The William P. Clements Jr. Center for National Security


The Clements Center for National Security is a nonpartisan policy and research center at the University of Texas at Austin. The Center is named after former Texas Governor and Deputy Secretary of Defense Bill Clements. The goal of the Clements Center is to teach diplomatic and military history to undergraduates and graduate students, as well as support research in the topics of history, strategy, and national security policy.

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