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Distinguished Scholar Jeremi Suri on Fox 7 News
On April 3rd 2013, Strauss Center Scholar Jeremi Suri appeared on Fox 7 News to discuss North Korea’s recent threats. He explains why Austin was threatened and that it was not a threat that Austin residents need to be concerned about. He then discusses the motivations and implications of North Korea’s threats. Watch the entire…
Strauss Scholars in Nuclear Nuances and Subtleties Blog
Recently, Frank Gavin‘s and Jeremi Suri’s work on nuclear weapons and Vietnam were highlighted in the Nuclear Nuances and Subtleties Blog. Blog author, Russell Wellen, begins by recalling an old article Jeremi Suri wrote on Nixon and the “madman theory” that hinged on the Vietnam War. He then follows that with an excerpt for Frank…
Strauss Center Announces Recipients of CCAPS Pre-Doctoral Fellowships
The Strauss Center’s Climate Change and African Political Stability Program (CCAPS) has awarded its 2013-14 pre-doctoral fellowships to Nicholas Seltzer of Stony Brook University, Jessica Steinberg of the University of Michigan, and Daniel Strandow of Uppsala University. The three doctoral students will study under the CCAPS program and be in residence at the University of…
Institutional Capacity for Natural Disasters
Complex emergencies created by natural and manmade disasters can result from limited government capacities to respond to shocks and subsequently place tremendous demands on government capacity. In helping African countries meet the challenges that climate change is likely to pose, it is critical to determine the existing capacity of individual countries and to identify strategies…
Violent Islamism in Africa
John Campbell, in his Africa in Transition blog, highlights Caitriona Dowd’s research brief on Tracking Islamist Militia and Rebel Groups published by the CCAPS program.
Inboden Analyzes Senator Rand Paul’s Foreign Policy Strategies
In his recent post on the ForeignPolicy.com blog Shadow Government, Dr. William Inboden analyzes and criticizes the foreign policy strategies Senator Rand Paul presented in his recent speech at the Heritage Foundation.
New Data Tool Tracks Emerging Conflict Trends in Africa
Astrid Zweynert brings attention to the new CCAPS conflict dashboard – which provides a comprehensive view of emerging and historical conflict trends in Africa – through his piece on AlertNet.
New Research on Conflict in Africa
The CCAPS program released two research briefs focused on conflict in Africa: “Elections and Social Conflict in Africa” by Idean Salehyan and “Climate Change, Global Food Markets, and Urban Unrest” by Cullen Hendrix. The Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset (ACLED), a partner of CCAPS, also published its January 2013 Conflict Trends Report that provides…
