy
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…
Read MoreBombing to Provoke: Rockets, Missiles, and Drones as Instruments of Fear and Coercion
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…
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