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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Slick, Inboden on President’s Daily Brief Documents

October 1, 2015

ISP Director Steve Slick and Clements Center Executive Director Will Inboden were quoted by the Washington Times on the declassified President’s Daily Brief documents. Read the full article HERE.

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The President’s Daily Brief: Delivering Intelligence to the First Customer

September 22, 2015

At a public event held at the LBJ Presidential Library, the CIA released previously classified daily briefings it gave to Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy in the 1960s.

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CIA Director Speaks About Diversity Recruitment

September 22, 2015

ISP co-sponsored with the Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence in the Division of Diversity and Campus Engagement an event focused on diversity recruitment at the CIA featuring Director John Brennan.

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Inside NSA, Part V–Fran Fleisch

September 1, 2015

Since the Snowden leaks began, managing the agency’s external relations has kept both General Keith Alexander and Inglis fully occupied, and Fleisch has basically functioned as the agency’s front-line manager. Listen to the podcast HERE.

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Inside NSA, Part III–Lonny Anderson

September 1, 2015

A frank conversation about how Edward Snowden managed to steal the documents he took and what steps NSA is taking to make it harder for others who might try it in the future. Listen to the podcast HERE.

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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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- 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."