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Horns of a Dilemma: The Future of Presidential Libraries
Paul Noel Chretien, Tim Naftali, Matthew Connelly, Warren Finch, and Mark Lawrence | Dec 19, 2023
Paul Noel Chretien, a Public Interest Declassification Board Board Member and retired Central Intelligence Agency Officer, moderated a discussion with Tim Naftali, a clinical associate professor of History and Public Policy at New York University; Matthew Connelly, a professor of History at Columbia University; Warren Finch, the former director of the George H.W. Bush Presidential…
Horns of a Dilemma: Using Technology to Solve the Declassification Problem
Adam Klein, Jared Abrams, Ivan Lee, Ezra Cohen | Dec 15, 2023
Adam Klein moderated a panel with Jared Abrams, a research associate at Applied Research Laboratories; Ivan Lee, the founder & CEO of Datasaur.ai; Alex Joel, a senior project director and adjunct professor at Washington College of Law, American University; and Ezra Cohen, the former chair of Public Interest Declassification Board and Undersecretary of Defense for…
Horns of a Dilemma: Classification and Scholarship
James Goldgeier, Deborah Pearlstein, Jeremi Suri, Sheena Greitens, and Aaron O'Connell | Dec 12, 2023
Aaron O’Connell, the director of research at the Clements Center for National Security, moderated a panel with Jim Goldgeier, a visiting scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation; Deborah Pearlstein, co-director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy; Jeremi Suri, the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at UT Austin;…
Paul Edgar discusses “The Warfare of the Ancient Near East” on School of War podcast
Dr. Paul Edgar | Dec 12, 2023
Paul Edgar, Executive Director of the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas-Austin, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and a scholar of ancient Near Eastern warfare, joins School of War to talk about war and peace in the old days—the very old days.
Horns of a Dilemma: Counterterrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities
Christine Abizaid and Paul Pope | Dec 08, 2023
Christy Abizaid, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, spoke about the duties of the center, terrorist threats to the United States and the role of counter-terrorism during an era of strategic competition. She also participated in a moderated question and answer session with Paul Pope, discussing U.S. foreign policy, the counter-terrorism mission, and what…
Horns of a Dilemma: Russian Opposition to Totalitarianism
Alexander Podrabinek, Mark Pomar | Dec 05, 2023
Dr. Mark Pomar, a senior national security fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, moderated a discussion with Alexander Podrabinek, a Soviet and Russian human rights activist, journalist, and writer. The conversation explored the drivers of the return of totalitarian rule in Russia. The two also discussed the role of propaganda in shaping domestic…
Horns of a Dilemma: The Making of the American Hegemon
Sean Mirksi | Dec 01, 2023
Sean Mirski, a lawyer and U.S. foreign policy scholar, discussed his recent book, We May Dominate the World, which explores the rise of American hegemony in the Western Hemisphere. Mirski discusses how the United States pushed European powers out of the hemisphere while simultaneously expanding its power abroad. The conversation then pivoted to the anxiety great…
The Clements Center Remembers Henry Kissinger
Nov 30, 2023
The Clements Center honors Henry Kissinger for his contributions to national security, diplomacy, and U.S. history. He served as a devoted public servant, leading scholar and practitioner of foreign affairs, and a helpful confidant to administrations of both parties. Over the course of a long career, he shaped and participated in a variety of momentous…
Horns of a Dilemma: How Will the Russo-Ukrainian War End?
Gen. Vince Brooks, Susan Colbourn, Simon Miles, Mark Pomar, & Sheena Chestnut Greitens | Nov 24, 2023
Sheena Greitens moderated a panel discussion about the Russo-Ukrainian war and broader challenges to European security. The conversation featured Gen. Vince Brooks, U.S. Army ( Ret.), former Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea; Susan Colbourn, associate director of the Program in American Grand Strategy, Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University;…
Horns of a Dilemma: Investigating Russian War Crimes: Ukraine’s Quest for Justice
Clint Williamson | Nov 21, 2023
Amb. Clint Williamson, Lead Coordinator of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA) for Ukraine, spoke about the Russian military’s war crimes in Ukraine and the efforts to investigate and prosecute Russian war criminals. The conversation began with an overview of the war and then shifted to the way in which investigators can collect evidence for…