Applications Open!—Clements Center’s May Term Program in South Korea

October 30, 2026

Applications are open for the Clements Center for National Security’s Korea May Term, which connects students with policymakers, scholars, and practitioners from the Security Management Institute, Sejong Institute,  Korea University, Yonsei University, the ASAN Institute, and KoreaNational Defense University. The program will run from May 4-June 2, 2027 and includes visits to significant historical landmarks throughout South Korea and Japan, discussions with…

Applications Open! — The Clements Center’s Summer Beyond Borders Program in Vietnam

October 30, 2026

Applications are open for the Clements Center for National Security’s Summer Beyond Borders Program in Vietnam, a two-week, fast-paced exploration of the rich history and geopolitical dynamics of Vietnam in partnership with Dr. Mark Lawrence, Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History. The program will run from May 23-June 8, 2027, and will introduce students to…

Dr. Greitens Interviewed on Trump and Xi D.C. Meeting

September 25, 2026

Dr. Sheena Greitens was interviewed by the Emissary at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on what to look out for in the Tump and Xi D.C. meeting this week. She, Dr. Oriana Mastro, Dr. Yukon Huang, and Dr. Tong Zhao gave their respective views on what would constitute a success or a failure of…

APP Announces New Postdoctoral Affiliates

August 26, 2026

The Asia Policy Program is proud to announce that it has accepted three new postdoctoral affiliates: Dr. Brian Leung, Dr. Tomer Nisimov, and Dr. Kunal Singh. Dr Brian Leung is an America in the World Consortium Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin’s Clements Center for National Security. His research examines the political…

Dr. Tse-Min Lin’s Fall Publications

January 6, 2025

This fall, APP faculty affiliate Dr. Tse-Min Lin‘s writing was published in multiple outlets. The first article, “Public Goods, Expressive Values, and Protest Participation: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in Hong Kong” was co-authored by Theodore Charm and published in…

Dr. Sankaran writes on ‘Emerging Technologies and Challenges to Nuclear Stability’

December 16, 2024

In a new piece for the Journal of Strategic Studies, Dr. Sankaran and his co-author study how new technologies have continued to impact the nature of nuclear deterrence between great powers. In particular, the article explores the impact of five…

APP Faculty Affiliate Joshua Busby Co-Authors Two Articles on Clean Tech

December 11, 2024

This fall, Dr. Joshua Busby, Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, co-authored two articles on clean technology. The first, published in War on the Rocks, offers commentary of “China, Clean Technologies, and National Security.” The article highlights clean technology…

Sheena Chestnut Greitens writes on “Evolving Challenges, Enduring Principles” for TNSR

December 3, 2024

In her first introduction as the new editor in chief of the Texas National Security Review, Sheena Chestnut Greitens considers the importance of getting major questions of national and international security right and highlights the journal’s role in supporting that…

Faculty Affiliate Jay Sankaran speaks at Brookings Institution (Virtual)

November 12, 2024

On November 25th, the Brookings Foreign Policy program hosted a discussion on how aerospace weapons influence decision-makers in target states—not just through their physical impact, but by the emotional and strategic responses they provoke, which are key to understanding their…

Clements-Strauss Asia Policy Program and KEI Co-Host Event on “Critical & Emerging Technology Cooperation in the US-Korea Alliance”

October 29, 2024

On October 24th, the Clements-Strauss Asia Policy Program co-hosted a two-panel event on Critical & Emerging Technology in the US-Korea Alliance with the Korea Economic Institute of America. During the event, panelists presented findings from their papers on US-Korea technology…

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