Past Events

On Tuesday, March 30, the Strauss Center will host Tess Owen, senior reporter at VICE News who covers extremism, hate crimes and gun control, to talk about her reporting on domestic extremist movements.

On Wednesday, March 24, The University of Texas at Austin's Intelligence Studies Project, Global Internet Media and (Dis)Information (GIMI) Cluster, Clements Center for National Security, and Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host Dr. Sean McFate for a virtual talk on his recently released book, "The New Rules of War: How America Can Win—Against Russia, China, and Other Threats."

Metropolitan regions are home to 9 in 10 Texans, and they are the state's economic engines. Texas's economic future depends on addressing the challenges facing its metro areas. The LBJ Urban Lab at The University of Texas at Austin, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University and the George W. Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative convened a summit addressing the most important issues in Texas cities: economic development, land use, housing, infrastructure and transportation.

On Tuesday, March 23, the Clements Center for National Security and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host Josh Rogin, columnist for the Washington Post, for a book talk on his newly released book, "Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century."

Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO and founder of USAFacts, discussed the 2021 State of the Union in Numbers report, a digital resource to give Americans a data-driven overview of the nation across many different barometers.

On Thursday, March 11, the Clements Center for National Security will host Eli Lake, National Security Journalism Fellow at the Clements Center and columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, for a virtual talk on "The Case Against the New Noninterventionism." 

On March 4, the Clements Center for National Security will host Sarah C. M. Paine, William S. Sims University Professor of History and Grand Strategy in the Strategy & Policy Department of the U.S. Naval War College, for a virtual talk on "Why Russia Lost the Cold War." 

Join the OSAA Careers Management team to learn about the federal application process. Featured panelists: Kat Sisler (MPAff/MPH '20), Evaluation Fellow, CDC; Lucas Arbulu (MPAff '20), Presidential Management Fellow, U.S. Health & HumanServices; Kris Sivertson, Texas Diplomat in Residence.

Join the LBJ School Graduate Coordinator team to talk about the application process, the different programs we offer, and the student services we provide.

On Tuesday, March 2, the Clements Center for National Security and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas will host Gen. David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army, Ret.), partner with KKR and chairman of KKR, Global Institute and former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, for a conversation on U.S. foreign policy and security.