Past Events

On Tuesday, September 10, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law will join the Clements Center for National Security in hosting Robert D. Kaplan. Not since the end of the Cold War has the world faced such danger. War rages in Europe and the Middle East. The U.S. and a rising China face off across the Taiwan Strait. American policy has struggled to deter or manage these conflicts and struggles to grasp the tumultuous internal dynamics of societies in the Mideast and “Global South.” Robert D. Kaplan, bestselling author of twenty-three books on foreign policy, will discuss how our leaders can come to grips with a world seemingly in disarray. Kaplan’s most recent book, The Loom of Time, examines the history and geopolitics of the vast region between the Mediterranean and China, encompassing much of the Arab world, parts of northern Africa, and Asia. With the dissolution of empires in the twentieth century, postcolonial states have endeavored to maintain stability in the face of power struggles and arbitrary borders drawn by departing imperial rulers. In The Loom of Time, Kaplan makes the case for foreign-policy realism as an approach to the Greater Middle East.

On Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 12:15PM to 1:30PM in the LBJ School SRH , the Strauss-Clements Intelligence Studies Project, Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Clements Center for National Security will host a public talk, “The Future of Open-Source Intelligence – A Conversation with Randy Nixon, Director of CIA’s Open Source Enterprise.”

The Patman Center hosts a bipartisan conversation about campaign and opposition research. Registration required.

A conversation with State Representative Sarah Eckhardt (D-Austin), moderated by LBJ professor of practice and Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith. Registration required.

A conversation with Karl Rove, moderated by professor of practice and Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith. Registration Required.

Join us for the 5th Annual UT-Austin National Security Career Fair on Monday, September 9, 2024 from 9:00AM to 3:00PM at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center. This event is cosponsored by the Strauss-Clements Intelligence Studies Project, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Clements Center for National Security, in partnership with Texas Career Engagement and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. The event is open to all UT students and the general public.

The LBJ School, UT Economics, and the McCombs department of Business, Government and Society will be hosting an Environmental Economics research series over the course of the Fall 2024 semester.

The Patman Center hosts a moderated conversation between Ali Velshi, MSNBC news anchor and author of the book, "Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy," and Dr. Peniel Joseph, founding director for the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy and the Barbara Jordan Chair in ethics and Political Values. Lunch provided. Registration required.

The Patman Center hosts Rob Johnson, founder of Johnson Strategies and former campaign manager for Rick Perry for Governor and Dade Phelan for Re-Election, and Sam Robles, former campaign manager for Roland Gutierrez for U.S. Senate, to speak on their election experience. Registration Required.

LBJ School professors Peniel Joseph, Sherri Greenberg, and Jeremi Suri unpack the DNC, RNC and the 2024 presidential election.