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ACLED Releases October 2013 Conflict Trends Report
The October 2013 issue of ACLED’s Conflict Trends includes analysis of the ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo, the violence and political unrest continuing in Egypt, Al-Shabaab activity in Kenya, and Sudanese opposition protests.
Distinguished Scholar Webber on the Shale Gas Revolution
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar and UT Engineering Professor Michael Webber discusses the factors that contributed to the current surge in U.S. oil and gas production in an article in the October issue of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Magazine. The article can be found online, here.
Strauss Scholars Launch Intelligence Studies Project with Workshop at the NSA
In September, incoming Strauss Center Director Bobby Chesney and Clements Center Director Will Inboden led a team of scholars in a workshop involving a number of senior officials from the National Security Agency at the agency’s headquarters in Ft. Meade, Maryland. The workshop was the first fruit of a joint Strauss-Clements initiative titled the Intelligence…
Ashley Moran Discusses a New Climate Dashboard Mapping Tool
The CCAPS program and Development Gateway recently launched a dashboard enabling users to analyze where and how climate-related events could disrupt Africa’s security and development. In this post on The First Tranche blog, Ashley Moran demonstrates how users can use this innovative dashboard tool to analyze and forecast climate security risks in Africa in a new,…
The Technology Behind the New CCAPS Climate Change Dashboard
In a recent post on the AidData blog entitled The First Tranche, Diego Dimunzio, Gabriel Inchauspe, and Josh Powell of Development Gateway discuss the technology behind the new CCAPS climate dashboard.
Joshua Busby Discusses Shortfalls Within Hsiang, Burke, and Miguel Study
On the Duck of Minerva blog, CCAPS researcher Joshua Busby discusses some of the shortfalls of a recent study by Solomon Hsiang, Marshall Burke, and Edward Miguel. In his blog post, Dr. Busby stresses the importance of factors other than fixed effects when assessing how climate change affects conflict.
Joshua Busby Responds to New Study on Climate Change and Conflict
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
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
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.
In this article, Homeland Security Today discusses the release of the new CCAPS dashboard that explores climate security vulnerability.
