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Zoe Leung, Cameron Waltz | May 07, 2023

Former Clements Center Undergraduate Fellow Cameron Waltz coauthored an opinion piece with Zoe Leung of the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations for The Hill on how the upcoming Taiwanese 2024 presidential election may shape crisis management in East Asia.

Mark Pomar | May 03, 2023

“…public diplomacy and international broadcasting are fundamental to our national security.” Mark Pomar, a Clements Center Senior National Security Fellow, has a new piece in The Foreign Service Journal.

Ryan Ashley, Jada Fraser | Apr 28, 2023

“…Japan’s and South Korea’s interests and activities are meeting in strategic spaces in Southeast Asia…Despite sharing common goals in these spaces, so far Seoul and Tokyo have not collaborated in their efforts.” Clements Center alum Jada Fraser and current Grad Fellow Ryan Ashley recently published a new article in Asia Policy, “Common Waters: Japan, South…

Jahara Matisek, William Reno, Sam Rosenberg | Apr 17, 2023

“Debates about appropriate military equipment for Ukraine continue a year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. These arguments focus predominantly on state-to-state assistance. But they miss an important element of Kyiv’s battlefield performance: informal security assistance. Aid from domestic civil society, informal military networks, and foreign volunteers are bolstering the Armed Forces of Ukraine in real and meaningful ways.”

Hal Brands, Peter Feaver, William Inboden | Apr 11, 2023

“Prevailing in great-power rivalry is likely to be more difficult, expensive, dangerous, and all-consuming than US policymakers have so far been willing to admit—or than the American public presently understands.”

Nicholas J. Romanow | Apr 10, 2023

Former Clements Center Undergraduate Fellow Nicholas Romanow, now an Ensign in the U.S. Navy, has a new piece on Proceedings, in which he considers the current push to declassify more information using the Russian invasion of Ukraine as an example of some of the possible pros and cons.

William Inboden, Joseph Ledford | Apr 10, 2023

“Conspiracy theories, by their very nature, are not easily debunked. It is hard to prove definitively that something did not happen. Conspiracies involving politics can be especially murky. Rough-and-tumble presidential campaigns often do feature dirty tricks for electoral advantage, but false accusations of such skullduggery are arguably even more routine.”

William Inboden, Roger I. Zakheim | Apr 03, 2023

Clements Executive Director Will Inboden coauthored a Fox News opinion piece discussing how Reagan’s “six assurances” can serve as a guide for current U.S.-China relations.

Jada Fraser | Mar 23, 2023

“…defense-industrial cooperation can often be a precursor to deeper security cooperation overall…” Check out Clements Center Alum Jada Fraser’s analysis of how AUKUS may affect Australia-South Korea relations.

Ionut Popescu, Dan Negrea, James Jay Carafano | Mar 22, 2023

When it comes to China’s dominance in rare-earth mining, “The issue has become a global problem with consequences too significant to neglect. Without question, the most serious implications of controlling REEs concern national security.”

William Inboden | Mar 20, 2023

“…almost everyone (including myself) has been wrong in some way or at some time about the Iraq War.” Clements Director Will Inboden wrote a WORLD opinion piece reflecting on the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

William Inboden | Mar 16, 2023

“The next six months will be pretty pivotal…” Clements Executive Director Will Inboden was quoted in a Newsweek article, “2024 Republican Hopefuls Attack Biden On Ukraine At Pivotal Moment For Kyiv.” 

William Inboden | Mar 01, 2023

“China would perceive diminished American resolve in Ukraine as weakness and a strategic opening to exploit, perhaps by attacking Taiwan.”

Jada Fraser | Feb 28, 2023

Clements Center alum Jada Fraser writes on Korea Pro that the increasing Chinese threat to Taiwan will likely impact the U.S.-Republic of Korea alliance directly and offers that there are three issues affecting OPCON transfer that should be considered when looking toward a possible conflict.

Rachel Hoff, Thomas Kenna | Feb 20, 2023

Clements Alum Rachel Hoff coauthored a Fox News opinion piece, “3 ways Biden, Congress must respond to very real Chinese, Russian threats.”

Peter Baker, Stephen J. Hadley, Peter D. Feaver, William C. Inboden, Meghan L. O'Sullivan | Feb 15, 2023

 “Hand-Off: The Foreign Policy George W. Bush Passed to Barack Obama,” a fascinating look at the 40 classified memos that the Bush administration assembled for their successors, was published today. Stephen Hadley was the National Security Advisor at the time and is the main editor of the book. Peter Feaver, Will Inboden and Meghan O’Sullivan…

Jennifer Yip | Feb 13, 2023

Dr. Jennifer Yip, a Clements Center and Asia Policy Program Postdoctoral Fellow, recently published an article in Modern China Journal, titled “Carrying the ‘Nation’s Thousand-Jin Burden’: Yiyun, the Relay Transportation System during the Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.”

