On February 8th, 2017 the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs held its annual “Innovation Bound” celebration. Each year, the event recognizes the accomplishments in policy research of the LBJ School community. Recent publications of a number of Strauss Center’s Distinguished Fellows were celebrated during this event: Alan J. Kuperman, Associate Professor of Public Affairs; Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs; and Catherine Weaver, Associate Professor of Public Affairs.
Dr. Kuperman recently contributed an article to the academic journal Ethnopolitics, entitled “Constitutional Reform to Manage Ethnic Conflict”. This project, which grew out of the Strauss Center’s Constitutional Design and Conflict Management Project (CDCM), supported by the Department of Defense’s Minerva Initiative, brought together a roundtable of scholars to answer the question, “can constitutional reform help avert violence in multi-ethnic countries?”
Dr. Suri co-edited a book with Duke University’s Dr. Hal Brands, The Power of the Past: History and Statecraft (Brookings Institution Press, 2016), to which Dr. Suri contributed the article “Henry Kissinger, the Study of History, and the Modern Statesman.” Suri and Brands brought together a group of scholars and policymakers to explore the power of history to shape policy and inspire effective leadership. Looking at historical lessons across centuries, The Power of the Past offers a bridge for greater connection and collaboration between historians and policymakers.
Dr. Weaver was recognized for the article “The Rise of China: Continuity or Change in the Global Governance of Development” published in Ethics & International Affairs. Looking at the role of complex crises in spurring change in global economic governance, leading to shifts in power in the world’s economic institutions, Weaver examines China’s rise in the development field as a new aid donor.
The complete list of honorees can be found here.
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Joshua Busby recently co-authored a piece in The National Interest titled “No Easy Solutions to Europe’s Geopolitical Trilemma.” Busy examines the mounting strategic pressures facing the European Union as it seeks defense, economic, and energy autonomy amid growing uncertainty from Russia, China, and the United States. “Thankfully for Europe, it is wealthy enough to continue restricting...
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Dr. Joshua Busby recently published a piece in Foreign Policy titled “Trump’s National Defense Strategy Tries to Imagine Climate Change Away.” Busby discusses the omission of climate change and concerns in the 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS). “The Pentagon’s long-standing, bipartisan concern with climate- and energy-related matters was grounded in clear-eyed thinking about strategic risks, which...
The Strauss Center for International Security and Law, Clements Center for National Security, and School of Civic Leadership are pleased to announce that Robert D. Kaplan, the renowned foreign affairs correspondent and author, will be joining The University of Texas at Austin as a Distinguished Senior Lecturer. Kaplan will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, participate in our public events, and...