Horns of a Dilemma

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 C...

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...

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...

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 secre...

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 Cen...

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 W...

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, Ukrai...

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, for...

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 Cle...

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 Heste...

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 declini...

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Will Inboden, the Director of the Clements Center and the Editor-in-Chief of TNSR, moderates a discussion at the Texas Tribune Festival. The panelists include former CIA Director John Brennan, former Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command William McRaven, former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Nicholas Rasmussen, and Chief Foreign C...

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Danielle Pletka, the Senior Vice President for Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses a broad array of issues related to the Middle East and Israel. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was hosted by the Clements Center.

In this episode of Horns of a Dilemma, Frank Lavin, a former Department of Commerce official (currently at Export Now) discusses his latest book Home Front to Battlefront . Lavin looks at the history of World War II through the eyes of the soldiers that fought the war. This talk took place at the University of Texas at Austin and was hosted by the Clements Center.    

In this episode we have part two of a two-part discussion about the national security dimensions of food insecurity with former UT chancellor and former commander of Special Operations Command retired Adm. William McRaven and Congressman Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Moderating this discussion is Chris Tomlinson of the Houston Chronicle. This event took plac...

Welcome to Horns of a Dilemma, the podcast of the Texas National Security Review. In this episode, we have part one of a two-part discussion about the national security dimensions of food insecurity with former UT chancellor and former commander of Special Operations Command retired Adm. William McRaven and Congressman Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Moderatin...

Half a century later, the Vietnam War continues to shape U.S. foreign policy, from its debates over foreign intervention to the institutions of its military. Why does the war remain such a poignant influence, and what lessons have policymakers, scholars, and the public learned (or failed to learn) from America's disastrous campaign in Southeast Asia? WOTR Managing Editor Usha Sahay had the chance...

When it comes to cyber-security, the United States seems to be perpetually behind the 8-ball. A provision in the new defense bill seeks to solve this. Down in Austin, the dream team of experts explains the Cyber Solarium: an exercise in strategic planning inspired by an early Cold War planning cell. Starting with the Eisenhower-era roots of this concept, Will Inboden, Celeste Ward Gventer, Bobby C...

From world leaders, to commercial titans, to scholars, more and more people are coming to believe that advances in artificial intelligence will change the world in dramatic ways. From the workplace to the military balance of power, the shifts, we are told, will be radical. But is this the case? In the third issue of the  Texas National Security Review , Michael Horowitz of Penn has written the mos...

In the third issue of the  Texas National Security Review , Michael Mazarr of RAND and Michael Kofman of CNA  warn decision-makers in Washington  against doubling down on U.S. military and geopolitical predominance lest they transform the global stage into something far more confrontational and zero-sum than it needs to be. Despite the often odious behavior of those ruling Russia and China, Mazarr...

For the third issue of TNSR, Julie Smith - a former government official and CNAS senior fellow - writes in the Strategist section on her efforts to engage Americans across the country on the value of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as well as our deep political and economic relationships with the nations of Europe.   Check out the rest of issue three at  tnsr.org