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“Now more than ever we must remind our veterans that their service was meaningful,” Says Brand in his appeal to the veterans and civilians alike in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. 

“Even beyond the humanitarian toll, the retreat from Afghanistan increases the risk of terrorism and damages America’s credibility,” says Inboden in his latest article on current events for The Bulwark. 

Pyongyang’s economic distress provides the perfect opportunity for negotiations according to Brooks and Leem. 

“The deadly port explosion exacerbated a troubled country’s political and economic problems. No one has been held accountable,” says Emma in her latest for The Dispatch. Emmas has spent the summer of 2021 as an intern for the publication. 

With U.S forces 90% withdrawn from Afghanistan, Aaron O’Connell says he is still “optimistic.”

Distinguished National Security Fellow, General Brooks gives insight into the possible future of North Korean Diplomacy under the new Biden administration. 

National Security Fellow, Mark Jbeily, publishes an article for the U.S. Naval Institute on Navy space systems and space competition with China.

Released by the General and the Ambassador podcast on June 5, 20221. 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Martha Bárcena, former Mexican ambassador to the United States, and Kimberly Breier, senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discuss U.S.-Mexican relations. The talk covers topics such as immigration and trade, but also highlights the degree to which the U.S. and Mexico are each…

Faculty Fellow, Sheena Chestnut Greitens will testify on Tuesday, June 8, at 9:30 AM before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

“The answer seems to be that democracy is not just a value to be defended, but a strategic asset to be employed,” says Greitens in her latest for the most recent issue of Democracy. 

Daniel Samet addresses current events in the Middle East. 

Golby publishes rigorously researched and peer-reviewed article, Uncivil-Military Relations: Politicization of the Military in the Trump Era. 

“If retired officers have a point to make, they should rely on facts and logic to be persuasive—not their ranks,” said Golby in response to the recent open letter signed by over 100 retired generals and admirals. 

Horns of Dilemma hosted Josh Rogin, a journalist for the Washington Post and CNN, to discuss his latest book, “Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the 21st Century.” 

America in the World Consortium is pleased to announce that it is offering prizes for the best scholarly and policy articles on U.S. foreign policy and grand strategy written in the past year by emerging and rising scholars. There will be four opportunities to win! 

Clements Center Faculty Fellow and LBJ School Associate Professor Sheena Greitens publishes essay on Chinese surveillance technology in the inaugural publication from the Wilson Center The 2020-21 Wilson China Fellowship: Essays on the Rise of China and Its Implications.

“Removing U.S. troops could destabilize the region and create a haven for terrorists,” claims UT alumni, Kay Bailey Hutchison, in her latest OP-ed for the Dallas Morning News. 

Follow the link to read the fantastic Toynbee Prize Foundation interview of Charlie Laderman on his most recent publication. Sharing the Burden: The Armenian Question, Humanitarian Intervention and Anglo-American Visions of Global Order, conducted by Dr. Emily Whalen.

Korea Defense Veterans Association, a critical publication that our very own Senior National Security Fellow General Vince Brooks serves as Chairman, releases their 2020 Annual Report. 

Gen. Vince Brooks participates in a CSIS Commission to create a report on U.S. relations with the Korean Peninsula. 

Follow the link to watch the discussion with the Hudson Institute on Youtube. 

Park draws from strategic history to make five observations on the Korean Peninsula and its geopolitical positioning. Follow the link to read the complete article. 

Sheen Greitens’ quote from The Financial Times was used in the latest article for WAPO by Ishaan Tharoor.

Shay Khatiri and Graduate Fellow Daniel J. Samet call for a return of America into foreign policy curriculums. 

“Sheena Greitens, associate professor at the University of Texas, Austin, was quick to point out that even a crimes against humanity designation puts China in the company of North Korea, and that ‘no one should read this as any kind of exoneration.’”

“It seems like the administration has tried to keep a clear, consistent tone in terms of being really upfront about the range of US concerns vis-à-vis Beijing’s behavior and about the competitive nature of the relationship overall, and the call reflects that,” said Sheena Greitens in the latest from Vox on the new administration’s China-Russia…

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Will Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin, sits down with Dan Blumenthal of the American Enterprise Institute to discuss his book, The China Nightmare: The Grand Ambitions of a Decaying State. Blumenthal’s thesis is that China is a rising power…

“China has a plan. They have published it and they are following it to the letter.  What is happening should not surprise us,” says Neller. Follow the link to see his outline for a U.S. response. 

“The world is at a crossroads as the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the global economy have combined with increasing polarization and highly charged elections. At the same time, the unrelenting and transcendent desire of people around the globe to live in freedom offers hope for democracy and human rights. Join us as we…

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Will Inboden, executive director at the Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin, sits down with David Adesnik and John Hannah from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to discuss their recent work, “From Trump to Biden: The Way Ahead for United States National Security.” Inboden…

Sheena Greitens sounds off in “To cancel or not?: IOC, Japan press ahead with Tokyo Games” published in the AP: “I think it highly likely that China will frame the Winter Games … in terms of China’s successful model of pandemic management and global health leadership”… “I would think that Japanese leaders would be keen…