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China is expanding its global security engagement, providing training to police, paramilitary, and security forces in countries around the world. APP’s Sheena Chestnut Greitens documents the scale of this work through her research, mapping nearly 900 Chinese security-training programs conducted across 138 countries.

The Texas National Security Review is evolving to address the “changing face of war” amid rapid shifts in global power, technology, and security. The Clement Center’s Joseph Maguire shares his expertise as a retired Navy vice admiral and former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, offering a perspective that bridges practical security experience with academic insight.

This feature highlights the Clements Center’s “Beyond The Battlefield” forum, which examined how diplomacy, economic statecraft, intelligence, emerging technologies, and development aid can work together to sustain U.S. leadership without relying primarily on military force.

We are proud to announce that Dr. Jaganath “Jay” Sankaran has been awarded a competitive grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York for the interdisciplinary research project, “How Are Modern Technologies Affecting Nuclear Risks?” About the Research Dr. Sankaran has partnered with Dr. Jaworek, the Director of the Nuclear Policy Program in the Nuclear Threat Initiative, to examine the…

Applications are now open for the 2026 Summer Seminar in History and Statecraft! Policymakers frequently attempt to draw on historical knowledge to gain perspective on contemporary national security issues. Meanwhile, historians and other scholars frequently comment on present-day decision-making problems and sometimes aspire to influence policy debates. Yet policymakers and scholars generally occupy separate intellectual…

UT News recently spotlighted the University of Texas at Austin’s leadership in national security research and education — featuring a conversation between UT Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. William Inboden, a member of the Clements Center Board of Advisors, and Dr. Paul Edgar, Associate Director of the Clements Center for National Security.

The America in the World Consortium at Duke University, Johns Hopkins SAIS, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Florida seeks applications from current Ph.D. students for its Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.  The America in the World Consortium (AWC) is a dynamic partnership of universities seeking to create a more vibrant…

Post-Doctoral Fellowship: The Clements Center offers post-doctoral fellowships to recent Ph.D. recipients to live and work in Austin, Texas. Fellows will spend the substantial portion of their time working on their own research and writing projects, while taking advantage of the many academic resources available here at the University of Texas-Austin. The fellowship offers a competitive stipend,…

On September 11, 2025, the Clements Center for National Security, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Intelligence Studies Project hosted a panel discussion entitled “9/11: What Happened, and What It Means Today.” Held in the William C. Powers Student Activity Center Ballroom, the event brought together some of UT’s most distinguished…

Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens recently publishes piece in Financial Times titled, “How ‘Safe China’ Sells Its Security Strategy to the World.” In the piece, Dr. Greitens analyzes how China is reshaping the global security order by promoting itself as the world’s safest country and leveraging its surveillance and internal security tools to advance this narrative….