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Groves Publishes on China’s Drone Export Ban’s Implications for Ukrainian Defense

Brendan Groves, a Technology, Security, and Global Affairs Fellow at the Strauss Center, recently published an article on “What China’s Drone Export Ban Means for U.S., Kyiv,” in Real Clear Markets. “China’s export ban, effective September 1st, sets the stage for a significant void in Ukraine’s battlefield technology. Where the gap presents a problem for…

SSSS Lead Calls for Increased Sustainability in Space

Moriba Jah, lead for the Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability Program at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently authored an op-ed in Scientific American, “Space Debris Will Block Space Exploration unless We Start Acting Sustainably.” He argues that there is a need for responsible management, recycling, and sustainable practices to combat the…

Call for Nominations: 2023 Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship

September 8, 2023 |

The Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin and Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law(ONU), in consultation with the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Section on National Security Law, have established the Mike Lewis Prize for National Security Law Scholarship. The prize honors Professor Mike Lewis of ONU, a much-loved colleague…

2021-2022 Public Attitudes on US Intelligence

September 6, 2023 |

ISP-Sponsored Surveys During the Biden Presidency Affirm Continued Strong Public Support for the Intelligence Community But Also Signal Growing Partisanship The Chicago Council on Global Affairs recently published the results of two annual polls sponsored by UT-Austin’s Strauss-Clements Intelligence Studies Project. The surveys conducted in 2021 and 2022 confirm that most Americans believe US intelligence…

U.S. Marine Corps Names Its New Wargaming Center After General Robert B. Neller

September 1, 2023 |

General Robert B. Neller, a Strauss Center Distinguished Senior Fellow, served as the 37th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, and was recently mentioned in an ExecutiveGov article, “Marine Corps Names Wargaming Center After Former Commandant Robert Neller.” “The U.S. Marine Corps has named its new wargaming and analysis center after retired Gen. Robert…

CAMPI Releases August 2023 Asylum Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border Report

August 31, 2023 |

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 August 2023 report provides an asylum processing update along the U.S.-Mexico border and focuses on the CBP One appointment process, asylum processing at ports of entry, waiting…

Westin Scholar Award Applications Open

August 30, 2023 |

The Strauss Center for International Security and Law in collaboration with the MS Information Security and Privacy at the University of Texas at Austin are excited to announce that applications are open for the Westin Scholar Award, developed by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The IAPP’s Westin Research Center catalogues privacy-centered curricula and programs of universities worldwide to promote academia’s efforts to…

Sharma Highlights the Debate Over Software Liability

Chinmayi Sharma, Cybersecurity and Technology Fellow at the Strauss Center, recently coauthored an article in Just Security, titled “Bugs in the Software Liability Debate.” “The Biden administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, released earlier this year, calls for shifting liability for insecure software, via legislation and agency action, onto software producers that fail to take ‘reasonable precautions.’”…

Call for Applications: Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC Award in Space Policy

The Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law is pleased to announce the call for applications for the inaugural Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC Award in Space Policy. This $2000 award, sponsored by Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC, will be given to an exceptional UT-Austin student engaged in research related to space policy or interested in…

Jah Appears on Cover of Magazine Discussing Space Debris

Moriba Jah, program lead of Strauss’ Space Safety, Security, and Sustainability program, appeared on the cover of The Royal Society of Edinburgh’s Summer 2023 magazine ReSourcE about his ongoing work with space debris. “And in proposing policies that would create a circular space economy, we aim to prevent pollution in the form of single-use satellites…

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