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Brumley Student Profile: Quimberly Jasso Analyzes China’s NGO Restriction Policies
Quimberly Jasso, International Relations and Global Studies senior, is a Brumley Next Generation Scholar at the Strauss Center. Beyond the Scholars’ professional development class and other academic pursuits, Quimberly is working on her Liberal Arts Honors senior thesis, researching the interplay between authoritarian regimes, civil society, and NGOs with China as the case study.
Strauss Distinguished Scholar Weighs in on Khashoggi Disappearance
In a recent article for Foreign Policy, Strauss Distinguished Scholar and Clements Center for National Security Director, Dr. Will Inboden, commented on the effect of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on U.S.-Saudi relations.
The Double Burden of Climate Exposure and State Fragility
In the article, The Double Burden of Climate Exposure and State Fragility, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Joshua Busby, Strauss Director of the State Fragility Initiative Ashley Moran, and Strauss Senior Fellow Clionadh Raleigh present the findings of “The Intersection of Global Fragility and Climate Risks” study they conducted with other researchers for USAID. As the…
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer Gives Public Talk
On Tuesday, October 9, 2018, the Strauss Center and Clements Center welcomed Ron Dermer, Israeli Ambassador to the United States, who spoke on “The Challenges Facing Israel Today” at the LBJ Library Atrium. President Greg Fenves provided the introduction. Ambassador Dermer spoke on Iran, the realignment of the Middle East, Israeli economic and commercial prospects,…
ISP Joins LBJ School in Welcoming CIA’s First Resident Intelligence Officer
The University of Texas at Austin is home to the Central Intelligence Agency’s first resident intelligence officer (RIO) under its new Visiting Intelligence Officer Program. As UT’s RIO, Alan Kessler joins the university community to help bridge the gap between the intelligence community and academia. Kessler will work within the LBJ School of Public Affairs through fall…
Strauss Distinguished Scholar Evaluates NSA Advisor’s Criticism of the ICC
In a recent article for the Washington Post, Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Dr. Terrence Chapman evaluated National Security Adviser John Bolton’s criticism of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is an independent and permanent international court which prosecutes war crimes and crimes against humanity. Bolton, who has opposed the court since its inception, argues…
Brumley Student Profile: Courtney Broderick Explores Mexico/U.S. Immigration & Security Policy
Courtney Broderick, PhD candidate in the Department of History, is a Brumley Next Generation Fellow at the Strauss Center. In this program, Courtney will work on a year-long research project with advisement from faculty mentor Stephanie Leutert, Director of our Mexico Security Initiative.
Compound Fragility-Climate Risks Heighten Vulnerability to Humanitarian Emergencies and Instability
A study by Strauss Center scholars provides robust new data on where—and how—fragility and climate risks combine to make populations more vulnerable to humanitarian emergencies and instability across the globe.
Brumley Student Profile: William Acheampong Establishes UT Austin’s Doctors Without Borders
William Acheampong, second-year double major in Business Honors and History, is a Brumley Next Generation Scholar (our undergrad program) at the Strauss Center. Will has quickly made his mark at UT Austin, setting up the university’s Doctors Without Borders chapter in between his academic achievements. He tells us about that experience, his goals for the…
MSI Director Analyzes the Relationship Between Crime and Migration
In a recent article for the New York Times, Director of the Mexico Security Initiative, Stephanie Leutert, tells the story of crime and migration. Leutert explains, contrary to the claims made in today’s political rhetoric, that the majority of Central American migrants who make it to the U.S.-Mexico border are “not perpetrators but rather victims…
