Past Events

Intelligence and OSINT in the Age of AI

Monday, Mar 09, 2026 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | SRH 3.122, The LBJ School of Public Affairs

On Monday, March 9, 2026, the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) will host a public event, “Intelligence and OSINT in the Age of AI,” with Randy Nixon, former Director of the CIA’s…

Japan: America’s Canary in the Chinese Coal Mine

Friday, Mar 06, 2026 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | SRH 3.124, The LBJ School of Public Affairs

On Friday, March 6, the Clements Center for National Security and the Alexander Hamilton Society – UT Chapter, will host William Chou, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair at…

The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin

Thursday, Mar 05, 2026 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | William C. Powers Student Activity Center, WCP 2.120

On Thursday, March 5, the Clements Center for National Security, the School of Civic Leadership and the Department of History will host Dan Edelstein, William H. Bonsall Professor of French…

Striking the Ayatollah: War Powers, Political Order and Consequences

Wednesday, Mar 04, 2026 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | Bass Lecture Hall, The LBJ School of Public Affairs

On Wednesday, March 4, the Clements Center for National Security, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Intelligence Studies Project will convene an expert panel for a…

Grains of Conflict: The Struggle for Food in China’s Total War, 1937–1945

Wednesday, Feb 25, 2026 | 12:15 - 1:30 PM | SRH 3.122, The LBJ School of Public Affairs

On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security and the Asia Policy Program will host Jennifer Yip for a public book talk on Grains of Conflict: The Struggle…

Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and Its Struggle for Survival

Thursday, Feb 19, 2026 | 12:15 - 1:30 PM | SRH 3.122, The LBJ School of Public Affairs

On Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Asia Policy Program will host Chris Horton, Freelance Reporter Specializing in Taiwan and Greater China, Covering Politics, Economy, and Culture, for a book talk on…

Yemen and the Houthis: Unfinished Business

Monday, Feb 16, 2026 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | SRH 3.122, The LBJ School of Public Affairs

On Monday, February 16, 2026, the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project will host a public event, “Yemen and the Houthis: Unfinished Business” with Amb. Edmund Fitton-Brown, former UK Ambassador to Yemen. This event…

Eurasia Policy Forum: Contemporary Political Myth and Reality in Eurasia

Friday, Feb 13, 2026 | 8:15 am - 4:00 pm | Bass Lecture Hall, The LBJ School of Public Affairs

The Clements Center for National Security, in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Law and Democracy, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and Strauss Center for International…

Statecraft 2.0: What America Needs to Lead in a Multipolar World

Tuesday, Feb 03, 2026 | 5:30 - 6:45 PM | Bass Lecture Hall, The LBJ School of Public Affairs

On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, the Clements Center for National Security, International Relations & Global Studies, and the LBJ School of Public Affairs will host Ambassador Dennis Ross for a…