ISP Tearline Team Reports on Russian Air Base Infrastructure Development in Libya

June 5, 2026

ISP’s Tearline student research team recently published an open-source report examining improvements at six existing Libyan air bases since the arrival of Africa Corps, a Russian state-controlled military group, in April 2024. The team assessed that expanding infrastructure development at Libyan air bases where Africa Corps has an established presence likely advances Russia’s military foothold in North Africa and the…

ISP Tearline Team Reports on Russia’s Construction of Defense Towers near Yelabuga Drone Facility

May 28, 2026

ISP’s Tearline student research team recently published an open-source report analyzing key takeaways regarding the Russian Federation’s construction of two defense towers near its Yelabuga drone facility following Ukrainian airstrikes in Tatarstan throughout 2025. Although the effectiveness of these defense towers in countering drones remains unclear, the team assessed that Moscow’s rapid construction of these towers near the Yelabuga drone factories likely indicates the significance of…

Call for Papers: The University of Texas at Austin Announces the 2026 Bobby R. Inman Award for Student Scholarship on Intelligence

April 30, 2026

The Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project (ISP) at The University of Texas at Austin announces the 12th 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…

ISP Faculty in the Field: ISP Fellow Dr. Kiril Avramov Set to Publish Second Book, Receives Eyes of Texas Excellence Award 2026  

April 10, 2026

Next month, 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 his second book of the past year entitled, “Ladders of Escalation: Flexible Modeling in Comparative Cases of the State-Sponsored Targeted Killings,” with Springer Nature. His co-author, Adam…

ISP Director on CIA’s New Digital Directorate

October 7, 2015

CIA, NSA and other agencies will continue to labor into a headwind on digital technology until a new, more cooperative, more rational relationship develops between the government and the private sector. Read the full article HERE.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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