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2020 “Bobby R. Inman Award” Winners Announced, including Graduate Fellow Diana Bolsinger
Aug 13, 2020
The Intelligence Studies Project of the University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the winner and two semifinalists in its sixth-annual competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security. The recipient of the 2020 “Inman Award” for student scholarship on intelligence is Diana Bolsinger, a PhD…
Latest from ‘Horns of a Dilemma’: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security
Bartholomew Sparrow, Doyle Hodges | Aug 14, 2020
In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Doyle Hodges, executive editor of the Texas National Security Review, sits down with professor Bartholomew Sparrow, professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin and author of, The Strategist: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security, to talk about the late Brent Scowcroft.
Jim Golby co-authors article in Defense One: “The Military Won’t Save Us – and You Shouldn’t Want Them To”
Kori Schake, Jim Golby | Aug 12, 2020
Jim Golby, one of our faculty fellows, has co-authored an article with Kori Schake in Defense One on civil-military relations. “The Military Won’t Save Us – and You Shouldn’t Want Them To” adds to the ongoing discussion over constitutional and military protocols in regard to presidential succession.
Horns of a Dilemma: Who Will Guard the Guardians?
Doyle Hodges, Jim Golby | Aug 07, 2020
We live in an era of almost unprecedented partisan division and polarization where any issue of policy can become one that is deeply divided along party lines, and many of those issues of policy involve the military. We’ve seen this in examples of troops being deployed to the southwest border of the United States and…
Dr. Bianca Adair to Serve As the New Resident Intelligence Officer at UT-Austin
Aug 06, 2020
Dr. Bianca Adair, an officer in the Directorate of Operations at the Central Intelligence Agency, will serve as the Resident Intelligence Officer at the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs from Fall 2020 to Fall 2022.
Sheena Greitens, Faculty Fellow, quoted in two new articles on Chinese tech and security
Sheena Chestnut Greitens | Aug 06, 2020
Sheena Greitens, one of our faculty fellows, continues to be recognized as an asset to journalists with her expertise in Chinese affairs.
New Podcast: The Role of Social Media in International Relations
Doyle Hodges, Sarah E. Kreps | Jul 31, 2020
In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Doyle Hodges, executive editor of the Texas National Security Review, explores how social media has played an increasingly prominent role in the public discourse. Listeners to the War on the Rocks podcast may recall an episode featuring Camille Francois of Graphika, and Jessica Brandt, head of policy and research for the Alliance…
Student Spotlight: Michael Kiel interns at the Balkan Civil Society Development Network
Aug 05, 2020
The Clements Center’s Student Professional Development Fund provides UT undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to intern at some of the top governmental and non-governmental organizations across the world by providing monetary support for unpaid positions.
New podcast: Every Adjective in the Dictionary Applies to Lyndon Johnson
Mark Lawrence, Doyle Hodges | Jul 24, 2020
In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Doyle Hodges, executive editor of the Texas National Security Review, sits down with Mark Lawrence, director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library, to discuss the inner workings of the presidential library system and the purposes they serve. Who runs them and who funds them? What mission do…
Student Spotlight: Michael Lopez selected for prestigious Gilman Scholarship Program
Jul 29, 2020
Michael Lopez, one of our undergraduate fellows, has been awarded the U.S. State Department’s Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Program and Critical Need Language Award. This prestigious program allows its students to serve as student ambassadors in their study abroad programs and to complete a follow-on project at their respective universities. Michael will be using the Critical…
New podcast: Distortions in the Fabric of Deterrence
Rebecca Hersman, Doyle Hodges | Jul 24, 2020
In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Doyle Hodges, executive editor of the Texas National Security Review, sits down with Rebecca Hersman, director of the Project on Nuclear Issues at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, to discuss her article, “Wormhole Escalation in the New Nuclear Age,” featured in Volume 3/Issue 3 of the Texas…
Student Spotlight: Brianna Kablack interns at New America, researching terrorist designations in countries around the world
Jul 22, 2020
The Clements Center’s Student Professional Development Fund provides UT undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to intern at some of the top governmental and non-governmental organizations across the world by providing monetary support for unpaid positions.
“Remembering General Paik Sun-yup” by predoctoral fellow Jehan Park published in Council on Foreign Relations
Jaehan Park | Jul 15, 2020
In the weeks following the passing of General Paik Sun-yup and the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, predoctoral fellow Jaehan Park reflects on the general’s life in this Council on Foreign Relations opinion piece.
Student Spotlight: Jada Fraser interns with the Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Jul 15, 2020
The Clements Center’s Student Professional Development Fund provides UT undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to intern at some of the top governmental and non-governmental organizations across the world by providing monetary support for unpaid positions.
Race and National Security
Doyle Hodges, Shirin Sinnar | Jul 13, 2020
Often when we discuss national security we tend to focus on “hard security concepts,” things like military capability, nuclear weapons, deterrence, and other things that are comfortable to those that have studied security for a long time. But what does it mean to be secure? Are people secure from something or someone? And who is…
Faculty Fellow Sheena Greitens and Julian Gewirtz author new Foreign Affairs piece critiquing Chinese methodologies in public health
Sheena Greitens, Julian Gewirtz | Jul 10, 2020
Sheena Chestnut Greitens, a Clements Faculty Fellow, and Julian Gewirtz, a participant at our Summer seminar, have co-authored a new article in Foreign Affairs: “China’s Troubling Vision for the Future of Public Health,” which analyzes and critiques the Chinese government’s methods of public health.
