The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs hosted the “Russia Policy under the Next U.S. President” conference to discuss policy concerns the next administration must address regarding Russia and their place in the world. The conference began with a riveting keynote speech by Dr. Evelyn Farkas, a Senior Fellow […]
Albritton Center for Grand Strategy News
CGS Launches “From our Future Grand Strategists” Student Forum
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy is pleased to announce the formation of a forum for Bush School students interested in examining current issues through a critical grand strategic perspective. The “From our Future Grand Strategists” forum will feature pieces written by Bush School students on the CGS home page. The first piece, written by […]
Dr. John Schuessler Visits with Bush School Uncorked
The 2018-19 Academic Director for the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy, Dr. John Schuessler, discussed US grand strategy under the Trump administration with Bush School Uncorked hosts Dr. Justin Bullock and Dr. F. Gregory Gause. To listen to the podcast online, please click here.
CGS Faculty Affiliate, Adam Seipp, Publishes Article in the Journal of Military History
Visionary Battle Scenes’: Reading Sir John Hackett’s The Third World War, 1977-85” by Dr. Adam Seipp appeared in the October 2019 issue of the Journal of Military History. Seipp’s article examines the writing and reception of retired British General John Hackett’s 1978 novel, which helped frame international discussion of national security and nuclear weapons.
Dr. Mark Bell Speaks On Nuclear Proliferation and Grand Strategy
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy, in conjunction with the Texas A&M Department of Political Science, welcomed Dr. Mark Bell, an assistant professor from the University of Minnesota, on Sept. 24, 3019. Bell’s lecture, “The Path Dependence of Nuclear Thinking: Grand Strategy, Nuclear Weapons, and the Absence of Evaluation,” discussed a research project he is […]
Albritton CGS, Texas A&M’s Office of the President, and The Association of Former Students Host Author, Alex Kershaw
On September 19th, journalist and New York Times best-selling author Alex Kershaw gave a poignant talk on his latest bestselling book, The First Wave: The D- Day Warriors Who Led the Way to Victory in World War II. Many people study D-Day for its tactical, operational, and strategic effects; however, Kershaw tells the stories of […]
Kimberly Cochrane Field Joins Leadership Team of Bush School’s Albritton Center for Grand Strategy
The Bush School is pleased to announce that Kim Field has joined the Bush School as Executive Director of the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy and Professor of the Practice in the Department of International Affairs. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, where she concentrated in Russian studies, Field retired from the United […]
CGS Hosts Dr. Desch on the Cult of the Irrelevant
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy welcomed Dr. Michael Desch back to Aggieland to discuss his new book titled Cult of the Irrelevant: The Waning Influence of Social Science on National Security. Prof. Desch, Professor of Political Science and the Director of International Security at the University of Notre Dame, discussed how his book explores […]
CGS Faculty Affiliate Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs Releases Film, American Umpire
American Umpire, a film based on the book by Elizabeth Cobbs published in 2013, will air on Sept. 28 and 29, 2019. Check local PBS stations for broadcast times. For more information about the film, please visit http://www.americanumpire.com/#home.
Aileen Teague Publishes Lead Article in Diplomatic History
Dr. Aileen Teague’s article, “The United States, Mexico, and the Mutual Securitization of Drug Enforcement, 1969 – 1985,” is the lead article in the November 2019 issue of Diplomatic History. Teague will join the CGS team as an Assistant Professor in International Affairs at the Bush School in the 2020-21 academic year. To read her article […]