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CAMPI Director Attends Migrant Death Conference

October 20, 2023 |

Stephanie Leutert, Director of the Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently was mentioned by Tuscon in an article, “Documenting migrant deaths border-wide is focus of UA conference, working group.” “Stephanie Leutert of the University of Texas at Austin described the process of compiling migrant-death counts…

Jah Highlighted in Space Issue and Awarded a Grant from National Geographic

Moriba Jah, lead for the Space Security, Safety, and Sustainability Program at the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, recently was mentioned in a National Geographic. Special Issue on Space. Jah speaks on space trash and how this debris threatens “our ability to push our scientific frontiers.” Earlier this year, Moriba Jah was also…

The Strauss Center’s Applied Cybersecurity Community Clinic Receives $500,000 Grant from Google Cybersecurity Clinics Fund

October 18, 2023 |

The Strauss Center’s Applied Cybersecurity Community Clinic at the University of Texas at Austin is receiving $500,000 in grant funding and additional support from Google’s Cybersecurity Clinics Fund to expand operations. The funding from Google.org, the company’s philanthropic arm, is part of a $20 million collaboration with the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics that Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced in June of this…

ISP Director Discusses Biden Administration Efforts to Prevent Regional War

October 17, 2023 |

Steven Slick, Director of the Intelligence Studies Project and Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, commented on America’s response to Hamas’ attack on Israel and its implications on policy and military readiness in the Middle East. Professor Slick spoke with the Washington Post in the article “Biden administration scrambles to deter wider Mideast…

Chesney Comments on Prosecuting Cyber Warfare Crimes Under Current International Law

October 12, 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…

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…

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