Press | National Security

The Texas Intelligence Academy (TIA) welcomed its inaugural class Sunday, May 20 in Washington, D.C. The TIA is a joint venture between UT Austin’s Intelligence Studies Project and the Texas National Security Network.  

TNSR asks the experts: Are the United States and China in a New Cold War? 

Congratulations to Trey Curran, Jessica Patrick and Alex Vermooten on earning the Certificate in Security Studies! 

Megan Reiss, National Security Senior Fellow at R-Street Institute and former Clements Center Graduate Fellow, analyzes public opinion on when and how the United States should use military force in “Law and Public Intuition on the Use of Force, Part 1: An Introduction,” published in Lawfare. 

Austin, Texas – The Intelligence Studies Project of The University of Texas at Austin announces the fourth annual competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security.  

The University of Texas at Austin’s Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) hosted its Spring Symposium “U.S. Intelligence: Confronting 21st Century Challenges,” on Thursday, March 29 at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center on campus. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats gave the keynote address, and Senator John Cornyn gave the introduction.

Ryan Duffy with the Texas Exes’ Alcalde chronicled our Five Year Anniversary Celebration last month in Dallas, featuring a keynote address from former U.S. President George W. Bush. 

CC Executive Director Will Inboden writes that “Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo will inherit a profound set of policy and management challenges” for Foreign Policy.

ISP alumna Catherine Harris writes for the Institute for the Study of War on Russia’s military posture and U.S. policy prescriptions.

We’re delighted to announce a new podcast: ‘Horns of a Dilemma.’

Students: don’t forget that applications close March 2nd for internships at the Department of State this fall. 

CC Graduate Fellow Diana Bolsinger, who is a doctoral candidate at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, writes a review of Steven Coll’s new book Directorate S for Task & Purpose.

CC Predoctoral Fellow and Oxford International Relations doctoral candidate, Jon Askonas, joins with JTAC Colby Howard to write for War on the Rocks about drone policy.

CC Director of Graduate Studies Mark Lawrence reviews a new book on President Nixon and the use of nuclear weapons for coercive diplomacy for the Journal of Cold War Studies. 

Former CC Graduate Fellow and current Senior National Security Fellow at the R Street Institute Megan Reiss recently wrote a piece for the Lawfare Blog analyzing the American public’s support for implementing sanctions. 

In a piece for War on the Rocks, CC Graduate Fellow Bryan Frizzelle examines the Trump administration’s recently released National Security Strategy and the history of the United State’s alliance with NATO. 

CC Associate Director Paul D. Miller wrote about nuclear deterrence and coercive diplomacy for a recent Elephants in the Room piece. 

CC Executive Director Will Inboden talks with the Texas Standard radio program about US-North Korea relations.

CC Executive Director Will Inboden offered commentary for Foreign Policy regarding the Trump administration’s first year. 

A look back at everything that happened at the Clements Center this fall. If you’d like to subscribe to our Events or Newsletter email list, please sign up here. 

Former Postdoctoral Fellow Ionut Popescu writes for Foreign Policy about implementation of President Trump’s forthcoming National Security Strategy. 

Prof. Steve Slick, who served in the CIA for almost three decades and now leads the Intelligence Studies Project, was quoted in a Washington Times article on the controversy involving the recent election. 

CC Executive Director Will Inboden explains in Foreign Policy current diplomatic trends in Israel and the wider strategic situation in the Middle East. 

The Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project and the Texas National Security Network announce the inaugural Texas Intelligence Academy (TIA), an intensive academic program focused on intelligence and national security from May 20-30, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

Predoctoral Fellow Andrew Peek was a guest on Fox News to talk about President Trump’s visit to Asia and larger U.S. strategy in the region.

Clements Center Graduate Fellow Andrew Stravers has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Defense’s Minerva Initiative. He will work with a team to research the political, social, and economic effects of global US military deployments on host state populations. 

The Daily Texan covered the launch of the Texas National Security Review, aquarterly academic journal which launched in October 2017 as a joint partnership between War on the Rocks and the Texas National Security Network. 

Executive Director Will Inboden reviews three books by eminent national security policy scholars for the International Security Studies Forum.

CC Faculty Fellow Aaron O’Connell, who teaches military history at UT, wrote an article for Slate about U.S. military operations in Niger. 

“The Texas National Security Review is a new kind of journal committed to excellence, scholarly rigor, and big ideas.”

Jake Barnett, who was a CC Undergraduate Fellow from 2014-2016, explains why U.S. forces are in the Sahel and defense issues surrounding the recent attacks in Niger. 

On October 12th, the Clements Center, Strauss Center, and Intelligence Studies Project joined together to host our fourth annual Texas National Security Forum.

Eric Schmitt, the Times senior reporter covering terrorism and and national security, attended this year’s forum and quoted CIA Director Michael Pompeo’s remarks in two recent articles. 

Former CC Postdoctoral Fellow Nina Silove wrote an article on grand strategy for the journal Security Studies.