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Professor Robert Chesney discusses the law in place that may prohibit Marine General James Mattis from becoming the next Secretary of Defense in his latest article for War on the Rocks. 

ISP Director Steve Slick argues in Foreign Policy that intelligence briefings should not start until after the presidential election. 

Intelligence Studies Project Senior Fellow and Clinical Professor at the LBJ School Paul Pope reviews David Priess’s The President’s Book of Secrets for Lawfare Blog. 

As the nation prepares to elect its 45th president in November, the Clements and Strauss Centers at UT Austin will host a two-day forum to discuss the key national security challenges facing the next president.

The Department of State published DAS Anand’s lecture to UT students and faculty on Thursday, September 15th. 

Will Inboden reviews Daniel Bessner and Nicolas Guilhot’s “How Realism Waltzed Off: Liberalism and Decisionmaking in Kenneth Waltz’s Neorealism.” 

Daily Texan reporter Reagan Ritterbush writes about our recent event with Dr. Michael Ledeen, Freedom Scholar at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. 

Commentators from the Providence Magazine, New York Post, Power Line Blog, and others discuss Executive Director Will Inboden‘s recent article in Foreign Policy. 

Executive Director Will Inboden wrote a review of Jean Edward Smith’s new biography of former President George W. Bush for Foreign Policy’s Shadow Government. 

ISP Director Steve Slick offers recommendations on how presidential candidates can improve their national security platform.

LBJ students participated in an ISP-sponsored Policy Research Project during the 2015-2016 academic year on the oversight of U.S. Intelligence, led by ISP Director Steve Slick and Clements Center Executive Director Will Inboden. 

Executive Director Will Inboden discusses the similarities of the UK Leave campaign and Trump’s presidential campaign in Foreign Policy. 

Director of Graduate Studies, Mark Lawrence, reviews Randall Woods’ new book “Prisoner of Hope.”

Drawing on historical parallels, Board Chairman, George Seay, warns of American moral, cultural, and spiritual deterioration in his latest article for War on the Rocks. 

Ionut Popescu writes about the connections between foreign-born policymakers and American exceptionalism. 

Thomas C. Reed, the 11th Secretary of the Air Force, argues that “It’s Eisenhower Time for the Republicans.” 

Last Wednesday, the Intelligence Studies Project at the University of Texas-Austin hosted a conference on “Intelligence in American Society.”  

The Clements Center was cited by National Defense Magazine as one of the innovation hubs in Texas for global affairs research. 

A video of Hon. Lisa Monaco’s Keynote Address at the “Intelligence in American Society” Conference is now available online. 

Follow the “Intelligence in American Society” Conference via the live stream beginning at 9:00am CST on March 30, 2016. 

Executive Director William Inboden points out the similar foreign policy beliefs and positions that both Trump and Obama hold.

In his most recent blog post for ForeignPolicy.com, Professor William Inboden poses a series of questions based on President Barack Obama’s interviews with The Atlantic on his foreign policy. 

The Clements Center, Strauss Center, and UT’s Intelligence Studies Project invite you to attend the “Intelligence in American Society” conference on March 30, 2016 at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center. The luncheon keynote speaker is The Honorable Lisa O. Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. Cosponsors include the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the Center for Politics and Governance, UT Student Veterans Services, and the Alexander Hamilton Society. 

Clements Center Associate Director, Paul Miller, publishes article in The American Interest titled “Obama’s Failed Legacy in Afghanistan.”

In an interview with the Texas Standard, Clements Center Executive Director, Will Inboden, discusses President Obama’s tough road ahead in foreign policy. 

In a response published in the most recent issue of the Harvard Law Review, Intelligence Studies Project Director Steve Slick challenged the recommendations for enhanced White House oversight of U.S. intelligence activities. 

Former Clements Center Postdoctoral Fellow, Steele Brand, co-authors article published in USA Today titled, “Let’s kill them first: answer to terror is tougher citizens, not tougher government.”

Eugene Gholz, Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, discusses how political choices, not mergers shape industry in a piece published in Defense News.

Clements Center Senior Fellow Bobby Chesney quoted in a New York Times article titled, “How 4 Federal Lawyers Pave the Way to Kill Osama bin Laden.”

In an Interview with BBC News, Clements Center Executive Director, William Inboden discusses the president’s need for reliable intelligence and the challenges of national security policy making at the White House. 

Executive Director William Inboden provides commentary on President Obama’s Iran speech in his latest piece on ForeignPolicy.com. 

Strauss Center Director and Clements Senior Fellow Robert Chesney was quoted in a New York Times article by Charlie Savage on Obama’s promise to close Guantanamo Bay.

Executive Director William Inboden outlines multiple areas where the comparisons between Presidents Obama and Reagan fall short in his latest Shadow Government piece. 

From November 19-21, 2015, the Clements Center for National Security and Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law will sponsor the second annual National Security Forum at the University of Texas at Austin. This year’s event, “Great Powers, Failed States, and New Frontiers: National Security Challenges in the 21st Century,” will explore the security challenges the U.S. currently faces, and how our national security institutions are positioned to respond.

Executive Director William Inboden has been quoted in an AP story about Jeb Bush’s upcoming trip to Europe before announcing his presidential bid. 

Director of Graduate Studies Professor Mark Lawrence believes “that political fallout from the Iraq war could prove to be less radioactive than that of Vietnam, which took decades to play itself out.”