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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…
Rana Siu Inboden Testifies to CECC on China’s Human Rights Abuses
Strauss Senior Fellow Rana Siu Inboden testified before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) yesterday about “Two Decades of Human Rights Abuse and Defense in China.” “In the 20 years since the CECC was established, one of the most profound changes is an emboldened China that actively works to dilute UN human rights procedures and…
Greteins Joins Horns of a Dilemma Podcast to Discuss China’s Campaign Against the Uyghur People
Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, founding director of the Asia Policy Program, joined Nury Turkel on the Horns of a Dilemma podcast to discuss China’s campaign against the Uyghur People. The two discussed Turkel’s new book, No Escape: The True Story of China’s Genocide of the Uyghurs. Horns of a Dilemma is a joint venture between…
Greitens Publishes Research Article on China’s Response to the War in Ukraine in Asian Survey
Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, founding director of the Asia Policy Program, published a research article in Asian Survey on China’s response to the war in Ukraine. The article assesses the Chinese party-state’s response across four elements: informational, diplomatic, economic, and military-strategic. Read the full research article here.
CAMPI Releases November 2022 Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border Report
The Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), led by our CAMPI Director Stephanie Leutert and CAMPI Fellow Caitlyn Yates, have released the quarterly report on Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border for November 2022. This November 2022 update includes numbers from both original asylum waitlists and Title 42 exception waitlists. In many cities, Title 42 exception waitlists have replaced…
Professor Woolley Comments on Social Experiment Designed by BBC Reporter
Samuel Woolley, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar and Assistant Professor in the Schools of Journalism and Information, made several comments for an article titled “BBC tries to understand politics by creating fake Americans” at Spectrum News. A BBC news reporter created fake social media accounts of 5 Americans to track and better understand how information, and particularly…
Frank Gavin Reflects on the Gap Between Policymakers and Scholars
Frank Gavin, a Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar, recently published an article in the Texas National Security Review titled “The Gap Has Been Bridged!” Gavin discusses how the gap between international affairs scholars and foreign policy practitioners has been bridged. He then explores the challenges of bridging the divide between the two groups and concludes by…
Strauss Center Hosts Austin Regional for the Atlantic Council’s Cybersecurity Policy Competition (Feb. 4-5) – Apply Now
We are excited to announce that the Strauss Center at The University of Texas at Austin is partnering with the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative to host another regional round of the Atlantic Council’s renowned cybersecurity policy competition, the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge. This stand-alone event will take place at the University of Texas School of Law on February 4-5, 2023, with teams vying for…
