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Rana Siu Inboden Discusses Human Rights Issues on Podcast
Rana Siu Inboden, Senior Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently joined Reagan Institute Policy Director Rachel Hoff to discuss recent human rights abuses committed by China and other foreign issues. “Sometimes we think partisanship has gone too far and one way of looking at it is how this may be…
Senior Fellow Ledeen Quoted in Article about Houthi Strikes
Simone Ledeen, Strauss Center’s Technology, Security, and Global Affairs Senior Fellow, was recently quoted in the National Review on “U.S. Launches Second Round of Air Strikes on Yemen-Based Houthis.” “The world is much safer with a strong United States, and unfortunately we’re seeing right now that the world is very dangerous with a weak United…
Greitens Publishes New Book on Indo-Pacific Relations
Dr. Sheena Greitens, Associate professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Director of the Asia Policy Program at the University of Texas at Austin, recently published her new book entitled Politics of the North Korean Diaspora. The book examines how authoritarian security concerns shape diaspora politics by tracing the emergence of a global…
Strauss Center Launches Newest Project on Surveillance and the Rule of Law
The Strauss Center is pleased to announce our project “Safe and Free: National Security Surveillance and the Rule of Law Across Democratic States” which aims to foster genuine comparative study on surveillance laws and oversight structures. Safe and Free contributors include think-tankers, academics, former government officials, and journalists. Many have worked in, advised, or overseen…
Suri and Greitens Discuss Classification and Democracy
Professor Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs and Distinguished Scholar at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and Sheena Greitens, Director of the Asia Policy Program, joined other scholars to discuss classification and scholarship on the “Horns of a Dilemma” podcast. Horns of a Dilemna is a co-sponsored…
Call for Applications: 2024-25 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars
The Strauss Center is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2024-25 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars programs. These unique opportunities provide research training, mentorships, and networking to exceptional students from varied disciplines across the Forty Acres. For Graduate Students: The Brumley Next Generation Fellows Program The mission of the…
Moriba Jah Discusses the Space Industry’s Climate Impact
Moriba Jah, lead for the Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability Program at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently commented in Payload, “The Space Industry’s Climate Impact: Part 1.” The growing frequency of rocket launches and satellite reentries in the space industry is raising environmental concerns regarding emissions and pollutants, prompting calls for…
Chinmayi Sharma Discusses AI Safety and its Role in Reconciling Agile Development
Chinmayi Sharma, Cybersecurity and Technology Fellow at the Strauss Center, recently coauthored an article in Tech Policy Press entitled, “Reconciling Agile Development With AI Safety” which focused on how implementing responsible artificial intelligence (AI) development faces a challenge in reconciling government frameworks’ principles with the fast-paced Agile processes of tech companies. Per Sharma, “For AI…
Adam Klein Examines National-Security Surveillance and Safeguards in Lawfare
Adam Klein, Director of the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently wrote an article on Lawfare, “Safe and Free: National-Security Surveillance and Safeguards Across Rule-of-Law States.” The decade since Edward Snowden’s NSA leaks has been characterized by global debates on intelligence agencies respecting civil liberties and privacy, with major reforms enacted in rule-of-law…
Strauss Center Brumley Fellow Bailey Crane Awarded Westin Scholar Award
The Strauss Center for International Security and Law in collaboration with the Center for Identity at the University of Texas at Austin are excited to announce that Bailey Crane has been selected as the university’s International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Westin Scholar Award recipient for the 2023-2024 award round. Bailey Crane is a second-year graduate student,…
