Recognizing the importance of building and nurturing a sense of community among our Fellows, AWC hosted the 2023 Fall Fellows Summit in Washington, D.C. from November 7-9. The Summit provided an opportunity for this year’s cohort to meet in person, share their scholarship, and attend meetings and events. The Summit kicked off with a tour…
The America in the World Consortium partnering with the Clements Center for National Security, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Intelligence Studies Project hosted “Israel’s 9/11? The Hamas Terrorist Attacks and the Future of Mideast Security” with Paul Edgar, Former Political Advisor for Israeli Affairs, Office of the United States Security…
On Thursday, October 5th, the America in the World Consortium, the Clements Center for National Security, and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law hosted Sean A. Mirski, lawyer and U.S. foreign policy scholar, for a book talk on his recent release We May Dominate the World: Ambition, Anxiety, and the American Colossus. Joined by…
From August 3-5th, 2023, AWC alumni gathered with the current cohort of 2023-24 Fellows to attend the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute’s (RRPFI) inaugural Age of Reagan Conference. The conference was hosted at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Day 1 of the conference featured panels on President Reagan’s rhetoric, influence,…
Peter Feaver talked about public opinion polls showing decreasing public confidence in the military for Washington Journal on C-SPAN. Watch the interview here.
“Peter Feaver, an expert on civil-military relations at Duke University, said the political tug-of-war was damaging to the military and to public confidence in the institution. ‘Both sides should agree to give the uniformed military noncombatant immunity status in the culture wars,’ he said.” “‘Arguing over policies and changing those policies when the executive branch…
AWC Assesses “American Grand Strategy in the Shadow of War” Last month, the America in the World Consortium’s team of scholar-practitioners from Duke University, Johns Hopkins SAIS, and the University of Texas at Austin hosted the fourth iteration of the AWC Annual Policy Conference. This year, the Consortium convened at the Salamander Resort & Spa…
“What Now? Updating Great Power Competition After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine” Hosted by the AWC Fellows at the Clements Center for National Security On Friday, February 17, 2023 the America in the World Consortium convened Ph.D. students, early scholars, and early policy practitioners for a one-day conference on great power competition in an ever-changing…
AWC hosted the 2023 Spring Fellows Summit in Austin, Texas, from February 15-17. The Summit was an opportunity for current fellows to reconvene following the Fall Summit in October. The AWC Fellows discussed their current projects and met scholars from the UT-Austin community who share similar interests in history, policy, and political science. The Summit…
“Reagan may have been America’s last great president. He left office with high approval ratings, served two full terms, and passed the presidency on to a successor who had been his own vice president. He also laid out a foreign policy approach and pursued it doggedly and successfully. The Reagan foreign policy deserves a detailed…