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Innovations in Climate Security Research
Known for its innovative research bridging policy and academic spheres, the Robert Strauss Center this year won the esteemed Special Achievements in GIS (SAG) Award for its work mapping security risks related to climate change. The Strauss Center uses Esri’s geographic information systems (GIS) technology as part of its Climate Change and African Political Stability…
Strauss Scholars Release Research on Critical Global Security Issues
Strauss Center Leadership and Distinguished Scholars spent the past semester publishing new books and articles in peer-reviewed journals, participating in conferences and lectures, and testifying before Congress on some of the most pressing issues affecting international security. Highlights of their impressive activities are below.
Innovations in Climate Security Research
Known for its innovative research bridging policy and academic spheres, the Robert Strauss Center this year won the esteemed Special Achievements in GIS (SAG) Award for its work mapping security risks related to climate change. The Strauss Center uses Esri’s geographic information systems (GIS) technology as part of its Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) program…
Intelligence Studies Project Sparks “Inside the NSA: We Brought in a Recording Device So You Don’t Have To”
Last week, Incoming Director Bobby Chesney and the Brookings Institution’s Benjamin Wittes visited the NSA to conduct a series of interviews with high-level officials. The interviews are a direct outgrowth of the Intelligence Studies Project, a joint venture of the Strauss Center and the Clements Center for National Security at UT Austin. The Intelligence Studies Project kicked…
Incoming Director Lectures on Laws of War
Last month, UT Law Professor and Incoming Director of the Strauss Center Bobby Chesney participated in a conference at Columbia Law School and spoke at a colloquium at NYU Law where he discussed various aspects of the laws of war.
ACLED Releases December Reports
ACLED has released its December issue of Conflict Trends, which examines political unrest and conflict in Central African Republic, Mali, Mauritania, DR-Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Libya and Sudan. In addition to the Conflict Trends report, ACLED also released country profile reports on DR-Congo and Kenya.
The Vulnerabilities of Healthcare.gov
On November 19, 2013, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Dr. Fred Chang testified before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology regarding the cybersecurity threats posed to the government’s new health care website: healthcare.gov. In his testimony, Dr. Chang stated that in cyberspace we currently face intelligent and able opponents, capable of penetrating and…
Next Gen Fellow Featured in AP Article About Wind Power
Next Gen Fellow and VP of Development for RES Americas, Shalini Ramanathan, was recently featured in an AP article discussing Microsoft’s plans to fund wind energy in the State for the next 20 years.
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Appears in TEDxSMU 2013: “And Then…”
In October, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Dr. Frederick Chang participated in Southern Methodist University’s TEDx conference “And Then…“. This year’s presentations revolved around the question, “What’s next?”
