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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A Discussion with NSA Deputy Director Rick Ledgett

March 9, 2016

On Tuesday, March 8, 2016, the Intelligence Studies Project, the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law, and the Clements Center for National Security welcomed Rick Ledgett, Deputy Director of the National Security Agency, to speak on issues pertaining to…

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Slick Shares Thoughts on “Conversations with a Masked Man” for The Cipher Brief

February 19, 2016

ISP Director Steve Slick recently reviewed John Hadden’s book “Conversations with a Masked Man” for The Cipher Brief’s “Dead Drop”.

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Texas Exes Spoof ISP on the Release of Presidential Daily Briefings

February 11, 2016

In Episode 62, The Hook investigates newly declassified CIA briefs, and talks with Steven Slick, ISP director, about the most sensitive documents in the world.

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Inman Award Winner Phil Nichols on Lawfare

February 3, 2016

2015 Inman Award Semifinalist Phil Nichols recently published a summary of his winning research paper.

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Slick’s Response to HLR Article on Intelligence Oversight

January 21, 2016

Slick challenged the utility and wisdom of recommendations for enhanced WH oversight of US intelligence activities.

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Intelligence Professionals Participated in National Security Forum

December 1, 2015

Last month, ISP, the Clements and Strauss Centers co-sponsored the second annual National Security Forum “Great Powers, Failed States, and New Frontiers: National Security Challenges of the 21st Century.”

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