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New Subnational Data on African Education and Infrastructure Access
The Climate Change and African Political Stability program (CCAPS) at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law is pleased to announce the release of a new dataset of sub-national African education and infrastructure access data. This dataset provides data on literacy rates, primary and secondary school attendance rates, access to improved water…
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.
Former Associate Director Engle Creates Song, Video for Peace Corps Africa
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
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…