ISP Tearline Team Partners with UT’s Asia Policy Program to Report on Chinese Construction of Police Training Facilities in the Global South 

September 25, 2026

In partnership with UT Austin’s Asia Policy Program (APP), ISP’s Tearline team published a report on Chinese construction of police training infrastructure in at least four countries — Nepal, Costa Rica, Samoa, and Uzbekistan — over the past 12 years. Construction of a police training facility is usually part of a wider, latticed outreach effort…

ISP Tearline Team Provides Update on Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Papua New Guinea

July 16, 2026

ISP’s Tearline student research team recently published an open-source report examining the status of four critical People’s Republic of China (PRC) infrastructure projects in Papua New Guinea (PNG): The team assesses that PRC contractors are likely experiencing project setbacks and stagnation at ISEZ and Hoskins and Gurney Airports, extending their presence at strategic PNG locations amid…

ISP Faculty in the Field: Dr. Kiril Avramov to Publish Co-Edited Volume on Foreign Intelligence Services; Provides Expert Analysis to Chilean Newspaper  

July 15, 2026

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 a co-edited volume, Comparative Foreign Intelligence Services: Framing Policy and Threat Perception, with Routledge this fall. His co-editor, Dr. Bianca Adair, is a former CIA Operations Officer and former…

Texas Intelligence Academy – A New May-Term Offering

July 15, 2026

In May 2026, the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project offered the 7th Texas Intelligence Academy (TIA) in the nation’s capital as an official university May Term—an intensive, for-credit course. Students participated in lectures, simulations, briefing exercises, and discussions with current and former professionals on intelligence and national security—to include collection, analysis, covert action, intelligence oversight, cybersecurity, and intelligence support…

NOW OPEN: Applications for NGA Student Internships

May 31, 2017

NGA 2018 Student Internship Program The Intelligence Studies Project, a joint venture of the Strauss and Clements Centers, is glad to announce the opening of student internship opportunities with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 

ISP Director Visits Fox 7 News to Discuss US, Russia Ties

May 18, 2017

On Thursday, May 18, ISP Director Steve Slick visited Austin’s Fox 7 news station to share his thoughts about the appointment of a special counsel to handle the investigation into alleged ties. 

2017-2018 Brumley Fellows Selected to Work with ISP

May 11, 2017

The Robert Strauss Center recently announced the 2017-2018 cohort of Brumley Next Generation Graduate Fellows. Beginning this fall, ISP Director Steve Slick will mentor new Next Gen Fellow Casey Boyles. Senior Fellow Michael Gibbs will also be returning to continue studying…

ISP Sponsored Undergraduate Course Wraps Up a Successful Semester

May 10, 2017

As finals week approaches, ISP Senior Fellow Paul Pope is wrapping up the first running of a unique UT Austin course in intelligence that was open to all undergraduates. “Intelligence and National Security Decision-Making,” sponsored by ISP and the LBJ…

Steve Slick Weighs in on Susan Rice Allegations

April 10, 2017

On Wednesday, April 5, 2017, ISP Director Steve Slick was quoted in the New York Times on the normalcy of requesting more information on intelligence reports at the White House, State Department, and various other agencies. 

Business Insider Quotes ISP Director on Current Wiretapping Claims

April 4, 2017

Earlier this week, Business Insider quoted ISP Director Steve Slick on the necessity of consumers of reports requiring “more information to understand the significance of the intelligence.”

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