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Rana Siu Inboden Comments on Chinese Human Rights

October 11, 2023 |

Rana Siu Inboden, Distinguished Scholar for the Strauss Center on International Security and Law, commented in the article “How China is Rewriting Human Rights Norms” by MENAFN. “I think China would like the UN to be seen as just a technical or advisory body not really able to speak with moral authority,” says Inboden. If…

Strauss Center Distinguished Scholars Selected as Finalists for Texas Hamilton Book Awards

October 6, 2023 |

Dr. Jeremi Suri and Dr. Josh Busby, Distinguished Scholars at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, have been selected as two of four finalists for the Texas Hamilton Book Awards. Jeremi Suri currently serves as a professor of Public Affairs and History, and Josh Busby is a professor of Public Affairs. These awards…

Sheena Chestnut Greitens on Uncertainty in China’s Governance

October 5, 2023 |

Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Director of the Asia Policy Program, recently commented in the Washington Post, “China’s defense minister under investigation for corruption.” The likely removal of China’s defense minister, Li, and the preceding dismissals of officials suggest uncertainty in China’s foreign policy under President Xi Jinping’s centralized leadership, potentially impacted by corruption charges and the…

Rana Siu Inboden Offers Insights on Defending the Human Rights System from Authoritarian Assault

October 4, 2023 |

Dr. Rana Siu Inboden, Distinguished Scholar with the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently spoke on The Diplomat, “How to Defend the Global Human Rights System From Authoritarian Assault.” Authoritarian states undermine the international human rights system to protect their regimes.  “In my book on China and the international human rights regime, I…

Apply Now for Texas Intelligence Academy 2024 – Info Session October 24

September 28, 2023 |

**INFORMATION SESSION – October 24, 2023 at 5:00PM in UT-Austin’s Flawn Academic Center (FAC) 430.** The Intelligence Studies Project is now accepting applications to participate in Texas Intelligence Academy (TIA) 2024. The TIA is a competitive, all-expenses paid, intensive academic program for UT undergraduate students focused on intelligence and national security in Washington, D.C. TIA…

UT Report on Chinese-Built Infrastructure in Papua New Guinea

September 27, 2023 |

Student researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, led by ISP Senior Research Program Manager Kim Nguyen, recently published an open-source assessment on the strategic value of Chinese-built infrastructure projects in Papua New Guinea. The report assessed China’s investments in Papua New Guinea, an area of growing strategic competition between China and the West….

Chesney Comments on Prosecuting Cyber Warfare Crimes Under Current International Law

September 26, 2023 |

Bobby Chesney,  Dean at the University of Texas School of Law and Lead of the Cybersecurity program at the Strauss Center recently was mentioned in a CircleID article, “The Hague to Probe Cyberwarfare Under Existing International Law.” The International Criminal Court (ICC) aims to prosecute cyber warfare crimes under existing international law, potentially including Russian…

Busby Writes on Biden’s Industrial Policies

September 23, 2023 |

Joshua Busby, Distinguished Scholar at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law and Associate Professor of Public Affairs recently co-authored an article on The Duck of Minerva, “Go Green Fast: Are the Industrial Policies of the Biden Administration Working?”  “Threading that course and at the same time incentivizing a robust domestic manufacturing sector is…

Webber Comments on ERCOT Entering Level 2 Emergency Operations

September 21, 2023 |

Michael Webber, Distinguished Scholar at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, recently commented in a Crypto News BTC, “ERCOT paid Bitcoin mining operation more than $32 million to cut power use.” Colorado-based Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms Inc. generated more revenue, while…

Michael Webber Comments on Texas Power Grids

September 15, 2023 |

Michael Webber, Distinguished Scholar for the Strauss Center on International Security and Law and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, recently commented in the Houston Chronicle, “Texas power grid briefly enters level 2 emergency for the first time since 2021.” “Once we’re too far out of spec on frequency, we…

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