Past Events

On Thursday, Dec. 2, the Clements Center for National Security and the Business, Government & Society Department at the McCombs School of Business will host "Afghanistan from the Ground Up," a two-part event featuring a book talk with Wesley Morgan on his recent release, The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan's Pech Valley, followed by a panel of four veterans including Chris Doneski, Michael Garcia, John Rodriguez and Jessica Saenz, who will discuss their experience during the Afghanistan War.

On Wednesday, Dec. 1, the Clements Center for National Security will host Chris Kolenda, former senior advisor to under secretary of defense for folicy and founder of the Strategic Leaders Academy, for a book talk on his upcoming release Zero-Sum Victory: What We're Getting Wrong About War. Join us at 12:15 p.m. CT in the Bass Lecture Hall at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

On Monday, Nov. 29, the Strauss Center will welcome Dr. Anna Borshchevskaya, senior fellow at The Washington Institute for a talk on how Syria played and will continue to play in Russia’s global influence strategy. She will touch on Russia’s overall interests in and approach to the Middle East. This talk will be a part of our Brumley Speaker Series.

On Monday, Nov. 22, the Strauss Center will welcome Noah Phillips, commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, for a talk on big tech, privacy and national security. The talk will be moderated by Adam Klein, Director of Strauss's Technology, Security, and Global Affairs program.

On Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, The University of Texas at Austin's Intelligence Studies Project, Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and Clements Center for National Security will host author and former CIA analyst David McCloskey for a talk on his recently released book, "Damascus Station," followed by a conversation on Middle East security. 

On Tuesday, Nov. 16, the Clements Center for National Security will host Mary Elise Sarotte, Kravis Chair at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, for a virtual event on her upcoming release, "Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate." 

On Thursday, Nov. 11, the Clements Center for National Security and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host Sandra Fahy, associate professor in international and global studies with the Kroeger School of Public Affairs at Carleton University, for a virtual talk on "States, Lies and Video: A Century of States Using Video to Deny Human Rights Abuses." 

On Thursday, Nov. 4, the Clements Center for National Security will host Ian Johnson, the P.J. Moran Family Assistant Professor of Military History at the University of Notre Dame, for a book talk on his recent release, "Faustian Bargain: The Soviet-German Partnership and the Origins of the Second World War." Join us at 12:15 p.m. CT in Bass Lecture Hall at the LBJ School of Public Affairs.

On Wednesday, Nov. 3, the Strauss Center is pleased to welcome Ryan English, a protection and cybersecurity expert, for a talk on "When You Stare Into the Drone, The Drone Stares Back At You: Cybersecurity Lessons From the Field."

On Tuesday, Nov. 2, the Clements Center for National Security will host Tim Morrison, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and former Senior Director for Nonproliferation for the National Security Council, for "Approaches to Arms Control in an Era of Strategic Competition." Join us at 12:15 p.m. CT. Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School.