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Volume 9, Issue 4 of the Texas National Security Review is now available! This issue tackles complex challenges at the intersection of history, strategy, and statecraft. Read it all now: tnsr.org/volume-9-issue-4/ #NationalSecurity #Strategy #ForeignPolicy
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How did 1990s partisan politics recast George H. W. Bush as a realist? As @HelfontSamuel explains on Horns of a Dilemma, the narrative that Clinton invented "nation-building" while Bush was a strict realist ignores history. Listen now: tnsr.org/2026/10/was-george-… #ForeignPolicy
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Was George H. W. Bush a hard-nosed realist or a prudent liberal internationalist? Dr. Samuel Helfont (@HelfontSamuel) challenges conventional wisdom and unpacks the myth vs. memory of Bush 41’s foreign policy. tnsr.org/2026/10/was-george-… #Podcast #InternationalRelations
Samuel Helfont | "Was George H. W. Bush Truly a Realist? A Closer Look at His Foreign Policy Legacy"

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Was George H. W. Bush a hard-nosed realist or a prudent liberal internationalist? Dr. Samuel Helfont (@HelfontSamuel) challenges conventional wisdom and unpacks the myth vs. memory of Bush 41’s foreign policy. tnsr.org/2026/10/was-george-… #Podcast #InternationalRelations
Samuel Helfont | "Was George H. W. Bush Truly a Realist? A Closer Look at His Foreign Policy Legacy"

ALT Samuel Helfont | "Was George H. W. Bush Truly a Realist? A Closer Look at His Foreign Policy Legacy"

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How should George H. W. Bush be remembered? @HelfontSamuel from the @NavalWarCollege argues that historical memory has obscured the liberal internationalist core of his foreign policy. tnsr.org/2026/09/liberal-int… #ForeignPolicy #History #USPresidents
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Should we stop trying to "bridge the gap"? James Kwoun from @NDU_EDU argues that intelligence analysis, social science, and history should embrace their differences to improve national security outcomes. tnsr.org/2026/09/embracing-n… #Intelligence #SocialScience #Analysis
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In our latest article, Dr. Anouar Boukhars (@aboukhars01) argues that tactical pressure only succeeds when aligned with a viable political strategy and civilian protection. Read the full piece: tnsr.org/2026/10/converting-… @AfricaACSS | #WestAfrica #Sahel #DefenseStrategy
Anouar Boukhars | "Ultimately, the struggle against militant groups in West Africa will not be decided by the use of force alone, but by whether force is used in ways that create the conditions for a viable political strategy." Quote from "Fighting Without Holding: Why Military Operations Fail to Produce Security in West Africa"

ALT Anouar Boukhars | "Ultimately, the struggle against militant groups in West Africa will not be decided by the use of force alone, but by whether force is used in ways that create the conditions for a viable political strategy." Quote from "Fighting Without Holding: Why Military Operations Fail to Produce Security in West Africa"

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In our new article, Dr. Anouar Boukhars (@aboukhars01) examines why years of expanded military operations in West Africa have failed to produce durable security against groups like JNIM and IS-Sahel. tnsr.org/2026/10/converting-… @AfricaACSS | #Sahel #Security #WestAfrica
Scholar | "Fighting Without Holding: Why Military Operations Fail to Produce Security in West Africa" by Anouar Boukhars

ALT Scholar | "Fighting Without Holding: Why Military Operations Fail to Produce Security in West Africa" by Anouar Boukhars

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Can the US simply trade Taiwan concessions for Chinese help on North Korea? Dr. Shuxian Luo explains why strategic linkage isn't a one-off deal, but a repeated game of steady assurance. Listen now: tnsr.org/2026/09/how-taiwan-… @joy_shuxian_luo | @UHMAsianStudies #Taiwan #NorthKorea
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In our latest, Samuel Helfont (@HelfontSamuel) dismantles the myth of George H. W. Bush as a pure realist. He argues that while Bush's statecraft featured realist elements, his core policy was rooted in a disciplined liberal internationalism. tnsr.org/2026/09/liberal-int…
Samuel Helfont | "Presidents are not international relations theorists, and Bush’s policies, like those of all presidents, displayed elements of realism, but at its core, Bush’s foreign policy was clearly liberal." from "Liberal Internationalism Forgotten: Myth & Memory in the Legacy of George H. W. Bush"

