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Joshua Busby Responds to New Study on Climate Change and Conflict

September 12, 2013 |

In his recent article for New Security Beat, CCAPS researcher Joshua Busby discusses a new study by Solomon Hsiang, Marshall Burke, and Edward Miguel that looks at the relationship between climate extremes and conflict throughout history. The article, which can be found here, evaluates the claims of the authors while acknowledging the need for more…

Strauss Center Director Frank Gavin Transitions to MIT, UT Law School’s Bobby Chesney Appointed New Director

September 10, 2013 |

AUSTIN, TX ““ The Director of the Robert S. Strauss Center, Dr. Francis J. Gavin, will be leaving the Center and the University of Texas this January to accept a position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies Program as the inaugural Frank Stanton Chair in Nuclear Security Policy. He will maintain his current…

Matt Fajkus Wins Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award

September 9, 2013 |

Matt Fajkus, Next Generation Project Texas Fellow and Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, recently won the prestigious Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for 2013.

New CCAPS Dashboard Featured in Homeland Security Today.

September 5, 2013 |

In this article, Homeland Security Today discusses the release of the new CCAPS dashboard that explores climate security vulnerability. 

New Dashboard Explores Climate Security Vulnerability in Africa

September 4, 2013 |

The Strauss Center’s Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) program today released the new CCAPS climate dashboard, an online platform that displays data on physical, socio-economic, demographic, and political insecurities to assess how these factors contribute to “climate security” vulnerability in Africa.

Strauss Scholars on Syria

September 3, 2013 |

As the Obama Administration contemplates military action in Syria, the nation has been engulfed in a debate over the wisdom of such a decision. In the below articles and interviews, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholars Dr. Jeremi Suri, Dr. Alan Kuperman, and Dr. William Inboden assess the options available to the US, and share their own…

Director’s Book Reviewed on H-Diplo

September 3, 2013 |

Strauss Center Director Dr. Francis Gavin had his most recently published book, Nuclear Statecraft: History and Strategy in America’s Atomic Age, reviewed on H-Diplo by a number of leading scholars. H-Diplo is a prominent online journal focusing on issues of diplomacy, national security, and international history. The series of articles, including Gavin’s response, can be found…

Kuperman: U.S. Nuclear Reactors in Danger

August 28, 2013 |

Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Dr. Alan Kuperman published an article with CNN asserting that U.S. nuclear reactors and power plants are vulnerable to threats from terrorist attacks on two fronts: (1) tampering with cooling systems — leading to meltdowns and radiation release — at nuclear power plants and (2) the theft of enrichment-grade uranium from…

Strauss Center Seeks Two Student Workers

August 26, 2013 |

The Strauss Center’s Student Worker Program students at the University of Texas the opportunity to be exposed to current topics in global affairs, network with top experts and gain practical professional skills. Students may work on major events, program initiatives, communications and outreach projects, writing projects, and may also assist with short-term tasks or specific…

Strauss Center’s Associate Director Departs

August 26, 2013 |

The Strauss Center’s Associate Director, Celeste Ward Gventer, has announced she will be stepping down at the end of August to pursue other opportunities. Celeste has served as Associate Director since November of 2010. She will be moving to Naples, Italy, where her husband, Major Steve Gventer, is stationed at NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command…

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