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Chesney on Major National Security Issues
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
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
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…
2013 Crook Fellows Announced
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
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…
Distinguished Scholar Kenneth Flamm on Digital Inclusion
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Kenneth Flamm recently posted two working papers to the Social Science Research Network that focus on digital inclusion in the United State. His first paper, “National, Regional, and ISP Variation in U.S. Broadband Quality Improvement: Has a Rising Time Floated All Boats,” takes newly available data to measure trends in broadband…
UT Chapter of Alexander Hamilton Society Wins Award
The Strauss Center is pleased to report that the UT chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society (AHS) has been named the “Best Graduate Organization” campus-wide by the Dean of Students as a part of the Annual “Swing Out Awards.” The Swing Out Awards are given out by the University of Texas Leadership and Ethics Institute…