ALT Samuel Helfont | "Presidents are not international relations theorists, and Bush’s policies, like those of all presidents, displayed elements of realism, but at its core, Bush’s foreign policy was clearly liberal." from "Liberal Internationalism Forgotten: Myth & Memory in the Legacy of George H. W. Bush"

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With the recent summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in mind, it's an apt time to consider whether China’s North Korea strategy is driven by US policy on Taiwan. Dr. Shuxian Luo (@joy_shuxian_luo) joins to discuss. 🎧 Listen now: tnsr.org/2026/09/how-taiwan-… @UHMAsianStudies
"Taiwan and North Korea as Linked Flashpoints in US-China Relations" by Shuxian Luo

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Was George H. W. Bush truly a foreign policy realist? In our latest article, Samuel Helfont (@HelfontSamuel) challenges this myth. He argues that Bush 41 practiced a disciplined liberal internationalism, from the Gulf War to Somalia. Read more at tnsr.org/2026/09/liberal-int…
Scholar | "Liberal Internationalism Forgotten: Myth and Memory in the Legacy of George H. W. Bush" by Samuel Helfont

ALT Scholar | "Liberal Internationalism Forgotten: Myth and Memory in the Legacy of George H. W. Bush" by Samuel Helfont

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Simplistic readings of the "Thucydides Trap" risk driving fatalistic foreign policy. In our latest, Robert Stone (@ufhamilton) and Joshua Hammond (@NavalWarCollege) argue that reducing ancient history to power politics misses Thucydides’ true insights. tnsr.org/2026/09/trapped-by-…
Trapped by the Tradition: Reading Thucydides on Strategy and Policy | "In place of the tired invocations of inevitable war, procrustean power politics, and democratic fickleness, Thucydides offers insights into the importance of international legitimacy, national character, and democratic exceptionalism." by Robert Stone and Joshua Hammond

ALT Trapped by the Tradition: Reading Thucydides on Strategy and Policy | "In place of the tired invocations of inevitable war, procrustean power politics, and democratic fickleness, Thucydides offers insights into the importance of international legitimacy, national character, and democratic exceptionalism." by Robert Stone and Joshua Hammond

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Is great-power competition with China destined for war? In our latest article, Robert Stone (@ufhamilton) and Joshua Hammond (@NavalWarCollege) argue that reducing Thucydides to generic power politics misses his core insights. Read now: tnsr.org/2026/09/trapped-by-… #Strategy #IR
Scholar | "Trapped by the Tradition: Reading Thucydides on Strategy and Policy" by Robert Stone and Joshua Hammond

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On our latest Horns of a Dilemma, @Tsihanouskaya argues European security hinges on Ukraine's victory. Hosted by our own @RGVest alongside @mkimmage (@kennaninstitute) at @AspenSecurity. tnsr.org/2026/09/sviatlana-t… #Belarus #Ukraine #Security
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Policymakers shouldn't have to synthesize conflicting academic and intelligence inputs. In our latest article, James Kwoun (@NDU_EDU) proposes a framework for the Intelligence Community to integrate social science, history, and analysis. tnsr.org/2026/09/embracing-n… #Intelligence
It is unrealistic for senior policymakers, operating under severe time constraints and pressure, to integrate fragmented insights from intelligence analysts, social scientists, and historians. A more helpful approach is to have the Intelligence Community assume this responsibility and create a framework to synthesize perspectives grounded in fundamentally different epistemologies. | "Embracing (Not Bridging) the Gap: Integrating Intelligence Analysis, Social Science, and History" by James Kwoun

ALT It is unrealistic for senior policymakers, operating under severe time constraints and pressure, to integrate fragmented insights from intelligence analysts, social scientists, and historians. A more helpful approach is to have the Intelligence Community assume this responsibility and create a framework to synthesize perspectives grounded in fundamentally different epistemologies. | "Embracing (Not Bridging) the Gap: Integrating Intelligence Analysis, Social Science, and History" by James Kwoun

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