Dr. Jaganath Sankaran has been awarded a competitive grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York for the interdisciplinary research project, “How Are Modern Technologies Affecting Nuclear Risks?” Dr. Sankaran has partnered with Dr. Jaworek, the Director of the Nuclear Policy Program in the Nuclear Threat Initiative, to examine the economic and sociopolitical impacts stemming from the potential use of nuclear weapons in space — specifically targeting satellites and critical ground-based infrastructure — and to assess how these events could harm vital national functions and global stability. The goal of the project is to inform policymakers and the public about the risks of nuclear weapons in space and to develop measures to reduce these threats. Dr. Sankaran’s new grant was awarded through a competitive process, highlighting the significance and timeliness of his research and its importance for international peace and security.
The Asia Policy Program is a joint program between the Strauss Center for International Law and Clements Center for National Security.
In partnership with UT Austin’s Asia Policy Program (APP), the Intelligence Studies Project’s (ISP) Tearline team published a report on Chinese construction of police training infrastructure in at least four countries — Nepal, Costa Rica, Samoa, and Uzbekistan — over the past 12 years. Construction of a police training facility is usually part of a wider, latticed outreach effort by...
Rana Siu Inboden, a Strauss Center Senior Fellow, co-authored an article with Anouk Wear in the Jamestown Foundation's China Brief Notes titled "'We're Coming For You': PRC Influence in UN Rights Bodies." The article examines how the PRC is placing its nationals on UN human rights bodies and directing funding toward mandates that align with its views. "Beijing is seeking greater influence in the...
Asia Policy Program Director Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens recently co-authored a paper for The Carnegie Endowment of International Peace examining how China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has transformed into a major global security actor. Since 2006, China has signed at least 205 police and security cooperation agreements with over seventy-four countries. Utilizing a new dataset of 170 bilateral and...