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…

Brumley Next Generation Senior Fellow Briefs John O. Brennan on Interactive Database Tracking Islamic State Activity

February 21, 2018

Brumley Next Generation Senior Fellow Annika Rettstadt had the opportunity to discuss her thesis research with ISP Senior Advisor and former CIA Director John O. Brennan during his most recent visit to The University of Texas at Austin.

ISP Post-Doctoral Research Fellow featured in Small Wars Journal

February 20, 2018

ISP Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Dr. Kiril Avramov recently published Gifts from Grozny: The Export of the Russian COIN Model to Syria in Small Wars Journal. 

Applications Open for Fall 2018 Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO)

February 19, 2018

The U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program is now accepting applications for Fall 2018 internships. The Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) has invited UT students to apply for a 10-week internship at the Bureau in Washington D.C. Information…

ISP Post-Doctoral Research Fellow featured in EA WorldView

February 14, 2018

ISP Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Dr. Kiril Avramov recently published How to Defend Russia’s “Private Military Companies” in Syria? Write a Song. in EA WorldView.

Call for Papers: Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence (JMBI)

February 12, 2018

The Journal of Mediterranean and Balkan Intelligence (JMBI) is now accepting complete manuscripts for the June 2018 Volume, “International Relations and Intelligence Studies: a much needed dialogue.” Please click here to access the PDF information guide. The deadline for submissions is May…

LBJ School of Public Affairs: Seminar Series in Global Security

February 12, 2018

The LBJ School of Public Affairs has announced a four-part seminar series on global security led by distinguished scholar, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins. 

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