Dr. Jasen Castillo, Co-Director of the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) at the Bush School of Government & Public Service, recently took part in a symposium presented by Defense Priorities (DEFP) titled, “Lessons From Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine.” The Looming Threat of Nuclear Escalation Underscores Why the United States Should Seek a Diplomatic Solution […]
Albritton Center for Grand Strategy News
Air War College Historian to Discuss New Book The Nuclear Club
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University presents “The Nuclear Club: How America and the World Policed the Atom from Hiroshima to Vietnam” with Dr. Jonathan Hunt. Register online to attend The talk will be held on Thursday, February 16 in the Presidential […]
George Washington Professor To Speak At CGS Bush School DC Event
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) and the Bush School of Government and Public Service present Alexander Downes discussing his recent book, Catastrophic Success: Why Foreign-Imposed Regime Change Goes Wrong (Cornell UP, 2021). The event will be held on Thursday, January 26, in the 10th Floor Theater at Bush School DC, 1620 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. […]
CGS Team Members Publish New Articles
Two team members of the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) at the Bush School have recently published articles. Dr. Shahin Berenji, the 2022-23 CGS Postdoctoral Fellow, recently published an article with Security Studies, a leading journal in the field. In the article, Berenji examines the bold conciliatory gestures that were made by Mikhail Gorbachev at […]
CGS to Host Event Titled New Perspectives on President George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University presents “New Perspectives on President George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War” with Dr. Fritz Bartel and Dr. Susan Colbourn as part of the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Bush School. The talk will be […]
Former CGS Fellows Publish Articles in Leading Security Studies Journals
Kendrick Kuo and Robert Ralston, former pre-doctoral fellows with the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS), have published articles in the two leading journals in the security studies field. Kuo’s article, which appears in International Security, deals with when military innovation harms combat effectiveness. Ralston’s article, which appears in Security Studies, deals with the causes of declinism in major powers. Kuo is […]
Dr. Castillo Publishes Op-Ed in Chicago Tribune
Dr. Jasen Castillo, Co-Director for the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS), recently had his op-ed, “The Nuclear Risks in Russia’s War with Ukraine are Real,” published in the Chicago Tribune. Castillo’s article discusses potential paths to nuclear escalation in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Using statements from President Biden, President Putin, and National Security Advisor Sullivan, Castillo […]
CGS to Host Dr. Renanah Joyce Discussing “Security Cooperation and Competition for Influence”
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University will host Dr. Renanah Joyce on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Joyce plans to discuss “Security Cooperation and Competition for Influence,” a chapter from her current book project, Exporting Might and Right: Security Assistance and Liberal International Order. The talk […]
CGS Releases Volume on Berlin Airlift
Texas A&M University Press has published The Berlin Airlift and the Making of the Cold War (available for sale online). The volume comes out of a conference that the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) co-hosted in the spring of 2019. The volume is edited by John Schuessler, Co-Director of the CGS at the Bush […]
What Does Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Mean For The Wider War?
Two Texas A&M experts explain how Ukrainian forces pulled off their recent string of victories against the Russian military and discuss what this could mean for the overall course of the conflict.