ISP Tearline Team Reports on Russia’s Planned Naval Base Near Port Sudan

January 13, 2026

ISP’s Tearline student research team recently published an open-source report analyzing the impact of the May 2025 drone attack by the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces on infrastructure in the vicinity of Russia’s planned naval base in Sudan. The team assessed that Russia is unlikely to realize their plans for a naval base near Port Sudan in the…

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Alexandra Sukalo Named Director of the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project

December 15, 2025

The Clements Center for National Security and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas at Austin are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alexandra Sukalo to lead the University’s Intelligence Studies Project (ISP). ISP was established in 2013 as a joint venture of the Clements and Strauss Centers…

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2023-2024 Public Attitudes on US Intelligence

November 21, 2025

Public support for the U.S. Intelligence Community remained strong through the end of the Biden presidency, though polls show mounting evidence of entrenched partisanship. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs published the results of two annual national surveys of public attitudes sponsored by UT-Austin’s Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project. The surveys conducted in 2023 and 2024…

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UT Austin Students Brief the NSA Director

April 16, 2025

UT Austin students with the Strauss Center-Applied Research Laboratories Joint Studies Program briefed NSA Director (DIRNSA) General Timothy Haugh on their research during a visit by the DIRNSA to the University in March 2025. The Joint Studies Program is a multidisciplinary program that applies research in law, political science, engineering, and the natural sciences to…

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ISP-Sponsored Project Wins McGrew Outstanding Research Award

May 29, 2024

ISP Senior Fellow and LBJ School Professor Paul Pope (right) and former LBJ School student, Haley Noah (center), received the McGrew Outstanding Research Award from Dr. Jeremi Suri (left). The award recognized an ISP-sponsored policy research project on, “Domestic Terrorism…

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Call for Papers: The University of Texas at Austin Announces the 2024 “Bobby R. Inman Award” for Student Scholarship on Intelligence

April 18, 2024

The Strauss-Clements Intelligence Studies Project of The University of Texas at Austin announces the 10th 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,…

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Apply Now for Texas Intelligence Academy 2024

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…

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UT Report on Chinese-Built Infrastructure in Papua New Guinea

September 21, 2023

Student researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, led by ISP Senior Research Program Manager Kim Nguyen, recently published an open-source assessment on the strategic value of Chinese-built infrastructure projects in Papua New Guinea. The report assessed China’s investments…

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2021-2022 Public Attitudes on US Intelligence

September 1, 2023

ISP-Sponsored Surveys During the Biden Presidency Affirm Continued Strong Public Support for the Intelligence Community But Also Signal Growing Partisanship The Chicago Council on Global Affairs recently published the results of two annual polls sponsored by UT-Austin’s Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies…

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2023 “Bobby R. Inman Award” Winners Announced

August 2, 2023

The Intelligence Studies Project of the University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the winner and two semifinalists in the ninth-annual competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security.   The recipient…

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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."