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…

Alcalde Magazine’s Coverage of the Texas Tribune’s “The Threat Assessment”

October 8, 2018

In its column Takeaways from McRaven, Brennan’s National Security Talk at Texas Tribune Festival, the UT publication discusses highlights from the event. 

Careers in Intelligence: Useful Information, Guidance, and Tips

October 5, 2018

ISP recommends to UT students who may wish to apply for an intelligence position after graduation, “Intelligence Officer Careers and How to Get One” recently posted on the Small Wars Journal blog. 

VIDEO: ISP Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Interviewed by Global Journalist

September 14, 2018

Dr. Kiril Avramov, ISP Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, was recently interviewed by KBIA’s Global Journalist for a discussion on Russian mercenary presence in the Central African Republic. 

Strategy by Solarium: From Eisenhower to Cyber

August 29, 2018

In War on the Rocks’ podcast series “Horns of a Dilemma,” ISP Director Steve Slick, Clements Center‘s Will Inboden and Celeste Ward Gventer, and Strauss Center Director Robert Chesney discuss Senator Ben Sasse’s Cyber Solarium Commission. 

2018 Inman Award Winning Paper in Texas National Security Review

August 29, 2018

Peter Scoblic, this year’s recipient of the 2018 “Bobby R. Inman Award” for student scholarship in intelligence, recently had his paper published in Texas National Security Review. 

Cipher Brief National Security Blog Announces Academic Innovator Program

August 27, 2018

Students interested in contributing as a columnist or policy analyst to the well-regarded Cipher Brief may wish to review the factsheet. 

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