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Securing the Homeland: A Conversation with Intelligence and Counterterrorism Leaders of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

January 31, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:45 pm | 10th Floor Atrium, LBJ Presidential Library

On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, the Intelligence Studies Project, the Clements Center for National Security, the LBJ Presidential Library, and the LBJ School of Public Affairs hosted “Securing the Homeland: A Conversation…

The Future of European Security: NATO, Ukraine, and Russia

January 30, 2024 | 12:15 - 1:30 pm | Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School

On Tuesday, January 30, the Strauss Center, Clements Center for National Security, and the Intelligence Studies Project hosted “The Future of European Security: NATO, Ukraine, and Russia,” with Ambassador Kurt Volker, Former U.S. Special Representative…

2024 Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge

January 27 - January 28, 2024 | 9:00 - 5:00 pm | School of Law, UT Austin

The Strauss Center at The University of Texas at Austin partnered with the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative to host another regional round of the Atlantic Council’s renowned cybersecurity policy competition, the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge. This stand-alone event took place at…

Freedom Means Never Surrender: A Discussion with Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur

January 25, 2024 | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Virtual

On Thursday, January 25, the Polish Club at the University of Texas Austin in conjunction with the Strauss Center, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, the Center for European Studies, the Liberal…

US-Japan Alliance Modernization: Meeting the China Challenge

January 25, 2024 | 12:15 - 1:45 pm | SRH 3.122, LBJ School

On Thursday, January 25, the Asia Policy Program at the University of Texas at Austin hosted a conversation about the modernization of the U.S-Japan alliance. Experts Matake Kamiya and Jame Schoff discussed the progress of…

A Discussion of the Laws of War and Events in Israel, Gaza, and Beyond

January 16, 2024 | 3:00 - 4:15 pm | Zoom Webinar

The Strauss Center hosted an event on “A Discussion of the Laws of War and Events in Israel, Gaza, and Beyond” with Professors Tom Dannenbaum (Tufts), Captain Thomas N. Wheatley (West Point), and Derek Jinks…

The Rule is for None but Allah: Islamist Approaches to Governance

November 16, 2023 | 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm | Zoom Webinar

On Thursday, November 16th, the Strauss Center hosted a panel and book talk on The Rule is for None but Allah: Islamist Approaches to Governance, edited by Joana Cook and Shiraz Maher. The event featured…

Israel-Hamas Conflict and the Abraham Accords: Current Realities and Future Prospects

November 15, 2023 | 5:30 - 7:00 pm | Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School

On Wednesday, November 15, the Strauss Center, the Alexander Hamilton Society at UT-Austin, Clements Center for National Security, and The University of Texas Athenaeum hosted the Honorable Robert Greenway, principal architect of the Abraham Accords, for…

Israel’s 9/11? The Hamas Terrorist Attacks & the Future of Mideast Security

November 13, 2023 | 5:30 - 7:00 pm | Neuhaus Stage, Meredith J. Long Theatre Center (Formerly: Alley Theatre), Houston

On Monday, November 13, the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, the Clements Center for National Security, the Intelligence Studies Project, and the America in the World Consortium hosted another edition of their event,…

Evolution of Constitutionalism in Poland

November 3, 2023 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am | Virtual

On Friday, November 3rd, the Polish Club at the University of Texas Austin in conjunction with the Strauss Center, the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, the Center for European Studies, the Liberal…

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