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Baseball Diplomacy and the State of U.S.-Mexico Cooperation

October 20, 2022 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | SRH 3.122, LBJ School

On Thursday, October 20th, the Strauss Center hosted Dr. Cecilia Farfán Méndez, Head of Security Research Programs at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at UC San Diego, for a talk on “Baseball Diplomacy and the…

A Conversation on Drone Technology and Conflict

October 13, 2022 | 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm | SRH 3.122, LBJ School

On Thursday, October 13, the Strauss Center hosted Dr. Nicholas Weaver, founder of Skerry Technologies, as he discussed a significant new technology that has grown increasingly prevalent in society: the small autonomous drone. These drones…

Mexico’s Organized Crime Evolution: Why We Should Care

October 6, 2022 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | SRH 3.122, LBJ School

On Thursday, October 6, the Strauss Center welcomed Dr. Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and Director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker…

CANCELLED – Hard Power and Hard Choices: Resourcing the National Defense Strategy

October 4, 2022 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | SRH 3.122, LBJ School

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. On Tuesday, October 4, the Strauss Center, the Clements Center for National Security, the Intelligence Studies Project, and the Alexander Hamilton Society at UT Austin will…

Stolen Selfies Through Hacked Webcams: Exploits, Vulnerabilities, and Other Proofs of Impact

September 27, 2022 | 11:50 am - 12:50 pm | TNH 2.123, Law School

On Tuesday, September 27, the Strauss Center hosted professional hacker Tinker, Red Team program architect and an expert in information security, as part of our Tales from the Cybersecurity Front speaker series, to tackle concepts…

An Update on the Russia-Ukraine War and What It’s Done – and Means – for International Security

September 22, 2022 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | RLP 1.302B, Patton Hall

On Thursday, September 22, the Strauss Center, Clements Center for National Security, and Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies hosted Dan Fata, President of Fata Advisory, LLC and former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary…

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The CIA and Your Rights

September 22, 2022 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | SRH 3.122, LBJ School

On Thursday, September 22, the Strauss Center and Intelligence Studies Project welcomed Kristi Scott, the Chief Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and Jackie Acker, CIA’s Deputy Privacy and Civil…

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Dancing on Bones: History and Power in China, Russia and North Korea

September 14, 2022 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | RLP 1.302B, Patton Hall

On Wednesday, September 14, the Asia Policy Program hosted Katie Stallard, Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and Senior Editor of China and Global Affairs at the New Statesman, who discussed her latest release, Dancing on Bones:…

ISP Career Fair 9/13/23

National Security Career Fair

September 12, 2022 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Etter-Harbin Alumni Center

On Monday, September 12, at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, in conjunction with the Clements Center for National Security, and Intelligence Studies Project, and in partnership with Texas Career Engagement and the LBJ…

From 9/11 to Great Power Competition: Current National Security Challenges

September 12, 2022 | 11:15 am - 2:00 pm | Etter-Harbin Alumni Center

On Monday, September 12, the Clements Center for National Security, the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Intelligence Studies Project hosted “From 9/11 to Great Power Competition: Current National Security Challenges.”…

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