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Director of APP Publishes Chapter in Defending Taiwan
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…
Strauss Deputy Director Klein Discusses the Latest FISA Transparency Data
Adam Klein, the Strauss Center’s Deputy Director, appeared on the Lawfare Podcast to discuss the decline in FISA applications and other data in the intelligence community’s latest transparency report. Listen to the full interview here.
UT Law Professor Discusses Humanitarian Law, Enforcement, and the War in Ukraine
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar and UT Law Professor Derek Jinks recently gave a talk on the War on the Rocks podcast regarding the development of Humanitarian Law from World War II to the current conflict in Ukraine. War on the Rocks is a podcast by the Texas National Security Review, which is co-sponsored by the…
Jah Named MLK Visiting Professor at MIT
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, has been named an MLK Visiting Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This program honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by increasing the…
Wendy Nather Discusses Protections for Remote Workers from Cyberattacks
Wendy Nather, a Senior Cybersecurity Fellow at the Strauss Center, recently participated in a panel hosted by Business Insider on workplace security during the work from home era. Titled “Cybersecurity Trends: Prepare for a More Secure Future,” the panel addressed the challenges of employees working remotely while many corporate policies were not ready to handle it. Given…
Klein and Inboden Analyze Ukrainian War and Argue for Securing of U.S.’ Semiconductor Supply Chain
Deputy Director of the Strauss Center, Adam Klein, published an op-ed on The Hill with Clements Center Executive Director Will Inboden discussing the lessons to be learned in the invasion of Ukraine. Most urgently, they argue we need to secure our own semiconductor supply train for national defense. To read more, please see the op-ed…
Schmitt Analyzes the Implications of the U.S. Providing Intelligence to Ukraine
Professor Michael Schmitt recently authored an article titled “Ukraine Symposium – Are We at War?” Given the reports of the U.S. and several other NATO nations providing intelligence to Ukraine, Professor Schmitt addresses the question of when does intelligence sharing trigger an international armed conflict (IAC) between the State providing it and the State against which…
Strauss Director Appointed Dean of UT’s School of Law
The Strauss Center is so proud to announce that our Director, Bobby Chesney, has been appointed as the next Dean of UT’s School of Law. Professor Chesney also currently holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs and has served as the school’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs…
