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ISP-Sponsored Report on Election Security Released

Intelligence in Defense of Democracy, the final report of the LBJ School’s 2021-2022 Policy Research Project on foreign election interference, was recently published. Intelligence Studies Project Director Steve Slick led 13 UT master’s degree candidates in an extensive literature review, policymaker and expert interviews, and the drafting of this report including specific policy recommendations. The…

Adam Klein Appointed Director of the Strauss Center

July 11, 2022 |

The Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law is excited to announce that Adam Klein has been appointed Director of the Strauss Center. Since 2021, Adam has served as Deputy Director of the Strauss Center, Director of the Strauss Center’s Program on Technology, Security, and Global Affairs, and a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law. He previously served as Chairman of the…

Jah Addresses Concerns About Space Pollution

Dr. Moriba Jah, Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at UT Austin and the lead of the Strauss Center’s Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability Program, was recently interviewed by the podcast The Take. The episode noted that in November, Russia joined the small club of nations that have conducted anti-satellite missile tests, creating a huge cloud…

Strauss Center Announces 2022 – 2023 Brumley Next Generation Fellows

June 30, 2022 |

The Strauss Center is thrilled to announce the acceptance of twelve graduate students to the upcoming 2022 – 2023 class of Brumley Next Generation Fellows. We are incredibly excited to welcome this dynamic cohort of students into the Brumley Program from across the Forty Acres, and know they will bring unique perspectives to the multi-disciplinary…

Strauss Center Announces 2022 – 2023 Brumley Next Generation Scholars

June 29, 2022 |

The Strauss Center is very pleased to announce the acceptance of ten undergraduate students to its 2022 – 2023 class of Brumley Next Generation Scholars. We are incredibly excited to welcome this dynamic cohort of students into the Brumley Program from across the Forty Acres, and know they will bring unique perspectives to the multi-disciplinary…

Chesney Joins Cyberlaw Podcast to Discuss Cyberattacks Against Russian Infrastructure and Other Topics from the RSA Conference 

June 27, 2022 |

Bobby Chesney, Director of the Strauss Center and Dean Designate of UT’s School of Law, was interviewed on the CyberLaw Podcast about a variety of topics including what to expect from cyberattacks against Russian critical infrastructure, the FBI’s analysis of the NetWalker ransomware gang, how smartphones have transformed the Ukrainian war, and more. To listen…

Gavin Explains How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Creates a Great-Power Opportunity for the U.S.

June 23, 2022 |

Frank Gavin, a Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar, recently published an article in Foreign Affairs. In his essay “With Great-Power Crisis Comes Great-Power Opportunity,” Gavin argues that the war in Ukraine presents an opening for a new phase of U.S.-Chinese relations. He notes that Russia’s war has starkly demonstrated that Washington’s standing in the world is stronger…

Director of APP Publishes Chapter in Defending Taiwan

June 22, 2022 |

Sheena Greitens, Director of the Asia Policy Program, a joint venture between the Strauss and Clements Centers, has published a chapter on “Asian Allies and Partners in a Taiwan Contingency: What Should the United States Expect?” in a new volume of Defending Taiwan, a project by the American Enterprise Institute. For more information or to read…

Chesney Quoted in WaPo Article About How the World Changed After Snowden Leaks

“It was a catalyst for a set of things that have left a permanent imprint on the role of privacy in our policy discourse, on attitudes about the extent to which people trust the U.S. government and the NSA in particular,” Bobby Chesney, Director of the Strauss Center and Dean Designate of UT’s School of Law,…

ISP Successfully Wraps Up Texas Intelligence Academy 2022

The University of Texas at Austin’s Intelligence Studies Project hosted the third running of the Texas Intelligence Academy (TIA) from May 22 to June 1, 2022 in Washington, D.C. The TIA 2022 cohort comprised 14 undergraduate students from UT-Austin, UT-El Paso, and UT-San Antonio. The TIA students participated in classroom lectures and exercises with former…

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