Press | 2015

Clements Center Associate Director Paul D. Miller, co-authors an article in Foreign Policy titled, “In a Counterinsurgency Far, Far Away.”

Clements Center postdoctoral fellow, Michael Taylor, quoted in an article published by The National Interest titled, “Hanukkah: A Jewish Festival of Guerrilla Warfare.”

Clements Center graduate fellow, James Martin, publishes article in Real Clear Defense titled “Historical Memory and Military Training: Bringing WHINSEC into the 21st Century.”

On December 6, National Security Forum plenary speaker, Senator Ben Sasse, traveled to San Bernardino to deliver a rebuttal to President Obama’s speech to the nation on terrorism. 

Former Clements Center Postdoctoral Fellow, Steele Brand, co-authors article published in USA Today titled, “Let’s kill them first: answer to terror is tougher citizens, not tougher government.”

Clements Center Executive Director William Inboden contributed a chapter in the 2016 Index of U.S. Military Strength published by the Heritage Foundation.  

University of Texas Chancellor William H. McRaven addressed a large crowd at the plenary lunch at the second annual National Security Forum held November 19-21. The Clements and Strauss Centers welcomed senior intelligence officials and scholars to Austin to discuss 21st century national security issues.

The Clements Center for National Security and Strauss Center for International Security and Law hosted the second annual National Security Forum titled, “Great Powers, Failed States, and New Frontiers: National Security Challenges in the 21st Century” at the University of Texas at Austin November 19-21, 2015.

The Clements and Strauss Centers’ National Security Forum has drawn senior intelligence leaders and scholars to Austin to discuss issues ranging from terrorism to stability operations. Several leading news sources have been covering the event and below are just a sample.

In an Interview with Fox 7 News Austin, Steve Slick, Director of the Intelligence Studies Project and Professor at LBJ School of Public Affairs talks about the terror attacks in Paris.

In an article published by Statesman reporter Ralph Haurwitz just the day before the start of the second annual National Security Forum, Clements Center Executive Director Will Inboden comments on the timeliness of such an event in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks.

On Tuesday, November 17, the Clements Center, Strauss Center, Center for Politics and Governance, and AEI on Campus welcomed Dr. Arthur Brooks, President of the American Enterprise Institute, to the University of Texas for a book talk titled “The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America.” 

This November, Clements Center affiliates published a book titled “The Power of the Past: History and Statecraft” (Brookings Institution Press, 2015). 

Clements Center Graduate Fellow Luke Perez recently published an op-ed in The Duck of Minerva, an academic IR blog, discussing just war in Star Wars.

In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Thursday November 5, Chancellor McRaven discusses the threat of ISIS, the importance of national security, and the parallel between serving in the Navy and being Chancellor. 

Chancellor William H. McRaven laid out a bold and sweeping path forward for The University of Texas System to the Board of Regents on November 5 in a comprehensive presentation that introduced numerous breakthroughs, including announcing national security as a strategic priority.  

As world leaders grapple with how to prevent terrorism after the Paris attacks last week, the Clements Center for National Security and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host national security experts at The University of Texas at Austin on Nov. 19-21 to explore the security challenges the United States currently faces and how our national security institutions are positioned to respond.

Clements Center Summer Seminar Alumni Chris Miller and Rebecca Friedman Lissner recently published an article in Foreign Affairs titled, “The Israel That Can Say “No” Why Netanyahu has less need for the United States.”

Clements Center Faculty Fellow Joshua Eisenman’s recently published op-ed in the South China Morning Post, discusses a new and divisive word that has been provoking debate across China.  

The Clements Center for National Security and the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, both units of the University of Texas at Austin, are proud to present the Clements National Security Papers Project. 

Clements Center Postdoctoral Fellow, Michael Taylor, to teach Spring 2016 class titled, “Military History of the Ancient Mediterranean.”  

Eugene Gholz, Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, discusses how political choices, not mergers shape industry in a piece published in Defense News.

Clements Center Senior Fellow Bobby Chesney quoted in a New York Times article titled, “How 4 Federal Lawyers Pave the Way to Kill Osama bin Laden.”

Charlie Laderman a Professor at Cambridge University and panelist at the Clements Center’s conference at King’s College London titled “Grand Strategy and the Anglo-American World View” recently published an article in Diplomatic History titled, “Sharing the Burden? The American Solution to the Armenian Question, 1918-1920.”

In an interview with Al Arabiya News, Clements Center post-doctoral fellow Olivia Sohns discusses ISIS desire to elevate its visibility in the Arab-Israeli arena.  

In an interview with Foreign Policy Magazine, Intelligence Studies Project Director Steve Slick, discusses the affects open source information has made on keeping covert actions secret.

The Clements Center for National Security is currently accepting applications for its Maymester in London “The U.S., U.K., and Global Order.” 

In a New York Times Sunday Book Review Clements Center Director for Graduate Studies, Mark Lawrence, reviews ‘Kissinger’s Shadow,’ by Greg Grandin.

Clements Center Graduate Fellow, Luke Perez recently published Op-Ed in Real Clear Defense analyzes how U.S. foreign policy towards Russia and Syria is blindsided.

In an interview with Al Arabiya News Clements Center Post Doctoral Fellow Olivia Sohns discusses reasons behind increased violence and tension in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.  

In an Interview with BBC News, Clements Center Executive Director, William Inboden discusses the president’s need for reliable intelligence and the challenges of national security policy making at the White House. 

In an interview with the Texas Standard, Clements Center Executive Director, William Inboden discusses what Russia’s airstrikes on Syria mean for the United States.