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Jah Publishes Paper on Space Environmentalism
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 a contributor to an academic paper titled “The case for space environmentalism” that was published at Nature Astronomy. The paper began by describing the increase of man-made…
May 2022 CAMPI Metering Report Published
The Strauss Center’s Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), led by CAMPI Director Stephanie Leutert and CAMPI Fellow Caitlyn Yates, have released the quarterly Metering Update for May 2022. This report provides an update on waitlists, asylum seekers, and migrant shelters along the U.S.-Mexico border. It documents 27,135 individuals on waitlists in eight Mexican border cities. This is an approximately…
Prof. Inboden Explains What Trans-Siberian Pipeline Teaches us About Competing with China
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar and Director of the Clements Center, Dr. Will Inboden, and UT alumnus Nick Romanow, published a commentary on War on the Rocks on the lessons learned from the Trans-Siberian Pipeline in the early 1980s under the Reagan Administration. In examining the relationship between China and the U.S. over the years, they discuss…
Schmitt Discusses the Legal Framework Related to Cyberspace Operations in Ukraine
Professor Michael Schmitt participated in a Fireside Chat at the United States Cyber Command Annual Legal Conference. Professor Schmitt is a Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar, Professor of Public International Law at Reading Law School (UK), the Francis Lieber Distinguished Scholar at the Lieber Institute of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and a Visiting…
CAMPI Migration Model Updated for March
Stephanie Leutert, Director of the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), updated a model to better understand current migration dynamics and to estimate total numbers of unique individuals leaving their communities in Mexico and Central America. The model and the write up (from September) can be found under the Articles section here. The model will continued to be updated…
Call for Papers: The University of Texas at Austin Announces the 2022 “Bobby R. Inman Award” for Student Scholarship on Intelligence
The Intelligence Studies Project of The University of Texas at Austin announces the 8th annual competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security. The winner of the “Inman Award” will receive a cash prize of $5,000, with two semifinalists each receiving a cash prize of $2,500. This competition is open to unpublished work…
Chinny Sharma Joins Strauss Center
Exciting Strauss news: Chinny Sharma is joining the Strauss Center at The University of Texas at Austin as Scholar in Residence, focused on an array of topics at the intersection of technology, policy, and law. Professor Sharma’s courses will include Internet Law & Policy and Computer Crimes, and she will play a key role in…
Bobbitt Argues War in Ukraine is a War Against Liberal Democratization
Strauss Center Distinguished Senior Lecturer Philip Bobbitt co-authored an article with Viola Gienger titled Putin’s Real Fear: Ukraine’s Constitutional Order. In his article, Professor Bobbit indicated that concerns about Putin’s imperial ambitions or his efforts to combat NATO are missing the point behind the war in Ukraine. Before the invasion, Putin ignored all evidence that…
Dr. Jah Publishes the First Book on Space Domain Awareness
In collaboration with Pamela Magee and Wiley Larson, Dr. Moriba Jah recently published a book titled Space Domain Awareness. Dr. Jah is an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at UT Austin and the Director of the Strauss Center’s Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability Program. In his new book, Dr. Jah provides a complete overview of the space domain awareness…
CAMPI Releases Report on Lateral Expulsion Flights Along the Border
This Strauss Center and Kino Border Initiative report on lateral flights is the first publication tofocus exclusively on the population that was transferred out of South Texas. The report describes the Border Patrol’s lateral flights and bussing, highlights the transferred population’s demographics, and describes these individuals’ experiences during the expulsion process. It relies heavily on…
