Past Events

On Tuesday, Feb. 25, the Clements Center for National Security will host James Mann, European and Eurasian Studies Program Scholar-in-Residence, for a talk on his upcoming book "The Great Rift: Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, and the Broken Friendship That Defined an Era" at The University of Texas at Austin.

The Space Security and Safety (SSS) Program at The University of Texas at Austin’s Strauss Center and the Cockrell School of Engineering, in partnership with the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), are excited to announce the dates for the 6th annual Space Traffic Management conference, "Facing the Security Challenge." 

On Feb. 18, the Clements Center for National Security will host Kenneth Pollack, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), for a talk on his recently published book, Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness as part of our Focus on the Middle East Series at The University of Texas at Austin.

Students at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin will pay tribute to the life and legacy of former congresswoman, distinguished public servant and teacher Barbara Jordan during the 24th annual Barbara Jordan National Forum, Feb. 17–21, 2020.

On Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, the Intelligence Studies Project, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law and the Clements Center for National Security will host Joseph Gartin for a discussion on "The Future of Intelligence Analysis."

On Feb. 12, 2020, the Clements Center for National Security and Strauss Center for International Security and Law will host Ambassador Dennis Ross, William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute and former special assistant to President Barack Obama, for a talk on his recently published book, "Be Strong and of Good Courage: How Israel’s Most Important Leaders Shaped Its Destiny," at the University of Texas at Austin as part of our Focus on the Middle East Series.

Whether you are a policymaker or a program manager, you will need to determine if your program actually works as intended and why or why not. Dr. Cynthia Osborne, associate dean for academic strategies and director of the Center for Health and Social Policy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, will discuss how to begin to answer the question of “Does it work?” including how to develop a strong logic model that guides the evaluation of programs.

On Feb. 6, the Clements Center for National Security, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, the Intelligence Studies Project, and the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin in partnership with the Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins; the Duke University Program in American Grand Strategy; and the Texas A&M Albritton Center for Grand Strategy, will host a conference on "Restraint and National Security." 

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, the Strauss Center and the School of Journalism are pleased to welcome Nicole Perlroth, a cybersecurity reporter at The New York Times, for a talk on "Covering Cybersecurity in an Era of Never-ending Attacks" as our first "Journalist in Residence" for the Strauss Center's Journalism and World Affairs program.