Upcoming Events
The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World OrderCharles EdelSenior Fellow, United States Studies Centre, The University of SydneyTuesday, Mar 12, 2019 | 12:15 - 1:45 pm | SRH 3.122, The LBJ SchoolOn Tuesday, March 12, 2019, the Clements Center will welcome Charles Edel, Senior Fellow at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, for a conversation on his upcoming publication written with Hal Brands, The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order. 
2019 Intelligence Studies Project Symposium: Intelligence in TransitionThursday, Mar 28, 2019 | 8:30 am - 3:00 pm | Etter-Harbin Alumni CenterRegistration is now open for the fifth annual Intelligence Studies Project Symposium. The event is free and open to the public, however, advance registration is required to attend each session. Please click the registration link below to reserve your ticket(s). Please plan to arrive early to secure your seat. Registration does not guarantee admission. 
With Us and Against Us: How America's Partners Help and Hinder the War on TerrorStephen TankelAssociate Professor, School of International Service, American UniversityThursday, Apr 04, 2019 | 12:15 - 1:45 pm | SRH 3.124, The LBJ SchoolOn April 4, 2019, the Clements and Strauss Centers will welcome Dr. Stephen Tankel, Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University, for a talk on his recently released book, With Us and Against Us: How America's Partners Help and Hinder the War on Terror. 
The Final Act: The Helsinki Accords and the Transformation of the Cold WarMichael Cotey MorganAssociate Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillWednesday, Apr 10, 2019 | 12:15 - 1:45 pm | Texas Union, Eastwoods RoomOn Wednesday, April 10, 2019, the Clements Center and the University of Texas History Department will welcome Michael Morgan, Associate Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, for a talk on his recently published book, The Final Act: The Helsinki Accords and the Transformation of the Cold War, at the University of Texas at Austin. 
Russian Hybrid War, Ukraine, and US PolicyColonel Liam CollinsDirector of the Modern War Institute, West PointTuesday, Apr 16, 2019 | 12:15 - 1:45 pm | SRH 3.122, The LBJ SchoolOn Tuesday, April 16, 2019, the Clements and Strauss Centers will welcome Colonel Liam Collins, Ph.D., for a talk on US Russian hybrid war in Ukraine, US policy and ways to counter Russian aggression. 
A Conversation with Seth JonesSeth JonesHarold Brown Chair; Director, Transnational Threats Project; and Senior Adviser, International Security Program, The Center for Strategic and International StudiesTuesday, Apr 23, 2019 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | SRH 3.122On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, the Intelligence Studies Project welcomes Seth Jones, who is director of the Transnational Threats Project and is a senior adviser to the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. This event is co-sponsored by the Strauss Center and Clements Center. Seth G. Jones holds the Harold Brown Chair, is director of the Transnational Threats Project, and is a senior adviser to the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He teaches at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Prior to joining CSIS, Dr. Jones was the director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the RAND Corporation. He also served as representative for the commander, U.S. Special Operations Command, to the assistant secretary of defense for special operations. Before that, he was a plans officer and adviser to the commanding general, U.S. Special Operations Forces, in Afghanistan (Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command–Afghanistan). In 2014, Dr. Jones served on a congressionally mandated panel that reviewed the FBI’s implementation of counterterrorism recommendations contained in the 9/11 Commission Report. Dr. Jones specializes in counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, unconventional warfare, and covert action, including a focus on al Qaeda and ISIS. He is the author of A Covert Action: Reagan, the CIA, and the Cold War Struggle in Poland (W.W. Norton, 2018), Waging Insurgent Warfare(Oxford University Press, 2016), Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa'ida after 9/11(W.W. Norton, 2012), and In the Graveyard of Empires: America’s War in Afghanistan (W.W. Norton, 2009). Dr. Jones has published articles in a range of journals, such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, and International Security, as well as newspapers and magazines like the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. Dr. Jones is a graduate of Bowdoin College and received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. 
Brexit: Causes and ConsequencesAmanda SloatRobert Bosch Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings InstituteWednesday, Apr 24, 2019 | 12:15 - 1:45 pm | SRH 3.122, The LBJ SchoolOn Wednesday, April 24, 2019, the Clements Center will welcome Amanda Sloat, a Robert Bosch senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings, for a talk on "Brexit: Causes and Consequences" at the University of Texas at Austin. 
Liberalism, War, and the Invention of “National Security”Andrew PrestonProfessor of American History, Cambridge UniversityWednesday, May 01, 2019 | 12:15 - 1:45 pm | Texas Union, Eastwoods RoomOn Wednesday, May 1, the Clements Center will welcome Andrew Preston, Professor of American History at Cambridge University, for a talk on "Liberalism, War, and the Invention of 'National Security'” at the University of Texas at Austin. |
