Past Events

On Wednesday, Oct. 27, the Asia Policy Program at the Clements Center and Strauss Center will host Benjamin Young, assistant professor of homeland security and emergency preparedness in the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, for a virtual book talk on his recent release, "Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader: North Korea and the Third World." 

LBJ School faculty Patrick Bixler and Sherri Greenberg will participate in panel discussions and lead live, interactive brainstorm sessions during the 2021 NASPAA Annual Conference. Sessions are open to all registered participants.

Join the LBJ School, the Salem Center for Policy and the Steamboat Institute for a debate on "Pathways to Personal Prosperity and Achieving Your Dreams: Government Programs or Free Enterprise?" with Charles Payne, host of "Making Money with Charles Payne" on Fox Business Network, and CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers. The panel will be moderated by Carrie Sheffield, Senior Policy Analyst at the Independent Women's Forum. 

On Tuesday, Oct. 26, the Strauss Center will welcome Rose Gottemoeller, Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and its Center for International Security and Cooperation. This talk will be a part of our Brumley Speaker Series.

On Thursday, Oct. 21, the Clements Center for National Security and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host Thomas Shugart, adjunct senior fellow with the defense program at the Center for a New American Security, for "Red Planet: The Growing Reach of China’s Military." 

On Wednesday, Oct. 20, the Strauss Center will welcome journalist, author and analyst Kim Ghattas with more than 20 years of experience in print and broadcast media covering the Middle East, international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. This virtual talk will be a part of our Brumley Speaker Series.

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto will join LBJ Urban Lab Director Steven Pedigo to discuss Pittsburgh's urban transformation from a declining rust belt city to a thriving technology hub. In the conversation, they'll also explore Pittsburgh's effort to tackle economic inequality and challenges posed by climate change.

On Oct. 19, the Clements Center for National Security will host Elbridge Colby, co-founder and principal of The Marathon Initiative and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development, for a book talk on his upcoming release "The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict." 

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On Friday, Oct. 8, the Asia Policy Program at the Strauss and Clements Centers and the Center for East Asian Studies are pleased to co-sponsor a talk with Associate Professor Amy Liu of the Department of Government at UT Austin, as she discusses her new book, The Language of Political Incorporation: Chinese Migrants in Europe, with Sheena Greitens, associate professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and director of the Asia Policy Program, as respondent.