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Director’s Book Reviewed on H-Diplo
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
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
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
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…
Vote for the Strauss Center’s SXSW Interactive Panel
Is privacy dead? Is Big Brother always watching? Or are enhanced surveillance programs necessary in a world where terrorism is an ever-present threat? The Strauss Center has proposed to host a workshop at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive to get to the heart of these issues by engaging in conversation with experts in…
Vote for the Strauss Center’s SXSW Interactive Panel on Privacy, Surveillance, and the NSA
Is privacy dead? Is Big Brother always watching? Or are enhanced surveillance programs necessary in a world where terrorism is an ever-present threat? The Strauss Center has proposed to host a workshop at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive to get to the heart of these issues by engaging in conversation with experts…
Voting Violence
The Economist’s Daily Chart uses data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Database (ACLED) to illustrate political violence in Zimbabwe.
Strauss Center’s Security Research Wins Special Achievement Award for Exceptional Application of Geospatial Technology
Known for its innovative research bridging policy and academic spheres, the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law this month received the esteemed Special Achievements in GIS (SAG) Award for its work mapping security risks related to climate change.
