Call for Papers: The University of Texas at Austin Announces the 2026 Bobby R. Inman Award for Student Scholarship on Intelligence

April 30, 2026

The Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) at The University of Texas at Austin announces the 12th annual competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security. The winner of the Inman Award will receive a cash prize of $5,000, with two semifinalists each receiving a cash prize of $2,500. This competition is open…

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…

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. 

ISP Director Steve Slick on Page One Podcast

February 8, 2018

In early December, ISP Director Steve Slick was interviewed by UT-Austin’s Abhishek Mukund for the Page One podcast.

Applications Open for Summer 2018 Cambridge International Security and Intelligence Program

January 8, 2018

UT students interested in national security and intelligence may wish to apply to participate in the International Security and Intelligence Program and Conference scheduled for July 9 – August 3, 2018 at Magdalene College, Cambridge, UK.

Call for Papers: International Association for Intelligence Education Conference

November 20, 2017

The 14th Annual International Association for Intelligence Education Conference is now accepting complete panel proposals, individual paper proposals, and graduate or undergraduate poster presentations. Please see below for details from IAFIE, or click here to access the PDF information guide. 

2017 Inman Award Winning Paper in Intelligence and National Security

November 13, 2017

This year’s recipients of the 2017 “Bobby R. Inman Award” for student scholarship on intelligence recently had their winning paper published in the journal Intelligence and National Security.

Fall 2017 Letter from ISP Director Steve Slick

October 16, 2017

Dear Friends of the Intelligence Studies Project, With your support and (often) participation over the past year, the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) broadened its institutional base and continued growing in a purposely sustainable manner.  Our tactical aims are unchanged: to offer…

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- Bobby R. Inman, former Director of the National Security Agency and Deputy Director of Central Intelligence

"There has been far too little focus in the academic world on the Intelligence Community and the critical role it plays in our country's national security. The Intelligence Studies Project will position the University of Texas at Austin to be a leading academic center on U.S. intelligence."

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- Robert M. Gates, former Secretary of Defense and Director of Central Intelligence

"The Intelligence Studies Project at UT Austin - anchored by the Inman Chair - will allow new generations of young people to learn from and about Admiral Inman, and to learn about intelligence: its many disciplines and dimensions, its structure, how it operates, its strengths and weaknesses, how it is used, and how it can be improved."