In his article “Conflict and Cooperation in Cold War” published in Journal of Contemporary History Mack Brown Distinguished Scholar Jeremi Suri reviews recent research on the Cold War.

 In Strauss Scholar Jeremi Suri’s article “American Grand Strategy from the Cold War’s End to 9/11,” Suri analyzes America’s “grand strategy,” defined as “the wisdom to make power serve useful purposes” in the period between the end of the Cold War and September 11, 2001.

In his article “The Rise and Fall of International Counterculture, 1960-975,” published in the American Historical Review in February 2009, Strauss Scholar Jeremi Suri examines how the international counterculture movement affected the Cold War.

In his article “Iraq and the Military Detention Debate: Firsthand Perspectives from the Other War, 2003-2010” published in the Virginia Journal of International Law, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar and UT Law Professor Robert Chesney examines the law and policy of military detention.

In his essay “The Supreme Court, Material Support, and the Lasting Impact of Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project for the Wake Forest Law Review, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar and UT Law Professor Robert Chesney discusses the Supreme Court’s decision in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project and its implications for federal criminal law in relation to terrorism.

Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Joshua Busby wrote the report “China and Climate Change: A Strategy for U.S. Engagement” for the Center for Climate and Electricity Policy (CCEP) at Resources for the Future, a think tank for energy, environmental, and natural resources issues.

Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Eugene Gholz is a co-author of the article “Restraining Order for Strategic Modesty” published in the journal World Affairs. In this paper, Gholz argues that the U.S. should adopt a grand strategy that involves scaling back international security interventions and instead focusing on domestic issues in order to ensure a strong national security and preserve resources for dealing with future threats.

In his paper “Complicating Commitment: Free Resources, Power Shifts, and the Fiscal Politics of Preventive War” published in International Studies Quarterly, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Pat McDonald explores how domestic institutions shape power transitions and impact international peace agreements between states.

In his article “Capitalism, Commitment, and Peace” published in the journal International Interactions, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Pat McDonald writes about the likelihood of conflict between states based on the amount of public property a government holds in its possession.

Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Michael Webber is co-author of the article “Wasted Food, Wasted Energy: The Embedded Energy in Food Waste in the United States” published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. In this paper, Webber estimates the energy embedded in food waste each year in the United States.