Press | 2021

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.” 

America in the World Consortium is pleased to announce that it is offering prizes for the best scholarly and policy articles on U.S. foreign policy and grand strategy written in the past year by emerging and rising scholars. There will be four opportunities to win! 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Sean McFate, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and professor of strategy at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, discusses his book The New Rules of War: How America Can Win Against Russia, China, and Other Threats. McFate argues that the lack of strategic success achieved by the U.S….

Friend and colleague, Admiral McRaven, discusses the “meaning” of Operation Neptune Spear with President Barack Obama during the week of the 10th anniversary. 

Clements Center Faculty Fellow and LBJ School Associate Professor Sheena Greitens publishes essay on Chinese surveillance technology in the inaugural publication from the Wilson Center The 2020-21 Wilson China Fellowship: Essays on the Rise of China and Its Implications.

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma we listen to a talk from Eli Lake, a national security journalism fellow at the Clements Center and a syndicated columnist on foreign affairs for Bloomberg. Lake shares his thoughts on what he describes as the “new non-interventionism,” comprised of those thinkers, scholars, and policy makers who oppose…

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Civil War and Intervention: U.S. Foreign Policy in International Perspective

LBJ Presidential Library, 18-19 February 2022

On behalf of the Clements Center for National Security, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library, and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, we are pleased to announce a forthcoming conference, Civil War and Intervention: U.S. Foreign Policy in International Perspective, which will be held in person, 18-19 February 2022 at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas.

Charlie Laderman wins an award from Society for Historians of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era for his latest book, Sharing the Burden. 

“Removing U.S. troops could destabilize the region and create a haven for terrorists,” claims UT alumni, Kay Bailey Hutchison, in her latest OP-ed for the Dallas Morning News. 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Doyle Hodges, executive editor of the Texas National Security Review, sits down with Hilary Matfess (a Ph.D. candidate at Yale University and a Peace Scholar Fellow at the United States Institute for Peace), and Robert Nagel (a postdoctoral research fellow at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace,…

We want to extend our most sincere congratulations to our friend and colleague Admiral Bill McRaven on the publication this week of his newest book, The Hero Code!  

Steve Slick, Director of the Intelligence Studies Project, quoted After Nuclear Site Blackout, Thunder From Iran, and Silence From U.S. latest article addressing Iran’s nuclear programs from the NYT,

Follow the link to read the fantastic Toynbee Prize Foundation interview of Charlie Laderman on his most recent publication. Sharing the Burden: The Armenian Question, Humanitarian Intervention and Anglo-American Visions of Global Order, conducted by Dr. Emily Whalen.

We have updated the list of Fall 2021 courses that will apply for the Undergraduate Certificate in Security Studies. 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Frank Gavin, chair of the editorial board of the Texas National Security Review, sits down with Philip Zelikow to discuss his new book, The Road Less Traveled: The Secret Battle to End the Great War, 1916 – 1917. Gavin and Zelikow explore the story of the peace talks and…

Congratulations to the National Intelligence Council on the release of “Global Trends 2040.”  We were honored to serve as one of the academic partners in research that supported the production of this landmark report.

The Intelligence Studies Project of The University of Texas at Austin announces the sixth annual competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security.  The winner of the “Inman Award” will receive a cash prize of $5,000, with two semifinalists each receiving a cash prize of $2,500.  This competition is open to unpublished work by undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in degree programs at accredited U.S. higher education institutions during the 2019-20 academic year.  The deadline for submitting papers is June 30, 2021. 

Korea Defense Veterans Association, a critical publication that our very own Senior National Security Fellow General Vince Brooks serves as Chairman, releases their 2020 Annual Report. 

Clements Center Senior Fellow Jim Golby and United States Military Academy Associate Professor Hugh Liebert published “Keeping Norms Normal: Ancient Perspectives on Norms in Civil-Military Relations” for the Texas National Security Review. 

The Clements Center mourns the death of statesman and scholar Charlie Hill.  As a co-founder of the Yale Grand Strategy Program, he was a beloved graduate school teacher to several of our faculty and leaves a remarkable legacy.  Our Statecraft Board member Eric Edelman penned this tribute to him.