The Clements Center for National Security is a

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policy and research center at the

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. The center is named after former Texas Governor and Deputy Secretary of Defense

Bill Clements William Perry Clements Jr. (April 13, 1917 – May 29, 2011) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Texas between 1979 and 1991. His terms bookended the sole t ...

. The goal of the Clements Center is to teach diplomatic and military history to

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and

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, as well as support research in the topics of history, strategy, and

national security National security, or national defence, is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government. Originally conceived as protection against military att ...

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Leadership

* William Inboden, Executive Director * Paul Edgar, Associate Director * Steve Slick, Intelligence Studies Project Director * Mark Lawrence, Director of Graduate Studies

References

External links

Main website
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