Last semester (fall 2023), David Winter, an Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) student affiliate, completed a Marcellus Policy Fellowship with the John Quincy Adams Society. Over the course of several months, the Marcellus Policy fellows wrestled with ideas that can animate a prudent foreign policy. They honed their writing skills under expert guidance, crafting […]
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Bartel Wins Inaugural CPH Book Prize
Dr. Fritz Bartel, Assistant Professor at the Bush School of Government & Public Service and an Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) faculty member, has been named the inaugural winner of the 2023 SMU Center for Presidential History (CPH) Book Prize. Bartel’s book, The Triumph of Broken Promises: The End of the Cold War and […]
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 […]
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.
CGS Fellow Publishes Article in the National Interest
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) 2022-23 Postdoctoral Fellow, Shahin Berenji, has published a new article with the National Interest, “Arms Alone Cannot Win the Peace in Ukraine.” In the article, Berenji argues that the United States needs to play a central role, rather than a peripheral one, in future negotiations between Russia and […]
CGS Student Affiliate Publishes Article in Chicago Tribune
Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) Student Affiliate Ben Giltner recently published an article in the Chicago Tribune. Giltner’s piece, “Georgia’s desire to join Western alliance could spark conflict with Russia. The US should step in,” examines how the U.S. can help avoid a reignition of the Georgia-Russia conflict by following a grand strategy of restraint. Giltner also […]
CGS Student Affiliate Published in Three Outlets
An Albritton Center for Grand Strategy (CGS) Student Affiliate, Ben Giltner, has recently published articles in three outlets. In Business Insider, Giltner published “Biden can’t back Putin down, but he can still cut a deal.” In Asia Times, Giltner published a piece titled “US-China rivalry and the ‘security dilemma.” Giltner also published a piece in […]
Student Spotlight: Audrey Kuhnle
Audrey Kuhnle, (class of 2022) Master of International Affairs candidate, discusses her experience at the Bush School. She is in the National Security & Diplomacy track. Can you introduce yourself? My name is Audrey Kuhnle. I’m currently a second year in the MIA program on the NS&D track. My concentrations are Intelligence and US Military […]
Texas A&M Experts Analyze Conflict In Ukraine At Student-Hosted Panel
In a virtual discussion Wednesday, March 9, Texas A&M University professors explored a variety of topics related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, offering analysis on the roots of the conflict, how things have played out since the invasion began, and where things may be headed in the future. The hour-long discussion hosted by the MSC Wiley Lecture […]
Aileen Teague: Faculty Spotlight
Aileen Teague is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs and a core faculty member at the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy. She studies U.S.-Latin America relations, works on the Latin America concentration, and serves as a coordinator for The Other Side of the Border: Ties That Bind and Issues That Divide speaker […]
