ISP Faculty in the Field: ISP Fellow Dr. Kiril Avramov Set to Publish Second Book, Receives Eyes of Texas Excellence Award 2026  

April 10, 2026

Next month, Dr. Kiril Avramov, Non-Resident Fellow at the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) and Assistant Professor at the Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, will publish his second book of the past year entitled, “Ladders of Escalation: Flexible Modeling in Comparative Cases of the State-Sponsored Targeted Killings,” with Springer Nature. His co-author, Adam…

ISP Tearline Student Teams Brief Texas Army National Guard  

April 7, 2026

On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, students from two Tearline research teams briefed the General Officer Board meeting at the Texas Army National Guard. Brigadier General Monie Ulis, Deputy Adjutant General – Army at Camp Mabry, and his staff praised the students for their high-quality analysis and professional briefing abilities.   In recent years, the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project…

Job Openings: National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)

October 29, 2018

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is seeking qualified applicants for entry-level intelligence officer and data scientist positions at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. 

ISP-led Conversation with Israeli Ambassador

October 22, 2018

UTNews summarized remarks by Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer during his recent campus visit.  ISP Director Steve Slick moderated Ambassador Dermer’s appearance, that included discussion of Israel’s view of the Iran nuclear deal and related Middle East…

Rebuilding Strategic Thinking Report Released

October 19, 2018

The Center for Strategic and International Studies recently released a report by Bob Hutchings and Greg Treverton that critically explores the intersection of strategic intelligence analysis and long-range policy planning.  

LBJ Student Ryan Duffy Interviews John O. Brennan for The Baines Report

October 19, 2018

LBJ Student and Editor in Chief of The Baines Report Ryan Duffy had the opportunity to interview ISP Senior Advisor and former CIA Director John O. Brennan during his most recent visit to The University of Texas at Austin.

ISP Joins LBJ School in Welcoming CIA’s First Resident Intelligence Officer

October 18, 2018

The University of Texas at Austin is home to the Central Intelligence Agency’s first resident intelligence officer (RIO) under its new Visiting Intelligence Officer Program. As UT’s RIO, Alan Kessler joins the university community to help bridge the gap between the intelligence community…

ISP Post-Doctoral Research Fellow featured in The Globe Post

October 9, 2018

ISP Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Dr. Kiril Avramov recently published Patriotic Youth Camps: Recruiting Next Generation ‘Russian World’ Supporters in The Globe Post. 

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