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.
Albritton Center for Grand Strategy News
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 […]
Michael Desch to speak on Cult of the Irrelevant: The Waning Influence of Social Science on National Security
On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy will welcome Michael C. Desch at a lecture and book signing for his recently published Cult of the Irrelevant: The Waning Influence of Social Science on National Security. The talk will begin at 6:00 PM in Hagler Auditorium at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, […]
CGS Academic Director Publishes Article in Strategic Studies Quarterly
John Schuessler, CGS Academic Director and Bush School professor of International Affairs, co-authored “The Shadow of Exit from NATO” with former Bush School colleague Joshua Shifrinson, professor of International Relations at Boston University. The article, published in the Fall 2019 issue of Strategic Studies Quarterly, can be read here.
F. Gregory Gause Publishes Article in Security Studies
Dr. Gregory Gause, Head of the Bush School’s Department of International Affairs and CGS Faculty Affiliate, published “’Hegemony’ Compared: Great Britain and the United States in the Middle East” in Security Studies. The article can be read here.
