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📣 TOMORROW 📣 Hot Spot Briefing: Egypt's Balancing Act - Regional Influence and Domestic Realities 📅: Thursday, April 16 ⏰: 12:15-1:30 PM 🏦: LBJ School, SRH 3.122 To RSVP, please email Brittany Horton at brittany.horton@austin.utexas.edu ASAP, as spots are limited.

⏰ TOMORROW ⏰ Mariam Wahba gives a Hot Spot Briefing on "Egypt's Balancing Act: Regional Influence and Domestic Realities." 📅: Thursday, April 16 ⏰: 12:15-1:30 pm 🏦: SRH 3.122, LBJ School ✍️: bit.ly/WahbaEgyptHotS… @UTIntel // @ClementsCenter

Join us for a high-level conversation on the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission with experts Randy Schriver & Mike Kuiken. 🗓️ Tuesday, April 21 ⏰ 12:15 – 1:30 PM 📍 Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School Hosted by @ClementsCenter, @StraussCenter, & Asia Policy Program.

📅 NEXT WEEK 📅 Join ISP, the @StraussCenter, and the @ClementsCenter for this semester's final Hot Spot Briefing: "Egypt's Balancing Act: Regional Influence and Domestic Realities." 📅: Thursday, April 16 ⏰: 12:15-1:30 PM 🏦: LBJ School, SRH 3.122 👉: intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/events/hot-spo…

“Repeated involvement in periodic middle-sized wars, even as public officials and civilians alike declare they will never happen again, reflects the modern imperial condition of the United States,” writes Robert Kaplan. foreignaffairs.com/iran/curse-mid…

Join @UTAustin’s first-ever conference on India’s future, from energy and AI to governance and global partnerships. Register for this April 10 event: utx.global/india-100. @UTexasMcCombs @LiberalArtsUT @UT_SAI @clementscenter @strausscenter

🚨 TODAY 🚨 Join @UTIntel for a hot spot briefing on "From Chechnya to Ukraine: Resisting Russian Aggression" with Dr. Michael Dennis. ⏰: 12:15-1:30 pm 🏛️: SRH 3.122, LBJ School ✍️: bit.ly/DennisChechnya @ClementsCenter

ICYMI — we’ve got you covered! 🎥 On Wednesday, March 4, the ISP, @ClementsCenter, and @StraussCenter hosted, “Striking the Ayatollah: War Powers, Political Order and Consequences.” 👉 Head over to ISP's website to access the full recording! Link: lnkd.in/gYkYpRfH

⏰ TOMORROW ⏰ Join @UTIntel for a hot spot briefing on "From Chechnya to Ukraine: Resisting Russian Aggression" with Dr. Michael Dennis. 📅: Wednesday, March 25 ⏰: 12:15-1:30 pm 🏛️: SRH 3.122, LBJ School ✍️: bit.ly/DennisChechnya @ClementsCenter

THIS WEDNESDAY (3/4): 🚨 Curious about what's next for the United States and Iran? Join ISP, the Clements Center, and the Strauss Center from 12:15 - 1:30 PM in the LBJ School's Bass Lecture Hall for an expert panel to learn more.

Join @ClementsCenter, @UTCivics and the History Department for "The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin" with Dan Edelstein next Thursday, March 5th! See y'all at 12:15 pm in WCP 2.120. clementscenter.org/event/the-revo…

PhDs: Don't forget to get your Summer Seminar applications in over the weekend! Apply here: clementscenter.org/clements-summe…

Next Wednesday, Feb. 25, @ClementsCenter and @AsiaPolicyUT will host @jenniferyipyl for a book talk on "Grains of Conflict: The Struggle for Food in China’s Total War, 1937–1945." Join us in SRH 3.122 @TheLBJSchool at 12:15 pm!

Huge thanks to @SheenaGreitens, @AsiaPolicyUT, @StraussCenter + @ClementsCenter for hosting me at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, where we talked #Taiwan and #GhostNation. (Great turnout not pictured)

Join the @AsiaPolicyUT for "Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and Its Struggle for Survival" with @heguisen this Thursday, Feb. 19 at 12:15 pm in SRH 3.122 @TheLBJSchool. More info: clementscenter.org/event/ghost-na…

📅 MONDAY 📅 Join us for a hot spot briefing, "Yemen and the Houthis: Unfinished Business," with Amb. Edmund Fitton-Brown. 📅: Monday, February 16 ⏰: 12:15-1:30 pm 🏛️: SRH 3.122, LBJ School ✍️: bit.ly/YemenHotSpotISP @UTIntel // @ClementsCenter

The likes of Creole & Shell once did more than extract oil. They trained Venezuelans and invested in society. The new Hydrocarbons Law may be a useful first step, @marcus_camus writes, that reopens a debate about the institutional role of oil companies👇 caracaschronicles.com/2026/02/05/the…

📢 Attn PhD students: Apps are closing soon for the 2026 Summer Seminar in History and Statecraft! Dive deep into how history shapes real-world policy with top scholars and senior policymakers. 🗓 July 12-17 🚨 Deadline: February 22 🔗 More info here: clementscenter.org/clements-summe…

On Tuesday, Feb. 3, the Clements Center, IRG, and @TheLBJSchool will host @AmbDennisRoss for a book talk on "Statecraft 2.0: What America Needs to Lead in a Multipolar World" from 5:30-6:45 in Bass Lecture Hall, The LBJ School. See y'all there!