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Climate Refugees

November 18, 2010 | 5:00:00 | LBJ Library Atrium, 10th Floor

The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law welcomed Michael Nash, director of Climate Refugees to a screening of the film on November 18, 2010.  Don Howard, Assistant Professor of Radio-Television-Film Program, Dr….

Survival Migration: Old Institutions And New Challenges

November 9, 2010 | 3:30:00 | LBJ Library Atrium, 10th Floor

The Strauss Center welcomed Alexander Betts of Oxford University on October 21 to discuss the challenges presented by what he terms “survival migration.”¬ù  As new drivers of external displacement have emerged”from environmental change and livelihood…

Reports from the Field: Ground-Truthing Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in Africa

November 8, 2010 | 12:30:00 | Sid Richardson Hall Room 3.122

On November 8, 2010, the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law hosted LBJ School students and faculty to discuss their summer field research in Africa corroborating data on climate change vulnerability gathered…

The New Security in Democratic South Africa

November 1, 2010 | 5:00:00 | LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor

The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law welcomed Annette Seegers, professor of political studies at the University of Cape Town, to speak on the “new security” policies seen in South Africa and…

Last Train Home

October 28, 2010 | 6:00:00 | Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ 2.104

The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law welcomed Last Train Home producer Mila Aung-Thwin to a screening of the film on October 28, 2010. James K. Galbraith, Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair…

Survival Migration: Old Institutions and New Challenges

October 21, 2010 | 3:30:00 | LBJ Library Brown Room, 10th Floor

The Strauss Center welcomed Alexander Betts of Oxford University on October 21 to discuss the challenges presented by what he terms “survival migration.”¬ù As new drivers of external displacement have emerged”from environmental change and livelihood…

Applying GIS to Urban Issues in Kolkata

October 20, 2010 | 5:00:00 | Sid Richardson Hall Room 3.122

Applying GIS to Urban Issues in Kolkata   Presentation by Tapas Ghatak   Sponsored by   LBJ School of Public Affairs Strauss Center for International Security and Law City Forum, Community and Regional Planning Program,…

Building a Long-Term Strategic Partnership with Iraq

October 11, 2010 | 5:00:00 | Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ 2.104

The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law welcomed Dr. Colin Kahl, Deputy Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, on October 11, 2010.   Francis J. Gavin, Director of the Strauss Center, introduced…

Students Making a Difference in 2010: Working for Nonprofits in Developing Countries

September 29, 2010 | 12:00:00 | Sid Richardson Hall, Room 3.124

On September 29, 2010, the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law hosted the 2010 Crook Fellowship recipients as they shared their summer research experiences. The Strauss Center’s William H. Crook Program in…

AidData: Tracking International Development Aid

September 28, 2010 | 12:15:00 | Sid Richardson Hall Room 3.122

CCAPS researchers Michael Tierney of the College of William & Mary and J. Timmons Roberts of Brown University recently presented the research they lead as part of the AidData initiative. Professors Tierney and Roberts presented…

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