Jeune Kim, Professional Development Fund and Security Studies Portfolio student, publishes op-ed with HRNK
Jeune Kim | Jul 09, 2020
Jeune Kim, a Master’s candidate at the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs, and an affiliate with the Clements Center as a Professional Development Fund and Security Studies Portfolio student, has had her newest op-ed published as part of Human Rights in North Korea‘s “NK Hidden Gulag Blog.” She discusses the legitimacy of diplomatic engagement…
Sheena Greitens quoted in South China Morning Post on mainland security forces in Hong Kong
William Zheng, Sheena Greitens | Jul 08, 2020
Our faculty fellow Sheena Greitens has been quoted by the South China Morning Post on a new article about the Chinese Government’s new national security team in Hong Kong. “Since Xi’s ascent, we’ve seen more statements about the need to prevent diffusion of political threats from abroad into China. Hong Kong has always been one site…
Nicholas Romanow, Undergraduate Fellow, authors new piece in The Bulwark on US Citizenship in 2020
Nick Romanow | Jul 06, 2020
One of our undergraduate fellows, Nick Romanow, has published a new piece in The Bulwark recounting the story of his naturalization process during these turbulent times, and what citizenship means in the United States today.
What’s the Role of America in American Foreign Policy?
Francis Gavin, Fredrik Logevall, Daniel Bessner | Jul 06, 2020
In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Frank Gavin, chair of the editorial board of the Texas National Security Review, sits down with Fredrik Logevall and Daniel Bessner, authors of “Recentering the United States in the Historiography of American Foreign Relations,” which appeared in the Spring 2020 edition of TNSR. This article discusses a trend in…
Faculty Fellow Sheena Greitens publishes new piece in Foreign Policy: “Why Taiwan’s Assistance to Hong Kong Matters”
Sheena Greitens | Jul 02, 2020
Our Faculty Fellow Sheena Greitens has published an article in Foreign Affairs examining how Taiwan has historically provided economic and political aid to Hong Kong and the international implications of the Taiwanese national identity.
Executive Director Will Inboden featured on WORLD Radio’s “Washington Wednesday”
Mary Reichard, Nick Eicher, Will Inboden | Jul 01, 2020
In response to the surprise announcement by the US President to reduce the number of American soldiers in Germany, our executive director Will Inboden appeared on The World and Everything in it: Washington Wednesday to offer his analysis of the situation and the history of US troops stationed in Germany.
Esteemed UT History professor, William Roger Louis, announces retirement
Jun 29, 2020
The University of Texas History Department today announced that William Roger Louis, Kerr Chair of English History and Culture, will be retiring from the University on August 31, 2020. “Please join me in congratulating Roger on his retirement and in celebrating his illustrious career here at UT and in the historical profession generally,” said Jacqueline Jones, History Department Chair.
Where Do We Go from Here? The Future of Academia and U.S. National Security
Derek Chollet, Jim Goldgeier, Kori Schake, Doyle Hodges | Jun 26, 2020
The United States faces a unique confluence of crises right now. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented economic and social impact on society, and has caused many people to reconceptualize what “national security” means. At the same time, the nation finds itself convulsed by issues of racial injustice and the response to issues in…
Johns Hopkins SAIS Kissinger Center to host online conference on world order in the COVID era
Jun 26, 2020
Registration has opened for online attendance of the “World Order after COVID-19 Forum.” Join Johns Hopkins University President Ron Daniels, the JHU School of Advanced International Studies and the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs for an event that draws upon the deep expertise and global academic leadership from among Johns Hopkins’ ten schools…
Mark Pomar features on WORLD Radio’s “Washington Wednesday”
Mary Reichard, Nick Eicher, Mark Pomar | Jun 24, 2020
Our Senior Fellow Mark Pomar appeared on WORLD Radio this week to discuss America’s role in public radio abroad and his career working with Radio Free Europe and Voice of America.
New Journal of East Asian Studies publication by Jaganath Sankaran simulates missile defenses and stability in East Asia
Jaganath Sankaran | May 27, 2020
The contention over the quantity and quality of regional missile defenses forward-deployed by the United States in the Asia-Pacific region animates much of the US–China disagreement about strategic stability. The Chinese argue that the deployed assets exceed reasonable defensive requirements and suggest that if these missile-defense deployments continue, they will be forced to increase the…
Faculty Fellow Jaganath Sankaran authors new article in Asian Security on US and Chinese missile capabilities.
Jaganath Sankaran | Jun 20, 2020
“China has amassed a large arsenal of regional ballistic missiles capable of ranging all of Asia-Pacific. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) has also developed detailed doctrines articulating the use of these missiles to deny the United States and allied nations’ freedom of action during a regional contingency. The PLARF practices many of…
Latest from Horns of a Dilemma “Peace is Hell: Why America Struggles to Create Stability After Conflict”
Doyle Hodges, Brendan Gallagher | Jun 22, 2020
In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Doyle Hodges, the executive editor of the Texas National Security Review, sits down with author Dr. Brendan Gallagher to discuss his book, The Day After: Why America Wins the War but Loses the Peace. America has been successful in the battlefield aspects of its military endeavors but has…
CSIS panel discussion on Korean Peninsula features Distinguished Senior Fellow Gen. Vincent Brooks
Vincent Brooks | Jun 17, 2020
Clements Center Distinguished Senior Fellow General Vincent Brooks provides piercing insight into US-ROK relations and the current situation on the Korean peninsula in this CSIS panel discussion.
Jim Golby and Peter Feaver publish “Military Prestige During a Political Crisis: Use It and You’ll Lose It”
Jim Golby, Peter Feaver | Jun 14, 2020
Senior Fellow Jim Golby and Academic Board Member Peter Feaver examine the effects and consequences of political leaders politicizing the military in War on the Rocks.
Senior Fellow Jim Golby Pens Article on Congress and the Military for The Hill
Jim Golby, Risa Brooks | Jun 14, 2020
Clements Center Senior Fellow Jim Golby and Risa Brooks release “Congress controls the military, too – Gen. Milley should testify.”