Press | 2021

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With U.S forces 90% withdrawn from Afghanistan, Aaron O’Connell says he is still “optimistic.”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

Golby publishes rigorously researched and peer-reviewed article, Uncivil-Military Relations: Politicization of the Military in the Trump Era. 

Jim Golby utilizes his well-respected civilian-military relations expertise to edit and compose the forward for latest issue of Strategic Studies Quarterly. 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Henry Hale, professor of political science and international relations at George Washington University, gives a talk about the evolution of power structures in post-Soviet Eurasia. Hale focuses on the concept of “patronalism,” the idea that political power is distributed and wielded by networks that are connected by…

Want to know what we’ve been up to this semester? Check out our Spring 2021 Newsletter! 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Will Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center, and Jim Golby, senior fellow at the Clements Center, sit down with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, a former U.S. senator and most recently U.S. ambassador to NATO. They discuss NATO’s future, the challenges that confront NATO now, as well…

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs recently published the results from the fourth round of an annual poll sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin’s Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) that seeks to shed light on Americans’ perceptions of our intelligence agencies. The survey was conducted and reported by ISP Director Steve Slick, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Joshua Busby, and Clements Center Undergraduate Fellow Archit Oswal.

We at Clements would like to extend our congratulations to our friend Jim Hornfischer on his receipt of the Navy’s “Distinguished Public Service Award.”

Over the past several years, many CC students and faculty members have worked with Dr. Garrity and have benefited greatly from his scholarship. He will be missed by many. 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Tess Owen, senior reporter at VICE News covering extremism, hate crimes, and gun control, sits down with Brianna Kablack, a Master of Global Policy Studies candidate at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, to discuss domestic extremism. Their talk examines the evolution and developments that Owen has seen in…

“If retired officers have a point to make, they should rely on facts and logic to be persuasive—not their ranks,” said Golby in response to the recent open letter signed by over 100 retired generals and admirals. 

Clements Center scholar comments on the letter drafted by 124 retired generals and admirals claiming that the election was “stolen.” 

Horns of Dilemma hosted Josh Rogin, a journalist for the Washington Post and CNN, to discuss his latest book, “Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the 21st Century.”