Horns Of A Dilemma

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Stephen Tankel, associate professor in the School of International Service at American University and associate editor of the Texas National Security Review, discusses his recently published book, With Us and Against Us: How America's Partners Help and Hinder the War on Terror. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center.  

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Aaron O'Connell, associate professor of U.S. military history at the University of Texas at Austin, sits down with Charles Edel, senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre, to discuss his new book co-written with Hal Brands, The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center.  

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Wen-Qing Ngoei, assistant professor of history at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, argues that British neo-colonial strategies and anti-communist nationalism in Southeast Asia intersected with pre-existing local antipathy towards China to prompt a shift in the region from European-dominated colonialism to U.S. hegemony. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center.    

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, William Hitchcock, the William W. Corcoran professor of history at the University of Virginia, discusses President Dwight Eisenhower and America’s role in the world in the 1950s and its enduring relevance today. Professor Hitchcock is the author of numerous books, most recently Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center.  

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Will Inboden, executive director of the Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin, moderates a discussion on authoritarian interference in democracies. The panel features Jamie Fly, senior fellow and director of the Future of Geopolitics and Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Laura Rosenberger, director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy and a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center.  

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Mark Pomar, senior national security fellow at the Clements Center for National Security and the former CEO and president of the U.S.-Russia Foundation, discusses what we need to know about Russia under Vladimir Putin, and how Putin's leadership is affecting U.S.-Russia ties. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center.    

How have recent Nuclear Posture Reviews — which outline the role nuclear weapons play in U.S. national security strategy — addressed the question of strategic stability? Here to talk about it is Sharon Weiner, associate professor at American University and currently a visiting research scholar at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School. Dr. Weiner previously served at the Office of Management and Budget, in the Office of Senator Al Franken, the House Armed Services Committee, and more. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center.  

This episode of Horns of a Dilemma is part of a special series of live episodes bringing you into the room at the fifth annual Texas National Security Forum. In this final installment, Josh Eisenman, faculty fellow at the Clements Center for National Security and Distinguished Scholar at the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, moderated a discussion on China. He was joined by Christopher Johnson, former Central Intelligence Agency analyst, Kelly Magsamen, former principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Jim Steinberg, former deputy secretary of state. The event was sponsored by the Clements Center, the Strauss Center, and the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project.  

This episode of Horns of a Dilemma is part of a special series of live episodes bringing you into the room at the fifth annual Texas National Security Forum. In this next installment, Celeste Ward Gventer, associate director of the Clements Center for National Security, moderated a discussion entitled “Strategies, Tactics, and Tools.” She was joined by Elbridge Colby, former deputy assistant secretary of defense, Peter Feaver, former special advisor for strategic planning at the National Security Council, Mary Beth Long, former assistant secretary of defense, and Andrew May of the Office of Net Assessment at the Department of Defense. The event was sponsored by the Clements Center, the Strauss Center, and the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project.  

This episode of Horns of a Dilemma is part of a series of special live episodes bringing you into the room at the Fifth Annual Texas National Security Forum. This next installment is the forums keynote address by Senator Ben Sasse. The Senator was introduced by Admiral Bobby Inman, Centennial Chair in National Policy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. This event was sponsored by the Clements Center, the Strauss Center, and the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project.

This episode of Horns of a Dilemma is part of a series of special live episodes bringing you into the room at the Fifth Annual Texas National Security Forum. In this keynote conversation, Stephen Slick, Director of the Intelligence Studies Project at the University of Texas at Austin, moderated a discussion with Senator Richard Burr, Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, Senator Mark Warner, Vice Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senator John Cornyn, Member of the Select Committee on Intelligence. Gregory Fenves, President of the University of Texas at Austin, introduced the panel. This event was sponsored by the Clements Center, the Strauss Center, and the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project.

This episode of Horns of a Dilemma is part of a series of special live episodes bringing you into the room at the Fifth Annual Texas National Security Forum. In this second installment, Mary Neuburger of the University of Texas moderated a discussion with General Phillip Breedlove, Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Evelyn Farkas, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, and Daniel Fried, Former Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs. This event was sponsored by the Clements Center, the Strauss Center, and the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project.

This episode of Horns of a Dilemma is part of a series of special live episodes bringing you into the room at the Fifth Annual Texas National Security Forum. In this first installment, Lorinc Redei of the LBJ School of Public Affairs, moderated a discussion with Antony Blinken, former Deputy Secretary of State, Eric Edelman, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and Kristen Silverberg, former Ambassador to the European Union. This event was sponsored by the Clements Center, the Strauss Center, and the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project.

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Philip Gorski, Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies at Yale University, discusses the role of civil religion in American life. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center.

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Arne Westad, the S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations at Harvard University, discusses the Cold War roots of today's geopolitical trends - specifically, the competition between the United States, Russia, and China. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center.

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Sam Kleiner, author of the new book The Flying Tigers, tells the story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the nation's desperate Chinese allies before Pearl Harbor and ended up on the front lines of the war against the Japanese in the Pacific. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center.

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Joshua Busby, an Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and Ashley Moran, the State Fragility Initiative Director at the Strauss Center, discuss a new report they published for USAID on the double burden of climate exposure and state fragility. This discussion took place at the University of Texas at Austin. Music and Production by Tre Hester 

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Representative Joaquin Castro, who serves Texas' 20th District, discusses the role of the United States in the world and the role of Congress in foreign policy. This conversation took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Strauss Center and the Clements Center.

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Sarah Snyder, Associate Professor at the School of International Service at American University, talks about her latest book, From Selma to Moscow: How Human Rights Activists Transformed U.S. Foreign Policy. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was sponsored by the Clements Center and the LBJ School Research Colloquium.

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Joshua Shifrinson, Assistant Professor of International Relations with the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, gives a talk on his recently released book, Rising Titans, Falling Giants: How Great Powers Exploit Power Shifts. Shifrinson focuses on the policies that rising states adopt toward their declining competitors in response to declining states' policies, and what that means for the relationship between the two. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was hosted by the Strauss Center and Clements Center.