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Woolley’s Book on Modern Propaganda Released
Strauss Distinguished Scholar Samuel Woolley recently published his book Manufacturing Consensus: Propaganda in the Era of Automation & Anonymity which analyzes social media and emerging tech to show how propaganda has infiltrated modern society. Woolley shows how social media, with its anonymity and capacity for automation, allows a wide variety of groups to build the…
Former SSA Co-authors Report on Ukraine’s Economic Recovery
Former Strauss Center Senior Student Associate (SSA) Janina Staguhn recently co-authored a report for CSIS titled “Enabling an Economic Transformation of Ukraine: Recovery, Reconstruction, and Modernization.” The report primarily stressed how “it is in the national security interest of the G7 and European Union for Ukraine to become a modernized economy and remain a secure…
Director Klein Moderates Discussion with Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines
Last week, as part of the conference “America’s Secrets: Classified Information and Our Democracy,” Strauss Center Director Klein moderated a fireside chat with Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines. The engaging and insightful conversation covered a wide variety of topics, ranging from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to TikTok. Click here to watch the event…
CAMPI Director Quoted in Migrant Death Article
Stephanie Leutert, Director of Strauss’ Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative, was quoted in a Texas Tribune article “Texas heat-related deaths reached a two-decade high in 2022 amid extreme temperatures.” “Leutert said a large number of these deaths were likely related to heat, but may have not been counted as heat-related deaths because their cause…
CAMPI Fellow Releases Course on History of Homeland Security
Ben Rohrbaugh, a Fellow at the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI) at the Strauss Center, has released a course on the history of Homeland Security on the Center for Homeland Defense and Security’s (CHDS) website. The course primarily focuses on the U.S. experience with homeland security but it situates the discipline within broader…
Francis Gavin Discussing Challenging the Status Quo and Emphasizes Intellectuality
Francis J. Gavin, Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor, Director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at SAIS-Johns Hopkins University, and Distinguished Scholar at the Strauss Center, authored an introductory essay to Texas National Security Review issue “It May Be Different than You Think.” The Texas National Security Review is a joint venture between…
Call for Applications: 2023-24 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars
The Strauss Center is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2023-24 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars programs. These unique opportunities provide research training, mentorships, and networking to exceptional students from varied disciplines across the Forty Acres. For Graduate Students: The Brumley Next Generation Fellows Program The mission of the…
Klein Discusses Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Future
Critical to U.S. intelligence agencies operations is Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which monitors more than 200,000 overseas targets but is set to expire at the end of 2023. Strauss Center Director Adam Klein’s recent Lawfare article outlines Section 702 in more detail, including providing recommendations for reforms to make reauthorization more…
Announcing the Winner of the 2022 Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship
The Robert Strauss Center and Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law are pleased to announce that Jean Galbraith, Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, is the winner of the 2022 Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship. Professor Galbraith’s article, The Runaway Presidential Power over Diplomacy was published in…
CAMPI Director Quoted in Reuters on Mass Migrant Kidnappings
Stephanie Leutert, Director of the Strauss Center’s Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), was quoted in a Reuters article on mass migrant kidnappings occurring in Mexico before attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. “This kidnapping and others show the risks that migrants face in Mexico and all the different groups trying to make money…
