Press | 2021

“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. 

Mark Twain once said that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. The repetition of patterns of events and responses is one reason that scholars and policymakers often turn to the past for insight into how to best deal with contemporary events. It is also why classic works of history and strategy — such…

“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. 

The history of nuclear weapons is, thankfully, largely a history of things that haven’t happened.  Since 1945, nuclear weapons have dominated strategy and statecraft, but they have not been used after the first two bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  Professor Frank Gavin of Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, and Chair of…

The Intelligence Studies Project of the University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the winner and two semifinalists in its seventh-annual competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security.

Two weeks ago on Horns of a Dilemma, Professor Jim Goldgeier of American University and the Brookings Institution joined Ambassador Alexandra Hall Hall to discuss the thematic connections between the choice in the early 1990s to add new members to the NATO alliance and Britain’s choice in 2016 to leave the European Union.  In last week’s episode,…

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. 

The Clements Center for National Security, the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Journal of Law and Technology at Texas, hosted Professor Matthew C. Waxman, the Liviu Librescu Professor of Law at the Columbia Law School for a discussion of Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Weapons and The U.S.’ Role in Defining the Future of Warfare. Professor Waxman formerly served as a deputy assistant secretary of defense and shortly thereafter as the State Department’s Principal Deputy Director of Policy Planning, leading the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva.

The admission of new NATO members from the former Soviet Union and Warsaw pact marked an expansion of European multilateral institutions.  The growth in membership of European institutions continued until 25 years later, when Britain decided to withdraw from the European Union.  In a session recorded at the Clements Center Summer Seminar on History and…

In last week’s episode of Horns of a Dilemma, we heard Professor Jim Goldgeier of American University and the Brookings Institution and former British Ambassador Alexandra Hall Hall discuss the thematic connections between the addition of new NATO members after the breakup of the Soviet Union and the dynamics that ultimately led to Brexit.  In this episode,…

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Dr. Catherine Lotrionte, senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discusses state-sponsored cyber economic espionage, that is the use of state resources in order to obtain private intellectual property, not for the benefit of the state, but for the benefit of industries and companies.

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. 

With U.S forces 90% withdrawn from Afghanistan, Aaron O’Connell says he is still “optimistic.”

Executive Director, Will Inboden, was interviewed on July 7th, 2021 on the Biden Administrations current troop agenda in Afghanistan.

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Randall G. Schriver, the former assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs and now serving as the chairman of the Project 2049 Institute, offers an overview of U.S. security relations throughout Asia. He speaks of the policy continuity between the Trump and Biden administrations. He also…

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

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Nicole Perlroth, author of This is How the Word Ends: The Cyber Weapons Arms Race, sits down with Bobby Chesney, director of the Strauss Center, to discuss the increasing complexity and sophistication of attacks on U.S infrastructure and the challenges presented in defending against cyber attacks.

Distinguished National Security Fellow, General Brooks gives insight into the possible future of North Korean Diplomacy under the new Biden administration. 

Congratulations to our former post-doctoral fellow Ian Johnson, now on Notre Dame’s history faculty, on the publication of his excellent new book with Oxford University Press.

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Ambassador Philip T. Reeker, the acting assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, provides an overview of European security issues. Ambassador Reeker’s talk focuses on Russia, NATO, Eastern Europe, as well as other critical European security issues.

“The most famous four words of the Cold War almost went unsaid. When President Ronald Reagan stood at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on June 12, 1987, and demanded ‘Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!,’ he did so over fierce resistance within his own administration,” writer Inboden in his latest for the Dallas Morning News. 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Thomas Ricks, journalist and historian, talks about his new book, “First Principles, What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How that Shaped Our Country.” Ricks outlines the degree to which the founding fathers were influenced by the ancients and how this influence helped to…

Tomorrow is the 34th anniversary of President Reagan’s “Tear Down this Wall” speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, which helped lead to the liberation of Eastern Europe and the peaceful end of the Cold War.  Follow the link to watch it on YouTube.

National Security Fellow, Mark Jbeily, publishes an article for the U.S. Naval Institute on Navy space systems and space competition with China.

“One of the greatest Naval historians has passed, but that accolade, along with his other talents and success as a lauded Writer, Literary Agent, book Editor, renowned Speaker, Scout Leader, devout Fisherman, distinguished Egg-Nog Mixologist, and avid Boston Sports Fan, only begins to tell the incredible life story of James D. Hornfischer, the faithful son,…

Released by the General and the Ambassador podcast on June 5, 20221. 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Martha Bárcena, former Mexican ambassador to the United States, and Kimberly Breier, senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, discuss U.S.-Mexican relations. The talk covers topics such as immigration and trade, but also highlights the degree to which the U.S. and Mexico are each…

Faculty Fellow, Sheena Chestnut Greitens will testify on Tuesday, June 8, at 9:30 AM before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

“The answer seems to be that democracy is not just a value to be defended, but a strategic asset to be employed,” says Greitens in her latest for the most recent issue of Democracy. 

Daniel Samet addresses current events in the Middle East.