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Daniel J. Samet is a Ph.D. student in History at the University of Texas at Austin and a Graduate Fellow at the Clements Center for National Security. He researches U.S. foreign policy with a focus on relations with the Middle East. Daniel previously worked at the Atlantic Council and the National Endowment for Democracy. The…

In a new commentary for CSIS, Nicholas Szechenyi, Hannah Fodale, and former Clements undergraduate fellow Jada Fraser make the case for U.S.-Japan-ROK Cooperation on democracy support in the Indo-Pacific region.

Former Undergraduate Fellow Nicholas Romanow on why the Democratic Peace still matters. 

Clements Graduate Portfolio student Emma Rogers details how the use of drones has evolved over the last four presidential administrations.

In a special issue of The Texas National Security Review, Dr. Condoleezza Rice reflects on her friendship with Janne Nolan, and on Janne’s profound impact on how we think about nuclear issues. Dr. Rice sits on the Clements Statecraft Board of Reference.

We have updated the list of Spring 2022 courses that will apply for the Undergraduate Certificate in Security Studies. 

Studies in Intelligence, the journal of the U.S. IC’s Center for the Study of Intelligence, recently released an unclassified special edition that includes reflections on the current state of integration within U.S. intelligence.  Studies Volume 65, No. 3 is available in full here.  This edition includes an essay by ISP Director Steve Slick “On a Path Toward Intelligence Integration” that concludes “[p]rogress along this path has been uneven, but U.S. Intelligence is immeasurably more unified and effective than it was when [the author] entered on duty during the final throes of the Cold War.”   

Sheena Greitens, Clements Center Faculty Fellow and founder of the Asia Policy Project, was quoted in “Beijing Olympics open in 4 months; human rights talk absent” published by AP.

Intelligence Studies Project Director Stephen Slick contributed to a special UNCLAS edition of “Studies of Intelligence” that was released earlier this week. Several scholars were asked to react to an article by Jim Clapper reflecting on the state of intelligence integration. Slick’s response is not a rebuttal of that optimistic essay but an argument that…

Clements Center postdoctoral fellow M. L. deRaismes Combes traces the history of counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine across Francophone Africa and Southeast Asia to better understand how it is used or misused today. “Perhaps because many counterinsurgency tactics have evolved and been adapted away from those used in the nineteenth century, analysis of contemporary COIN often ignores the…

Kiril Avramov discusses the complicated relationship of private ransomware agents and States. 

The China-US relationship is incredibly complex. ” …managing the relationship would be a difficult “dance” for the Biden administration, but the US should not sacrifice its interests to work with China on global issues, such as climate change.” Read more of Feher’s thoughts about the role of high-level communications by clicking the link above.

“It’s a mistake to say America fought a 20-year war only for Negin Khpalwak’s orchestra or female literacy or Kabul film festivals. But it’s also true that the war to keep the Taliban in their caves created the space for civil society to grow, particularly in the big cities.” Clements Center National Security Journalism Fellow Eli Lake expounds on…

“In Defense of the Blob” written by Clements Center Executive Director Will Inboden and fellow America in the World Consortium scholars Hal Brands and Peter Feaver, published in Foreign Affairs, was cited in recent New York Times article “For Some, Afghanistan Outcome Affirms a Warning: Beware the Blob”.

Clements Center Distinguished National Security Fellow General (Ret.) Vincent K. Brooks presided over the dedication of the new Buffalo Soldier Monument at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. The monument is dedicated to the legacy of African American Soldiers who served in the U.S. Army’s 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments from 1907-1947.

Daniel Samet addresses PRC influence in Jerusalem.

Karl Rove teaches new fall 2021 course, “The Modern American Political Campaign” at UT Austin. 

“Somewhere in America today a dozen or so families will get that horrible knock on the door from uniformed Marines, Soldiers or Sailors informing them of the loss of their loved one.  Their son, daughter, father, mother …. I cannot imagine what could be worse …. Receiving the news or giving it….. I have done the…

“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. 

Professional Development Fund recipient and recent LBJ School graduate publishes an article in G-Net Research. 

We would like to extend our most sincere Congratulations and a hearty “HOOKEM” to Josh Busby on his appointment as climate advisor under the Biden administration. 

Predoctoral Fellow, Theo Milonopoulos, deftly demonstrates that Clements Fellows continue to contribute to their academic disciplines while producing publicly relevant scholarship.