Strauss Center Cyber Clinic Student Cited in Wall Street Journal Article
On Sunday, March 17, the Wall Street Journal cited Kareem Chavez-Escobdeo, Strauss Center’s Applied Cybersecurity Community Clinic student, and Francesca Lockhart, Clinic Director, in an article on university cybersecurity clinics assisting area businesses, faith-based institutions, and nonprofit organizations in improving their cyber defensive posture. A member of Google.org’s Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics, the Applied Cybersecurity…
Director Klein Discusses TikTok and National Security
Adam Klein, Director of the Strauss Center, published an article, “TikTok Should Be Owned by Americans,” in Real Clear Policy. “Another concern is TikTok’s extensive data harvesting: the app collects vast amounts of personal data about its American users. That data can then be accessed by Beijing-based employees who answer to the Chinese Communist Party. …
Cyber Clinic Director Francesca Lockhart Quoted in CISA Blog
On Wednesday, February 28, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) quoted Francesca Lockhart, Director of the Strauss Center’s Applied Cybersecurity Community Clinic, in the blog post “CISA Publishes Guide to Support University Cybersecurity Clinics”. The post, by CISA Associate Director of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative Clayton Romans, discusses the impact of university cybersecurity…
Professor Inboden Joins Panel to Discuss China and the Global South
Dr. Rana Siu Inboden, Senior Fellow with the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin, recently appeared on an Atlantic Council panel to discuss China’s efforts in obtaining regional hegemony in the Global South. China’s rise as a central player in the world has significant implications globally…
Space Traffic Management Conference Discussed in Payload
The Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability (SSSS) Program at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, in partnership with the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and MITRE, held the 10th annual Space Traffic Management Conference, “Inflection Points of Change: Civil, Commercial & Security” for space operations. The conference took place on February 27-28, 2024,…
CAMPI Releases February 2024 Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border Report
The Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), led by our CAMPI Director Stephanie Leutert and CAMPI Fellow Caitlyn Yates, have released the quarterly report on Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border. This February 2024 report provides an asylum processing update along the U.S.-Mexico border and focuses on the CBP One appointment system, the processes for managing walk ups, and…
Jeremi Suri Discusses Southwest Border Tensions
Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs and Senior Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently published an article through TRT World entitled “Border tensions reflect conflicting visions of what US should look like.” The article expands upon tensions between Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Biden…
Stephen Vladeck Discusses Implications of US-Mexico Border Tensions
Stephen Vladeck, Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts and Senior Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently outlined the unprecedented tensions at the border to the Austin American-Statesman. This comes after the Biden Administration placed court filings in January stating that Texas is blocking U.S. Border Patrol agents’ access to…
Kiril Avramov Presents on Recent Targeted Russian Assassinations
Dr. Kiril Avramov, Director of the Global Disinformation Lab at the University of Texas and Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently lectured on what he calls the “Russian Targeted Killing Program” at Catholic University in Washington DC. He discussed how these assassinations are mainly directed at Russian citizens who Putin…
Stephen Vladeck Outlines the Standoff at the US-Mexico Border
Stephen Vladeck, Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts and Senior Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently appeared on the podcast On Point to discuss the border crisis and current political tensions between the Biden Administration and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. “The federal government has the primary responsibility, Meghna, to…
