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Call for Papers on Environmental Security
The CCAPS program issued its first call for papers on environmental security, open exclusively to scholars from and based in Africa. The Call for Papers is co-sponsored by the Strauss Center, the Institute for Security Studies, and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
CCAPS Hosts Policy Forum in DC
On Wednesday, March 3, the Strauss Center co-sponsored a discussion forum on Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) with the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at National Defense University and Meridian International Center. The forum gave the Strauss Center’s CCAPS research team an opportunity to present its research design and discuss what policymakers want…
Strauss Center New Home for Next Generation Project
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law announced today that it will become the new base of operations for the Next Generation Project: U. S. Global Policy and the Future of International Institutions, an ambitious, nonpartisan, multiyear initiative started by The American Assembly at Columbia University.
Strauss Center awarded $7.6 million Department of Defense grant
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law has been awarded a $7.6 million grant by the U. S. Department of Defense. The grant is the largest single award dedicated to social science research The University of Texas at Austin has received.
Candidates Sought in Global Policy Studies
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas at Austin is seeking candidates for a tenure-track faculty position in global policy studies. Applications are sought from creative, interdisciplinary scholars conducting significant policy relevant research on pressing global issues.
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Participates in President’s Detainee Policy Task Force
This summer, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar and Law School Professor Robert M. Chesney was on the front lines of the national debate on the detention and trial of terrorism suspects. Just after teaching his last class of the spring semester, Chesney traveled to Washington, DC, where he spent the next several months with the President’s…
The Strait Dope: Why Iran Can’t Cut Off Your Oil
Ninety percent of Persian Gulf oil travels through the Strait of Hormuz each day. Given the narrow nature of the official designated shipping channel, many experts worry that an attack on tankers could “close the strait,” disrupting oil prices and making waves through the entire global economy. In a Foreign Policy article, Strauss Center Senior…
Strauss Senior Fellow Named to 2009-2010 Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Class
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars announced today that Strauss Senior Fellow Alan Kuperman will be a member of the Center’s 2009-2010 fellowship class. As a Woodrow Wilson fellow, Dr. Kuperman will work on a project on “Moral Hazard of Humanitarian Intervention.”
Strauss Center Announces Recipients of 2009 William H. Crook Fellowships
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law has announced the 2009 William H. Crook Fellowship awards. The summer fellowships are awarded to graduate students at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin working in the developing world for nonprofit organizations, and assist the students…
Ambassador Gregory W. Engle (Ret) Joins Strauss Center Leadership Team
The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law announced today that Ambassador Gregory W. Engle (Ret) has joined the leadership team as Associate Director. Ambassador Engle has served as the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomat-in-Residence at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin and most recently…
