Research Resources

“Horns of a Dilemma” is a new series brought to audiences by the Texas National Security Review, featuring the leaders and thinkers based at the University of Texas or who stop to share their wisdom.

The “Texas National Security Review” is a journal committed to excellence, scholarly rigor, and big ideas. Launched in 2017 by War on the Rocks and the University of Texas, the journal aims to publish articles that will end up on university syllabi and the desks of decision-makers, and to be cited as the foundational research and analysis on world affairs.

Cipher Brief is a security platform that engages the private sector in a solutions-based conversation with the world’s leading security experts. It was founded by former CNN Intelligence Correspondent Suzanne Kelly.  Its web-based journalism platform is based on the belief that a high-level, non-political, solution-based conversation that includes the private sector is a critical part of finding solutions to the issues we now face.

Lawfare is a multimedia web site devoted to serious discussion of national security law and policy. It has a staple of commentators, ranging from journalists to practicing lawyers and law professors.

Just Security is an online forum for the rigorous analysis of U.S. national security law and policy. They aim to promote principled and pragmatic solutions to national security problems that decision-makers face. Their Board of Editors include individuals with significant government experience, civil society attorneys, academics, and other leading voices. Just Security is based at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law.

A searchable archive of materials covering such aspects of intelligence such as histories, collection and analysis, covert action, US and foreign agencies, signals intelligence, counterintelligence, terrorism, oversight and links to related websites.

Intelligence 101 is an intelligence training website created for students and learners. It provides links to further intelligence focused resources. Though the site contains valuable content, it may not be as thorough as others. 

The former acting Director of the CIA, Michael Morell, speaks with top leaders of the U.S. intelligence community as they reflect on their life, career, and the critical roles they play in shaping national security policies in this CBS News original  podcast. Listen to select podcasts here.