Events | 2022

On Thursday, April 14, the Clements Center for National Security, the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies and the Center for European Studies hosted Alina Polyakova, President and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, for a talk on “Threat of the First Throne: Russia’s Challenge to European Security and Political Order.” The event took place from 12:15 – 1:30 pm in SRH 3.122 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. 

On April 13th, the Clements Center for National Security, the UT-Austin Department of History and Department of Government hosted Patrick Cohrs, Professor of International History at the University of Florence, for a book talk on his release The New Atlantic Order: The Transformation of International Politics, 1860–1933. This event took place in the Governor’s Room at the Texas Union. The Governor’s Room is located on the Third Level of the Texas Union, Room 3.116. 

On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the University of Texas at Austin’s Intelligence Studies Project, Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and Clements Center for National Security hosted author and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operations officer, James Lawler, for a talk on his recently released book, Living Lies: A Novel of the Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program, which was followed by a conversation on counterproliferation. The talk was moderated by Steve Slick, Director of the Intelligence Studies Project.

On Wednesday, March 30th, the Asia Policy Program and the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) hosted Rana Inboden, Senior Fellow with the Robert S. Strauss Center, for a book talk on her new release China and the International Human Rights Regime: 1982–2017. This event was held at the University of Texas in the Robert L. Patton Building, RLP 1.302B from 12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, the Clements Center for National Security, Intelligence Studies Project, and Strauss Center for International Security and Law hosted Dr. Ursula Wilder, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Psychologist for a talk on “The Psychology of Espionage and Leaking.” The talk was moderated by Dr. Bianca Adair, UT-Austin’s CIA Resident Intelligence Officer.

On Thursday, March 24th, the Clements Center and the Alexander Hamilton Society – UT-Austin Chapter hosted Carrie Filipetti, Executive Director of the Vandenberg Coalition and and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cuba and Venezuela, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, for “The American Toolbox: Our Efforts to Confront Latin American Dictatorships in Cuba and Venezuela.” This event took place in the Bass Lecture Hall at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at 12:15 pm. 

On Tuesday, March 22nd, the Clements Center for National Security, the UT-Austin History Department and the LBJ School of Public Affairs hosted Mark Lawrence, Director of the LBJ Presidential Library and our former Director of Graduate Studies, for a book talk on his new release The End of Ambition: The United States and the Third World in the Vietnam Era. This event took place in Bass Lecture Hall at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at 12:15 pm.

On Wednesday, March 9, the Asia Policy Program, the LBJ School for Public Affairs, Clements Center for National Security, Strauss Center for International Security and Law and the Intelligence Studies Project hosted Susan Sutton, former Director of the Office of Maritime Southeast Asia, and Bianca Adair, Resident Intelligence Officer at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, for a panel on Women in National Security to celebrate Women’s History Month. The event took place at 12:15 pm in SRH 3.122 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. 

On Monday, March 7th, the Center for European Studies, the Clements Center for National Security, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Intelligence Studies Project hosted “Crisis in Ukraine: Unpacking NATO’s Responses to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” featuring panelists Sharyl N. Cross, Distinguished Professor and Director of the Kozmetsky Center of Excellence at St. Edward’s University, Lorinc Redei, Associate Professor of Instruction, LBJ School of Public Affairs, J. Paul Pope, Professor of Practice, LBJ School of Public Affairs & Senior Fellow, Intelligence Studies Project, and Michael Mosser, Associate Professor of Instruction and Assistant Director, Center for European Studies. The event took place on Zoom at 11:00 am.

The America in the World Consortium (“AWC”) invited students, scholars, and policy practitioners to participate in a one-day conference on issues facing the Indo-Pacific region and its role in American foreign policy and strategy. 

On Wednesday, March 2nd, the Clements Center for National Security, Asia Policy Program, LBJ School of Public Affairs, Strauss Center for International Security and Law, Intelligence Studies Project, and Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies hosted “War in Ukraine: An Expert Panel Discussion”. The event was held at 12:15 p.m. in the Shirley Bird Perry Ballroom in the Texas Union Building. 

On Tuesday, March 1st, the Asia Policy Program and the Center for Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies hosted Dr. Martina Bofulin, Research Fellow, Slovenian Migration Institute, for an event on “Migration from the People’s Republic of China to Slovenia: From Restaurant to Acquisition?” The event took place from 3:00 – 4:30 pm in room 214 of Burdine Hall. 

On Thursday, February 24th, the Clements Center for National Security, the Intelligence Studies Project, and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host Joby Warrick, journalist for the Washington Post and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, for a talk on his latest release Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria and America’s Race to Destroy the Most Dangerous Arsenal in the World. Join us from 12:15 – 1:30 pm at the University of Texas in the Robert L. Patton Building, RLP 1.302B.

On Wednesday, February 23rd, the Center for European Studies and the Clements Center for National Security hosted a conversation on U.S.-German relations and the future of the transatlantic security partnership after the 2021 German elections with Sharyl N. Cross, Director of the Kozmetsky Center at St. Edwards University, and Sebastian Bruns, McCain Fulbright Visiting Professor at the US Naval Academy. The event took place on Zoom at 12:15 pm. 

On Tuesday, February 15, the Clements Center, Strauss Center, and the Intelligence Project were pleased to welcome Amy Zegart, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, for a virtual talk on her newly released book Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence. The event took place at 12:15 p.m.

On Wednesday, February 9th, the Intelligence Studies Project, Clements Center for National Security, Strauss Center for International Security and Law, Global (Dis)Information Lab, and the Center for Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies hosted Vladimir Kara-Murza, Russian politician, author, and historian, for a talk on Freedom and Dissent in Contemporary Russia. The event took place at 12:15 pm in Bass Lecture Hall at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. 

On Tuesday, February 8th, the Clements Center and Alexander Hamilton Society – UT-Austin Chapter hosted Michael Singh, former Senior Director for Near East Affairs at the National Security Council and current Managing Director and Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, for an event on “The United States’ Long Struggle with Iran.” This event took place at the University of Texas in the Robert L. Patton Building, RLP 1.302B.

On Tuesday, January 25th, the Asia Policy Program hosted Joanna Chiu, Senior Journalist at the Toronto Star, to discuss her latest release China Unbound: The New World Disorder. This talk will be moderated by Sheena Greitens, Director of the Asia Policy Program and Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. The event took place on Zoom at 12:15 pm.