Past Events

The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age

Foreign Policy Initiative

Wednesday, Apr 12, 2017 | 12:00-1:30 PM | Texas Eastwoods Room

We are excited to host James Kirchick on April 12th at 12:00pm in the Texas Eastwoods Room UNB 2.102 for a talk on his new book "The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age" (Yale 2017). James Kirchick is a fellow at the Foreign Policy Initiative in Washington and a correspondent for the Daily Beast. This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. 

Info Session: Undergraduate Fellows Program

Thursday, Apr 06, 2017 | 12:30-2:00 PM | Texas Governors Room

Please join us on April 6th, in the Texas Union's Governors' Room UNB 3.116 from 12:30-2pm, for an info session about our Undergraduate Fellows program. Associate Director Paul Miller and Program Coordinator Jennifer Johnson will be there to answer any questions you might have about the application process, requirements, and program. Applications for the 2017-2018 Undergraduate Fellows program are due on April 14th, 2017 by midnight. 

The Role of Intelligence in American National Security: Shall we use Intelligence, or intelligence?

Boston University

Wednesday, Apr 05, 2017 | 12:15-1:30 PM | SRH 3.122

We are honored to host Angelo Codevilla, Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, for a discussion on the U.S. Intelligence Community on Wednesday, April 5th, at 12:15pm in Sid Richardson Hall, room 3.122. This event is free and open to the public. 

Prevention of Violent Extremism: The Contribution of Muslim Support for Religious Freedom

Center for Islam and Religious Freedom

Wednesday, Mar 29, 2017 | 12:15-1:30 PM | SRH 3.122

Please join us on Wednesday, March 29th, for a talk with Jennifer Bryson, Director of Operations and Development at the Center for Islam and Religious Freedom. Dr. Bryson will be speaking on "The Prevention of Violent Extremism: The Contribution of Muslim Support for Religious Freedom" at 12:15pm in SRH 3.122. This event, which is co-sponsored by Women in Foreign Affairs, is free and open to the public. 

Women and National Security Lecture Series

Tufts University

Friday, Mar 24, 2017 | 12:15-1:30 PM | Eastwoods Room (UNB 2.102)

The Clements Center, Intelligence Studies Project, Strauss Center, and Women in Foreign Affairs are excited to host Michele Malvesti, Professor of Practice in International Security at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, on Friday, March 24th, at 12:15pm in the Texas Union's Eastwoods Room. Dr. Malvesti will be joining us as part of the Women and National Security Speaker Series. This event is free and open to the public. 

Intelligence in Defense of the Homeland Symposium

Thursday, Mar 23, 2017 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Etter-Harbin Alumni Center

On Thursday, March 23, 2017, the Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) and Business Executives for National Security hosted a symposium, “Intelligence in Defense of the Homeland,” at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center on the campus of UT Austin.

America Abroad: The United States' Global Role in the 21st Century

Wednesday, Mar 22, 2017 | 12:00-1:30 PM | Eastwoods Room (UNB 2.102)

Please join us on March 22nd at 12pm in the Texas Union Eastwoods Room (UNB 2.102) for a talk with Dartmouth Professors Stephen Brooks and William Wohlforth, led by the Clements Center's Associate Director Paul D. Miller. Profs. Brooks, Wohlforth, and Miller will be discussing U.S. grand strategy, based on their two new books America Abroad: The United States' Global Role in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2016) and American Power and Liberal Order: A Conservative Internationalism Grand Strategy (Georgetown University Press, 2016). This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. 

Donald Trump: The Making of a World View

UT Harrington Fellow

Thursday, Mar 09, 2017 | 12:15-1:30 PM | SRH 3.122

Join us on Thursday, March 9th, at 12:15pm in SRH 3.122, for a talk with UT Harrington Fellow Charlie Laderman on his new book Donald Trump: The Making of a World View (Endeavour 2017). CC Faculty Fellow Jeremi Suri will serve as a discussant for Dr. Laderman's book. This event is free and open to the public. 

Hashtag Diplomacy: Foreign Policy in the New Media Era

University of Southern California

Thursday, Mar 02, 2017 | 12:15-1:30 PM | Eastwoods Room (UNB 2.102)

The Clements Center and the School of Journalism are honored to host Philip Seib, Professor of Public Diplomacy, Journalism, and International Relations at the University of Southern California, on Thursday, March 2nd, at 12:15pm at the Texas Union's Eastwoods Room (UNB 2.102). Prof. Seib will be speaking on "Hashtag Diplomacy: Foreign Policy in the New Media Era" drawn from his recent book The Future of Diplomacy (Polity 2016). This event is free and open to the public. 

A Conversation on National Security Leadership

Former Chief Speechwriter to President Bush and Secretary Rumsfeld

Thursday, Feb 23, 2017 | 12:15-1:30 PM | SRH 3.124

The Intelligence Studies Project, Clements Center, and Robert Strauss Center are pleased to host Marc Thiessen on Thursday, February 23rd, at 12:15pm in SRH 3.124. Mr. Theissen is a writer and commentator, who previously served as the Chief Speechwriter to President George W. Bush and Chief Speechwriter to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. This event is free and open to the public.