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Strauss Center Welcomes Jordan Hirsch
The Strauss Center is pleased to welcome Jordan Hirsch as a Fellow for the Technology, Security, and Global Affairs program. Previously, he practiced law at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. There, he advised clients in matters such as high-stakes cybersecurity incidents, national security-related investigations, surveillance and law enforcement compliance and litigation, regulatory and legal…
Leutert Addresses the San Antonio Migrant Truck Tragedy
Director of the Strauss Center’s Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), Stephanie Leutert, was recently interviewed by BuzzFeed about the migrant tragedy in San Antonio, Texas. She indicated that the profile of most of the immigrants who died in the trailer matched what researchers normally see for people who travel in between official border crossings…
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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…
