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, with two semifinalists each receiving a cash prize of $2,500. This competition is open to unpublished…

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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 program for UT undergraduate students focused on intelligence and national security in Washington, D.C. TIA…

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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 in Papua New Guinea, an area of growing strategic competition between China and the West.…

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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 Project. The surveys conducted in 2021 and 2022 confirm that most Americans believe US intelligence…

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Inside NSA, Part II–John DeLong

September 1, 2015

A particularly interesting discussion about the development of NSA’s compliance program, its history, and also why it does not seem to reassure more people that the agency is acting within the law. Listen to the podcast HERE.

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Inside NSA, Part IV–Anne Neuberger

September 1, 2015

Anne Neuberger, has the unenviable task of running NSA’s liaison with the U.S. private sector. She talks about NSA’s sense of responsibility for the predicament it has created for industry and the need for some clear legal process for industry…

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“Bobby R. Inman Award” Recipient and Semifinalists Announced

September 1, 2015

The ISP is pleased to announce the winners of its inaugural competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security.

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ISP Director Keynote Speaker at ARIC

September 1, 2015

On August 27, ISP Director Stephen Slick delivered keynote remarks at the Threat Liaison Officer (TLO) Conference organized by the Austin Regional Intelligence Center (ARIC).

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ISP Director Discourages Legislation on CTIIC

September 1, 2015

When a conference committee convenes to reconcile differences in the House and Senate versions of the 2016 Intelligence Authorization Act, Members should resist the temptation to legislate on the proposed CTIIC.

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Incoming LBJ School Students Participate in CIA-led Exercise

August 31, 2015

On August 4, incoming students in the LBJ School’s masters degree programs completed an analytic simulation led by visiting officials from CIA’s Directorate of Analysis.

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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."