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Constitutional Design, Conflict Trends, and Migration in Africa

The CCAPS program released new research on constitutional design and conflict management, climate change and growth in Ethiopia, governance and conflict in the Sahel, migration and urbanization in Africa, and real-time analysis of conflict trends in Africa.

Kuperman on Libyan Intervention in IS Article

July 15, 2013 |

Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Dr. Alan Kuperman published an article in the most recent issue of International Security, discussing the 2011 NATO intervention in Libya. Contrary to the popular narrative that the intervention was a great success and a model for future campaigns, Kuperman argues that the NATO mission in fact led to many negative…

Former Associate Director Engle Creates Song, Video for Peace Corps Africa

July 15, 2013 |

Former Strauss Center Associate Director Greg Engle recently completed a short video honoring Peace Corps volunteers in Africa. Engle is not only the current Country Director for Peace Corps Ethiopia, he is also a singer-songwriter. Engle, who prior to joining the Peace Corps Ethiopia team spent a month recording an album in Austin Texas (while…

Chesney on Major National Security Issues

July 2, 2013 |

Distinguished Scholar Robert Chesney has been a prominent voice in some of the recent debates on the legal issues of national security. His recent work includes:

Dr. Inboden on Reinhold Niebuhr and Christian Realism

May 31, 2013 |

Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar and William P. Clements Jr. Center Executive Director Dr. William Inboden recently published an article on Reinhold Niebuhr in the Diplomatic History Journal. Titled “The Prophetic Conflict: Reinhold Niebuhr, Christian Realism, and World War II,” the article examines Reinhold Niebuhr’s theological development of Christian realism and his early concerns surrounding the…

2013-2014 Next Gen Scholars Announced

May 30, 2013 |

The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law is pleased to announce the selection of nine new Next Generation Scholars for the 2013-2014 academic year. These young scholars, all undergraduates at the University of Texas at Austin, will be paired with Strauss Center Distinguished Scholars who will act as mentors and guide the…

Dr. Kuperman Gives Lecture at University of Khartoum

Distinguished Scholar Dr. Alan Kuperman gave a talk at the Development Studies & Research Institute (DSRI) at the Univeristy of Khartoum in Sudan today entitled “Constitutional Design & Conflict Management in Africa.” The talk was sponsored by the University of Khartoum’s Public Lectures & Forums Program and the Information Centre for Development (ICD). The talk…

Bobby Chesney in Washington Post Op-Ed on the AUMF

Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Bobby Chesney was mentioned in an Op-Ed by the Washington Post editorial board on May 15th discussing the Obama Administration’s drone policy. In the article, the Washington Posts expresses its support for a new effort by the Senate Armed Services Committee to look into revising the Authorization to Use Military Force…

2013 Crook Fellows Announced

May 15, 2013 |

The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law has announced the winners of the 2013 William H. Crook Fellowship awards. Now in its sixth year, the Crook Fellowship program provides summer fellowships to students working for nonprofit organizations in developing countries. Since 2008, it has enabled forty-three students to work on development projects…

A Recap: 2012-2013 Events at the Strauss Center

May 14, 2013 |

The Strauss Center had another successful year of its International Security Speakers series with guests from academia, the military, policy and government, and the private sector. Guests spoke on a diverse array of topics from the Vietnam War to religion in US foreign policy, from the rise of China to the Iraq War, from the…

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