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Political Expediency Underlies ‘Turning Point’ in Climate Aid
CCAPS Pre-doctoral Fellow Sam Barrett responds to Pilita Clark’s article “Doha Talks Agree to Climate Compensation” in the Financial Times. In his letter to the editor, Barrett argues that “the basis of [Clark’s] claim ““ the notion of climate finance for adaptation as a differentiated and accountable phenomenon that is designed for vulnerable people ““…
Fellow’s Letter to the Editor Published in WSJ
Next Gen Texas Fellow John Losinger’s letter to the editor was published in the Wall Street Journal on November 29th.
CCAPS Looks to Map Climate-Related Aid in Africa
The New Security Beat takes a close look at the CCAPS program’s research on identifying and tracking climate aid in Malawi in the article, CCAPS Looks to Map Climate-Related Aid in Africa. CCAPS researchers have applied their climate coding methodology to all official development aid projects in Malawi, assessing each project activity for its relevance to…
Predicting the Future Is Easier Than It Looks
Michael Ward and Nils Metternich examine the role of forecasting models in presidential politics and whether predictive tools can be applied to other fields in their Foreign Policy piece, Predicting the Future Is Easier Than It Looks, The CCAPS program’s work on identifying where, when, and how climate-related events disrupt Africa’s security is highlighted as…
Strauss Center Hosts Second Next Gen Texas Assembly
The Strauss Center hosted the second annual Next Generation Project Texas Assembly at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort November 1st – 3rd. This year’s gathering focused on Texas and the 2012 election.
The Strauss Center’s Catherine Weaver Receives USAID Grant
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected The University of Texas at Austin to be a key partner in a five-year, $25 million grant to develop tools to more effectively target, monitor and evaluate foreign aid globally.
Strauss Scholar Inboden Encourages Us to Give Thanks on Election Day
As the 2012 election reaches fever pitch, Dr. William Inboden takes the time in his recent work to discuss what the U.S. has to be thankful for. Beginning with the basic fact that win or lose the candidates will honor the wishes of the electorate and submit to the authority of the vote without fear…
Jeremi Suri one of UT’s Professors of Excellence
The Strauss Center’s Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs Jeremi Suri was honored at the recent football game against West Virginia for being one of the University of Texas at Austin’s Professors of Excellence. The Professors of Excellence program is part of an ongoing effort to promote academics through athletics. The program has…
New Book by Strauss Center Director Francis J. Gavin
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law and Cornell University Press is pleased to announce the publication of Nuclear Statecraft, by Francis J. Gavin, which challenges key elements of the widely accepted narrative about the history of the atomic age and the consequences of the nuclear revolution. On the basis of recently…
Professor Kuperman interviewed on the UT Elections 2012 Blog
Professor Alan Kuperman, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar, recently discussed the role of foreign policy in the presidential election with The University of Texas at Austin’s Elections 2012 blog. Professor Kuperman explains how President Obama and Governor Romney differ in their views of America’s place in the world. He then offers an insightful analysis of how…
