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Every December the The Wall Street Journal publishes their lists of the best books in various categories. We are so excited that “The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink” by our own William Inboden was included in the best political books this year!

William Inboden’s piece in the Washington Post details how Reagan’s commitment to international human rights and democracy grew over his presidency and argues that we should look to the leadership of those who amplified the “Third Wave” to support democracy today.

William Inboden’s piece in the Washington Post details how Reagan’s commitment to international human rights and democracy grew over his presidency and argues that we should look to the leadership of those who amplified the “Third Wave” to support democracy today.

George Seay, Chairman of the Clements Center Board of Advisors, recently hosted Will Inboden, Executive Director of the Clements Center, on his podcast “Seay the Future” to discuss Ronald Reagan’s foreign policy and Will’s new book, “The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink.” 

George Seay, Chairman of the Clements Center Board of Advisors, recently hosted Will Inboden, Executive Director of the Clements Center, on his podcast “Seay the Future” to discuss Ronald Reagan’s foreign policy and Will’s new book, “The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink.” 

Clements Center Executive Director Will Inboden appeared on Morning Joe today to discuss his recent release, “The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, The Cold War, and the World on the Brink.”

Clements Center Executive Director Will Inboden appeared on Morning Joe today to discuss his recent release, “The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, The Cold War, and the World on the Brink.”

Matthew Continetti reviewed Will Inboden’s new book, “The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink,” for The Wall Street Journal.

Matthew Continetti reviewed Will Inboden’s new book, “The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink,” for The Wall Street Journal.

 In this week’s Horns of a Dilemma, Texas National Security Review editor-in-chief Will Inboden joins Editorial Board Chair Frank Gavin to discuss Inboden’s new biography of Reagan, Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan,  the Cold War, and the World on the Brink. As Inboden points out, many of Reagan’s signature victories, including his pivotal role in defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War, seem inevitable in retrospect, but at the time, they were often seen as anything but inevitable.

 In this week’s Horns of a Dilemma, Texas National Security Review editor-in-chief Will Inboden joins Editorial Board Chair Frank Gavin to discuss Inboden’s new biography of Reagan, Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan,  the Cold War, and the World on the Brink. As Inboden points out, many of Reagan’s signature victories, including his pivotal role in defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War, seem inevitable in retrospect, but at the time, they were often seen as anything but inevitable.

The field of strategy is littered with authors whose works are often-quoted but seldom-read. While Clausewitz is likely the foremost example of such an author, the naval strategists Alfred Thayer Mahan and Sir Julian Corbett are not far behind.  In this week’s episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Professor Kevin McCranie of the U.S. Naval War…

In the National Review, Clements Center Executive Director William Inboden writes that the combination of pressure and diplomacy offers the best way to counter Putin, liberate Ukraine, and avoid nuclear war.

In this week’s episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Katie Stallard, a journalist and scholar, speaks about her book, Dancing on Bones: History and Power in China, Russia, and North Korea. Stallard details how totalitarian regimes use a doctored version of history–especially history regarding World War II–to forcibly shape public remembrance in a way that reinforces the goals of the regime.

H-Diplo held a  roundtable on “The Reagan Moment: America and the World in the 1980s.” The book, edited by Jonathan Hunt and Simon Miles, originated from a Clements Center conference held in January 2017.

Phrases such as, “history is written by the victors,” while often cycnical, hint at a fundamental truth: Historical events assume different significance depending on the perspective from which they are viewed. In this week’s episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Professor Elisabeth Leake of the Fletcher School at Tufts University discusses her book, Afghan Crucible, which examines the war in Afghanistan from a variety of different historical, political, and geographic perspectives.

We were very sad to hear of the passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union. Will Inboden, Executive Director of the Clements Center, and Jeremi Suri, the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at The LBJ School of Public Affairs, penned an op-ed on The Hill about this remarkable man whose role in the “sprint for peace” changed the course of history.

Clements Center Senior National Security Fellow Mark Pomar was interviewed on Rashkin Report about his time with Voice of America and Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe during the Cold War.

Clements Center Postdoctoral Fellow William Chou will be a contestant on Jeopardy! next Monday, July 18th! Check www.jeopardy.com/watch for local broadcast stations and times. William is a historian of postwar US-Japanese commercial and security relations and a Jeopardy! fan who achieved his lifelong dream of being on the show. We hope you will tune in to cheer for William.