Events

On Thursday, February 22, 2024, the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project and the UT-Austin Chapter of the American Nuclear Society will host Dr. Michael Gregson of Sandia National Laboratories’ Strategic Weapons & Threat Analysis Department for a discussion on the national security implications of nuclear arms control agreements. Join us at 6:30 pm in ETC 3.142 in the Engineering Teaching…

On Tuesday, February 20, the Clements Center for National Security, the UT-Austin History Department and the Naval ROTC hosted Robert Rakove, Lecturer in International Relations at Stanford University, for a book talk on his recent release Days of Opportunity: The United States and Afghanistan Before the Soviet Invasion. Robert Rakove is a historian who studies…

On Tuesday, February 13, the Clements Center for National Security, the Asia Policy Program, and the Texas McCombs Center for Global Business hosted Meg Reiss, founder and CEO of SolidIntel Inc. and former national security policy advisor for U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, for a talk on “Unraveling the Threads: China, Geopolitics, and Supply Chain Threats.” Dr. Meg Reiss…

On Tuesday, February 6, the Atlantic Council, NATO ACT, the Canadian Consulate General, and UT-Austin’s Center for European Studies, Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and Clements Center for National Security convened a public conference of NATO officials, former policymakers, and scholars engaging in a critical discussion about the role of the transatlantic alliance…

On Wednesday, January 31, the Intelligence Studies Project, Clements Center for National Security, Strauss Center for International Security and Law, LBJ Presidential Library, and LBJ School of Public Affairs hosted “Securing the Homeland: A Conversation with Intelligence and Counterterrorism Leaders of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,” with Kenneth L. Wainstein, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Nicholas J. Rasmussen, Counterterrorism Coordinator…

On Tuesday, January 30, the Clements Center for National Security, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Intelligence Studies Project hosted “The Future of European Security: NATO, Ukraine, and Russia” with Ambassador Kurt Volker, Former United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, and General Tod Wolters, Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe…

On Thursday, January 25th, the Asia Policy Program and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA hosted a panel event on the U.S. – Japan Alliance. The audience heard from experts on the progress of U.S. – Japan alliance modernization initiatives, the view from Tokyo and Washington, and what we should look for in upcoming elections throughout the region….

On Wednesday, December 6, The University of Texas Athenaeum, The Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center, The Civitas Institute, The Clements Center for National Security, The Salem Center for Policy, The LBJ School of Public Affairs, and The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life hosted Bari Weiss, author of How to Fight Anti-Semitism, for a conversation with…

On Tuesday, November 28, the Clements Center for National Security and the Alexander Hamilton Society at UT-Austin hosted Richard Lawless, former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, for a book talk on his recent release Hunting Nukes: A Fifty-Year Pursuit of Atomic Bomb Builders and Mischief Makers. Richard Phillip Lawless…

On Wednesday, November 15, the Clements Center for National Security, the Alexander Hamilton Society at UT-Austin, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the University of Texas Athenaeum hosted “Israel-Hamas Conflict and the Abraham Accords: Current Realities and Future Prospects” with the Honorable Robert Greenway. Dr. Paul Edgar, Interim Executive Director of the…