Past Events

On Tuesday, February 11, 2025, the Strauss-Clements Intelligence Studies Project and the LBJ School of Public Affairs will host a public talk, “America in the Middle East – A Conversation with Ambassador David M. Satterfield.” The event is free and open to the public.

Evan Smith, co-founder and former CEO of The Texas Tribune in conversation with the politicians making an impact this year.

On Monday, February 10th, the Asia Policy Program will host Dr. Michael Beeman for a book talk on his latest publication, Walking Out: America’s New Trade Policy in the Asia-Pacific and Beyond. Join us at 12:15 PM in SRH 3.122 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

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Evan Smith, co-founder and former CEO of The Texas Tribune in conversation with the politicians making an impact this year.

On Wednesday, February 5, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law and Clements Center for National Security will host a fireside chat with former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation John Sullivan about his experiences in this role and his memoir, “Midnight in Moscow: Lessons from the Front Lines of Russia’s War Against the West.” The talk will be moderated by Strauss Center Director Adam Klein.

Evan Smith, co-founder and former CEO of The Texas Tribune in conversation with the politicians making an impact this year.

On Monday, February 3, 2025, the Strauss-Clements Intelligence Studies Project will host a public talk, “A European View on Intelligence Cooperation” with Dr. Eric Mechoulan, former senior official with the French Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence (DCRI – Direction centrale du renseignement intérieur) and General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI – Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure). Dr. Mechoulan will discuss European intelligence cooperation and sharing and provide an overview of the French intelligence apparatus. The event is free and open to the public. *This event is part of an occasional series of activities focused on a comparative study of non-U.S. intelligence organizations.

The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT Economics, and the McCombs department of Business, Government and Society will be continuing our Environmental Economics research series over the course of the Spring 2025 semester, featuring academics and subject matter experts in the field.

The Crime, Law and Policy Workshop provides an opportunity for students and faculty to engage with frontier works-in-progress from leading scholars focusing on various aspects of the criminal legal system.