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 Tearline Student Teams Brief Texas Army National Guard  

April 7, 2026

On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, students from two Tearline research teams briefed the General Officer Board meeting at the Texas Army National Guard. Brigadier General Monie Ulis, Deputy Adjutant General – Army at Camp Mabry, and his staff praised the students for their high-quality analysis and professional briefing abilities.   In recent years, the Clements-Strauss Intelligence Studies Project…

ISP Director’s Briefing on Middle East Security Challenges

September 29, 2021

ISP Director Steve Slick joined Ambassador (BG Ret.) James Smith and former ADCI/MA (LTGEN Ret.) John Campbell on September 22nd at the Heritage Country Club in McKinney, TX for a briefing focused on the Middle East. This National Security Briefing…

“Ransomware Attacks Are Another Tool in the Political Warfare Toolbox” Posted on the “The Hill” by Kiril Avramov

September 27, 2021

UT Global (Dis)Information Lab Director and ISP Fellow Dr. Kiril Avramov recently authored an opinion editorial “Ransomware Attacks Are Another Tool in the Political Warfare Toolbox” that appeared in The Hill. The article was co-authored by Ryan Williams, a doctoral…

Professor Pope Directs a Policy Research Project: “Domestic Terrorism in the Digital Age”

August 13, 2021

The Intelligence Studies Project was proud to sponsor an LBJ School policy research project focused on domestic extremism during the 2020-2021 academic year. The course was directed by J. Paul Pope, Professor of Practice at the LBJ School and an…

ISP Now Accepting Applications for Texas Intelligence Academy 2022

August 10, 2021

The Intelligence Studies Project is now accepting applications to participate in Texas Intelligence Academy (TIA) 2022. The TIA is a competitive, all-expenses paid, intensive academic program for UT System undergraduate students focused on intelligence and national security in Washington, D.C.…

2021 “Bobby R. Inman Award” Winners Announced

August 10, 2021

The Intelligence Studies Project of the University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the winner and two semifinalists in its seventh-annual competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security. The recipient…

ISP Welcomes Brumley Next Generation Fellows Taylor Ham and Nils Holst for the 2021-2022 Academic Year

July 20, 2021

Two Strauss Center for International Security and Law Brumley “Next Generation” Fellows will be conducting research in the coming academic year under the direction of ISP principals. Taylor Ham Taylor Ham is a first-year M.A. student at the Center for…

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