Distinguished Scholar Busby Discusses Foreign Policy Americans Want

In the Washington Post article, “Trump and His Advisors are Probably Wrong About What Foreign Policy American’s Want,” Strauss Distinguished Scholar, Joshua Busby, and his co-authors, Dina Smelz and Jordan Tama, present the results of their survey of foreign policy opinion leaders. Their results show that most opinion leaders perceive that Americans are a lot less enthusiastic about trade, foreign aid, and military intervention than they actually are. Therefore, Trump will think about how his decisions will be perceived by the public, but does not understand what Americans actually want.

09 July 2019

Distinguished Scholar Kuperman Weighs in on Naval Nuclear Fuel Research

In a recent article for the Virginian-Pilot, Strauss Distinguished Scholar, Dr. Alan Kuperman, discussed the need for Congress to fund naval fuel research. Kuperman’s commentary comes on the heels of a recent amendment, offered by Representative Elaine Luria, to remove research funding from the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act.

26 June 2019

Strauss Center Announces 2019 – 2020 Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows

The Robert Strauss Center is very pleased to announce the acceptance of thirteen graduate students to its 2019 – 2020 class of the Brumley Next Generation Fellows program. Now entering its fifth year, the program’s new class comprises an impressive group of graduate and PhD students drawn from schools and departments across UT campus.

24 June 2019

South China Morning Post Highlights Countering China’s Security State Conference

A South China Morning Post article highlighted the Strauss Center’s June 6th conference, “Countering China’s Security State: A Bipartisan Approach.” The article, authored by Washington correspondent Mark Magnier, discusses the Trump administration’s choice to include Taiwan on a list of countries in a recent Department of Defense report.

19 June 2019

Strauss Center Announces 2019 – 2020 Brumley Next Generation Scholars

The Robert Strauss Center is very pleased to announce the acceptance of nine undergraduate students to its 2019 – 2020 class of Brumley Next Generation Scholars. The program’s new class comprises an impressive group of undergraduate students drawn from schools and departments across UT campus.