Press | 2021

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In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Prof. Sarah C.M. Paine of the U.S. Naval War College examines a variety of explanations for why the Cold War ended, when it did, and how it did. Paine does not arrive at a single answer but paints a much richer portrait of the fascinating events that…

Gen. Vince Brooks participates in a CSIS Commission to create a report on U.S. relations with the Korean Peninsula. 

Follow the link to watch the discussion with the Hudson Institute on Youtube. 

Park draws from strategic history to make five observations on the Korean Peninsula and its geopolitical positioning. Follow the link to read the complete article. 

Sheen Greitens’ quote from The Financial Times was used in the latest article for WAPO by Ishaan Tharoor.

In this episode of Horns, Nina Jankowicz discusses her book, How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict. Jankowicz’s book covers Russian disinformation efforts in Estonia, Georgia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, and the United States. She argues that disinformation shouldn’t be viewed strictly from a technical perspective, since successful…

Shay Khatiri and Graduate Fellow Daniel J. Samet call for a return of America into foreign policy curriculums. 

The military is one of the most trusted institutions in American society. But the question of how the military views itself is different than that and one that has significant implications. Recently, the Texas National Security Review published an article titled, “From Citizen Soldier to Secular Saint: The Societal Implications of Military Exceptionalism,” that looks at the…

On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill delivered a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. This speech, known as “The Sinews of Peace” speech, became famous for the phrase that Churchill coined about the fall of the “Iron Curtain” across Europe. To mark its 75th anniversary, the Clements Center assembled a panel to discuss the…

Clements Center faculty fellow and LBJ School professor Sheena Greitens stresses the importance of the presentation of text and the wording choices in the United States’ policy toward China and Taiwan in John Feng’s article “Taiwan Hails Republican Bill to Formalize U.S. Ties, but Experts See Flaws” published in Newsweek.

Clements Center Executive Director Will Inboden sits down with LBJ Assistant Professor Patrick Bixler, LBJ School Associate Professor of Public Affairs and Associate Dean for Students Kate Weaver, and “Policy on Purpose” podcast host and Director of the LBJ Urban Lab Steven Pedigo for episode “From a Great Society to a Resilient Society,” a discussion about our…

“Sheena Greitens, associate professor at the University of Texas, Austin, was quick to point out that even a crimes against humanity designation puts China in the company of North Korea, and that ‘no one should read this as any kind of exoneration.’”

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Paul Edgar, associate director of the Clements Center, sits down with Ray Takeyh to discuss his book, The Last Shah: America, Iran, and the Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty. Takeyh argues that, contrary to popular belief, the 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq was not the most…

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Thomas Schwartz of Vanderbilt University, discusses his book, Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography. Few figures in American history are as controversial or divisive as Henry Kissinger. Schwartz argues that Kissinger, while mostly associated with international diplomacy and international affairs, is best understood by understanding him as…

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Dulce Garcia, executive director of Border Angels, an organization that provides outreach to asylum seekers and border crossers, joins the podcast to discuss the challenges faced with immigration policy and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Garcia talks about the security implications of immigration and asylum policy,…

“It seems like the administration has tried to keep a clear, consistent tone in terms of being really upfront about the range of US concerns vis-à-vis Beijing’s behavior and about the competitive nature of the relationship overall, and the call reflects that,” said Sheena Greitens in the latest from Vox on the new administration’s China-Russia…

Follow the link to listen to the latest from Seay the Future with George Seay and previous Director of the NSA and the Deputy Director of the CIA Bobby R. Inman, Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.). 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Will Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin, sits down with Dan Blumenthal of the American Enterprise Institute to discuss his book, The China Nightmare: The Grand Ambitions of a Decaying State. Blumenthal’s thesis is that China is a rising power…

Clements Center Executive Director Will Inboden remembers former Secretary of State George Shultz. 

The Clements Center mourns the death yesterday of Secretary George Shultz, a member of our Statecraft Board of Advisors.  In his 100 years ranging from World War II combat as a Marine in the Pacific theater, to academic and corporate leadership, and to service under three US presidents in four cabinet positions, he lived a…

“China has a plan. They have published it and they are following it to the letter.  What is happening should not surprise us,” says Neller. Follow the link to see his outline for a U.S. response. 

Wall Street Journal cites a UT survey that was conducted by Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project and overseen by Profs. Slick and Busby. 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Ben Rohrbaugh, author of More or Less Afraid of Nearly Everything: Homeland Security, Border, and Disasters in the Twenty-First Century, stops by to discuss the role of the Department of Homeland Security. Rohrbaugh points out that the department has been something of an unloved stepchild within the government…

“Morgan is also a prototype for the unbiased, apolitical intelligence professional that our system relies upon,” Slick said in a comment on veteran CIA officer Morgan Muir for the New York Times. 

“The world is at a crossroads as the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the global economy have combined with increasing polarization and highly charged elections. At the same time, the unrelenting and transcendent desire of people around the globe to live in freedom offers hope for democracy and human rights. Join us as we…

Thirty-five years ago today, the Challenger spacecraft exploded just over a minute after liftoff, killing all seven crew members aboard. That night, instead of giving the slated State of the Union Address, President Ronald Reagan shifted gears and delivered a moving four-minute speech to a country in mourning. Tevi Troy takes a look at the address…

On January 28, Clements Center Faculty Fellow Sheena Greitens will be testifying before the U.S. Congress China Commission at the hearing on “U.S.-China Relations at the Chinese Communist Party’s Centennial” on Trends in China’s Politics, Economics, and Security Policy. 

Clements Center Senior National Security Fellow Mark Pomar was the guest commentator on VOA’s podcast episode “Demonstrations in Support of Alexander Navalny in Russia and the US.” The program examined Navalny’s return to Russia, his arrest, and his growing popularity in Russia. The VOA program also covered  the demonstrations in several US cities, including New…

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Doyle Hodges, executive editor of the Texas National Security Review, sits down with Sam Jackson, assistant professor in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at the University of Albany, to discuss far right-wing, antigovernment groups in the United States. In particular, Hodges and Jackson focus…

“The military, he [Golby] said, ‘understands what is at stake and remains committed to carrying out its duties in a nonpartisan manner.’” Golby also reassured that the military is accustomed to carrying out orders individuals may not agree with.