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