Michael C. Horowitz, Shira Pindyck, Casey Mahoney | Feb 09, 2023

Clements Predoctoral Fellow Casey Mahoney coauthored a chapter in “The Oxford Handbook of AI Governance” with Michael C. Horowitz and Shira Pindyck in which they explore the ways military applications of AI will impact how states exert power in global politics.

Will Inboden, Conrad Crane, Todd Greentree, Elisabeth Leake, Jeffrey H. Michaels | Feb 06, 2023

“…America’s longest war, will continue to occupy and often bedevil scholars and policymakers for years to come.” – Will Inboden

Mark Pomar | Feb 02, 2023

“U.S. government broadcasters…must give exiled Russians the opportunity to speak directly to their compatriots and to challenge the lies and distortions in Russian media.” In a piece for American Diplomacy, Clements National Security Fellow Mark Pomar compares his tenure at voanews during the Cold War with the current communication challenges faced in the conflict with…

James Barnett | Feb 01, 2023

Clements Center alum James Barnett has published a New Lines Magazine article that discusses oil drilling in Nigeria and how it has contributed to ecological and economic devastation for a generation leading to the phenomenon of “oil bunkering,” in which militants and ordinary citizens alike increasingly steal straight from pipelines.

James Barnett | Feb 01, 2023

Clements Center alum James Barnett has published a New Lines Magazine article that discusses oil drilling in Nigeria and how it has contributed to ecological and economic devastation for a generation leading to the phenomenon of “oil bunkering,” in which militants and ordinary citizens alike increasingly steal straight from pipelines.

Diana Bolsinger | Jan 31, 2023

Former Clements Center Graduate Fellow Diana Bolsinger’s article in the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence dives into the negotiations surrounding the U.S.–Pakistani joint covert operations in Afghanistan during the 1980s.

Diana Bolsinger | Jan 31, 2023

Former Clements Center Graduate Fellow Diana Bolsinger’s article in the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence dives into the negotiations surrounding the U.S.–Pakistani joint covert operations in Afghanistan during the 1980s.

Conor M. Savoy, Janina Staguhn | Jan 17, 2023

Clements Center alum Janina Staguhn, currently a Research Associate and Program Manager at CSIS, co-authored a report focusing on the critical role the private sector investment should play in Ukraine’s postwar economic reconstruction. Daniel Runde, who will be speaking here at UT Austin on February 16th, led the task force that produced the report. 

Conor M. Savoy, Janina Staguhn | Jan 17, 2023

Clements Center alum Janina Staguhn, currently a Research Associate and Program Manager at CSIS, co-authored a report focusing on the critical role the private sector investment should play in Ukraine’s postwar economic reconstruction. Daniel Runde, who will be speaking here at UT Austin on February 16th, led the task force that produced the report. 

James Goldgeier and Ivo H. Daalder | Jan 09, 2023

“The idea that wars always end in either victory or a negotiated settlement is belied by history…” In a new Foreign Affairs piece, Ivo H. Daalder and James Goldgeier argue that the West needs to plan for a protracted conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

James Goldgeier and Ivo H. Daalder | Jan 09, 2023

“The idea that wars always end in either victory or a negotiated settlement is belied by history…” In a new Foreign Affairs piece, Ivo H. Daalder and James Goldgeier argue that the West needs to plan for a protracted conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Peter Berkowitz | Dec 19, 2022

Peter Berkowitz reviewed “The Peacemaker” for Real Clear Politics, specifically the historical lessons of USSR-US relations as they relate to the current challenges presented by China.

Peter Berkowitz | Dec 19, 2022

Peter Berkowitz reviewed “The Peacemaker” for Real Clear Politics, specifically the historical lessons of USSR-US relations as they relate to the current challenges presented by China.

Benjamin V. Allison | Dec 16, 2022

Benjamin V. Allison, a PhD student in the UT History Department, had a new article, “Deadly Detours: Why Terrorists Do Not Attack US Bridges and Tunnels,” recently published by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. The Clements Center is proud to have helped fund his research.

Benjamin V. Allison | Dec 16, 2022

Benjamin V. Allison, a PhD student in the UT History Department, had a new article, “Deadly Detours: Why Terrorists Do Not Attack US Bridges and Tunnels,” recently published by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism. The Clements Center is proud to have helped fund his research.

Sheena Chestnut Greitens | Dec 13, 2022

Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Founding Director of the Asia Policy Program, was published in the Journal of Democracy, discussing the nationwide protests against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s zero-covid policy and the reaction we should expect from the Chinese Communist Party.

Sheena Chestnut Greitens | Dec 13, 2022

Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Founding Director of the Asia Policy Program, was published in the Journal of Democracy, discussing the nationwide protests against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s zero-covid policy and the reaction we should expect from the Chinese Communist Party.

William Inboden | Dec 12, 2022

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 | Dec 12, 2022

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!