Past Events

Join thousands of policymakers, scholars and practitioners across the country to learn how to strengthen state policies that impact the foundational prenatal-to-3 development period, starting with rigorous evidence. The second annual National Prenatal-to-3 Research to Policy Summit will be held virtually only on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 from 1 to 4 p.m. CT.

On Thursday, Oct. 7, the Asia Policy Program at the Strauss and Clements Centers is pleased to welcome Ryan Hass, author of "Stronger: Adapting America's China Strategy in an Age of Competitive Interdependence," for a talk: "Is Coexistence Possible Amidst Intensifying Rivalry? Charting a Path For the Future of U.S.-China Relations."

On Thursday, Sept. 30, 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 Col. (Ret.) Itai Shapira, former deputy head of analysis, Israeli Defense Intelligence, for a public lecture on culture and innovation in Israeli intelligence.

On Tuesday, Sept. 28, the Clements Center for National Security will host Amanda Demmer, assistant professor of History at Virginia Tech, for a virtual event on her recent release, "After Saigon's Fall: Refugees and U.S.-Vietnamese Relations, 1975–2000." Join us on Zoom at 12:15 p.m. CT. 

On Monday, Sept. 27, the Strauss Center is pleased to welcome, as part of its cybersecurity series "Tales From the Cybersecurity Front," Christina Morillo for a virtual talk on "Cybersecurity is Only Partly Cloudy." In this interactive session, cloud security assessment lead and author Morillo will get real about what we think is secure and what really isn't, and what enterprises, vendors and policymakers should be working on together to fix it.

The LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) will co-host academics, business leaders and policymakers to discuss these differing policy approaches and their impact on the economics and well-being of both states.

On Wednesday, Sept. 22, the Clements Center for National Security and the UT-Austin History Department will host Christopher Nichols, Adriane Lentz-Smith, Andrew Preston, Charles Edel and Will Inboden for a panel discussion on their new release, Rethinking American Grand Strategy. Join us on Zoom at 12:15 p.m. CT. Virtual doors open at noon CT.

Our "brave new world of work" is still unclear as organizations worldwide forge new paths as the pandemic recedes. The when, where, how and what of work is in flux for many industries. With long-term ramifications that are still unknown, how do you manage the short-term?

On Tuesday, Sept. 21, the Strauss Center will welcome Charity Weeden, vice president of global space policy and government relations at Astroscale, to discuss “Actively Cleaning Outer Space: A Need for Predictability and Transparency of the Trackable Anthropogenic Space Object Population.” Her talk will explore the need for accurate measuring of risk in the consideration of licenses for space activities and the emerging challenges in characterizing space operations. Weeden’s talk will also address collision probability, capping risk, monitoring and enforcing rules as well as the trends in “transparency” for satellite operators. This talk will be a part of our Brumley Speaker Series.

The LBJ School will host several events honoring our Alumni in conjunction with the University's Class of 2020 Commencement Reunion Weekend.