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Hirsch Publishes on China and the Future of the U.S.-Israel Alliance

Jordan Hirsch, Senior fellow in the Technology, Security, and Global Affairs Program at the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, was recently published in the Autumn 2023 issue of SAPIR Journal in an article titled “China and the Future of the U.S.-Israel Alliance.” Hirsch argues “If Israel is not on the geographic frontier…

Professor Barany Discusses China’s Military Shortcomings

December 6, 2023 |

Zoltan Barany, Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin and Distinguished Scholar at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, appeared in The Strategist’s article by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and spoke on China’s military as tensions rise with the United States. In the article titled “Be Alert to China’s…

Chinmayi Sharma Discusses AI Self-Regulation

Chinmayi Sharma, Cybersecurity and Technology Fellow at the Strauss Center, recently published an article in Lawfare entitled “The Chaos at OpenAI is a Death Knell for AI Self-Regulation.” “For decades, technology companies were shielded from accountability… This underscores the conclusion the security community came to long ago: Industry incentives are not only inadequate to foster…

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

November 29, 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 November 2023 report provides an asylum processing update along the U.S.-Mexico border and focuses on the CBP One appointment system, the increasing use of waitlists to manage…

Strauss Center Director Klein Discusses Casualty Counts in the Israel-Hamas War

Strauss Center Director Adam Klein recently published Lawfare article, “Making Sense of Casualty Counts in the Israel-Hamas War,” where he discusses the legal framework of wartime casualties. The article contends that Hamas’ role in defying humanitarian law has led rise to a humanitarian catastrophe, looking at how Hamas has used nominally non-military objects and locations…

Director Klein on Podcast About National Security and Emerging Technologies

Adam Klein, Director of the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently appeared on the Slavic Connexion podcast. Klein shared his insights on the concerns around security versus freedom of speech; his work covering the confluence of law, surveillance, and emerging technologies; and his unique perspectives on global affairs. To listen to the podcast,…

Professor Kuperman Discusses Implications of Small Modular Reactors

November 16, 2023 |

Alan Kuperman, Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and Distinguished Scholar at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently discussed concerns of small modular reactors and the possibility of them being used for nuclear bombs. In the National Observer, Professor Kuperman discussed these implications in the article titled “Bad guys…

Professor Vladeck Publishes National Security Law Casebook

November 9, 2023 |

Stephen Vladeck, Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas School of Law and Distinguished Scholar at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently published a new textbook, National Security Law, Seventh Edition with colleagues Stephen Dycus, William Banks, and Peter Raven-Hansen. To read more, click here.

Sharma Discusses Cybersecurity Liability Issues

Chinmayi Sharma, Cybersecurity and Technology Fellow at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently published an article through Lawfare entitled “Who’s Afraid of Products Liability? Cybersecurity and the Defect Model,” about how the Biden administration is looking into establishing a federal tort liability framework for software manufacturers to address cybersecurity concerns. The article…

Hirsch Discusses Implications of Hamas’ Attacks on Israel

Jordan Hirsch, Senior Fellow in Technology, Security, and Global Affairs Program at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently published an article in Commentary entitled “Israel Doesn’t Need Lectures on 9/11” to discuss parallels of the October 7 attacks in Israel to 9/11 and how these two events are different in nature. “Indeed,…

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