{"id":1932,"date":"2022-07-19T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligencestudies.utexas.edu\/?page_id=1932"},"modified":"2024-04-15T12:48:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:48:14","slug":"inman-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/intelligencestudies.utexas.edu\/inman-award\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBobby R. Inman Award\u201d for Student Scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t&#8220;Bobby R. Inman Award&#8221; for Student Scholarship\n\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\tOverview\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The Inman Award competition is designed to recognize outstanding research and writing by students at the undergraduate or graduate levels on topics related to intelligence and national security. There is no prescribed topic, format, or length for papers submitted. It is presumed that most papers will have been prepared to satisfy a course or degree requirement of the author&#8217;s academic program. Co-authored and &#8220;team project&#8221; papers will be accepted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions<\/strong>?\u00a0 Contact <a href=\"mailto:intelligencestudies@austin.utexas.edu\">intelligencestudies@austin.utexas.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/inman-award-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubmission Form\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intelligencestudies.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ffee2447b152494b43d9816faaea83c8.jpg\" alt=\"1917-2011\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"410\" width=\"590\" title=\"ffee2447b152494b43d9816faaea83c8\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<nav>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"0\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">About\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">Eligibility\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">Submission Requirements\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">Judging Process &#038; Standards\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">Awards &#038; Recognition\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Inman Award recognizes more than six decades of distinguished public service by Bobby R. Inman, Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.). Admiral Inman served in multiple leadership positions in the U.S. military, intelligence community, private industry, and at The University of Texas. His previous intelligence posts include Director of Naval Intelligence, Vice-Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Director of the National Security Agency, and Deputy Director of Central Intelligence. He continues to serve as an advisor and mentor to UT students and faculty members, and current government officials.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEligibility\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>All undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at an accredited U.S. higher education institution during the 2023-24 academic year are eligible to participate. A student may submit only one paper that has not been published previously.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubmission Requirements\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Papers will be submitted electronically\u00a0via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/intelligencestudies.utexas.edu\/component\/rsform\/form\/4:inman-award-application?Itemid=120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">form here<\/a>, which will include a short biographic profile of the author(s) with current contact information, the date when the paper was completed, and a description of any course requirement that was satisfied by the paper. All papers should be appropriately attributed using footnotes or endnotes. Submission deadline is\u00a0<strong>June 30, 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJudging Process &#038; Standards\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Papers will be judged on the basis of academic rigor, clear presentation, creativity, and the potential to contribute positively to the U.S. intelligence community. Faculty and staff members associated with the Intelligence Studies Project, Strauss Center, Clements Center, and\/or LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT Austin will review the submissions and select the winning papers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ownership and Use:<\/strong> All papers submitted in connection with the Inman Award competition shall become the property of The University of Texas at Austin and the Intelligence Studies Project for 60 days after the June 30, 2024 deadline. All rights revert to the author(s) after that date or prior to that date with express authorization of the Intelligence Studies Project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Integrity:<\/strong>\u00a0Papers submitted in connection with the Inman Award competition will be presumed to satisfy the academic standards of the institution where the author is enrolled. At the sole discretion of the Intelligence Studies Project, papers judged not to meet appropriate standards of intellectual integrity will be disqualified from the competition.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAwards &#038; Recognition\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Inman Award and a $5,000 prize will be presented to the author of the winning paper. Two papers will be recognized as Inman Award semifinalists and $2,500 will be awarded to the author of each. Cash prizes will be conveyed directly to sole authors or divided equally among co-authors. At least one cash prize will be awarded to an undergraduate author. Recipients of cash prizes are solely responsible for any tax liability that may accompany receipt of such funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>If requested<\/i>, the Intelligence Studies Project will assist in publishing the winning paper and ensure it is made available to current intelligence practitioners interested in the paper&#8217;s topic. At the discretion of the Intelligence Studies Project, the authors of meritorious papers that are not recognized with an award and cash prize may be offered support in further research and editing in anticipation of publication.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/content -->\n\t<!-- \/tabs -->\n<h2>\n\t\t&#8220;Bobby R. Inman Award&#8221; Winners\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<nav>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"0\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">2022\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">2021\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">2020\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">2019\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">2018\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">2017\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">2016\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li data-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:void(0);\" tabindex=\"-1\">2015\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2023\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recipient of the &#8220;Inman Award&#8221; is\u00a0<strong>A.J.\u00a0Dilts<\/strong>, a 2023 graduate of Harvard University in History and Government.\u00a0His paper\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Nb1mW08MFLM4gGsFJldeOL0mWXDE4-L1\/view?usp=sharing\">The Architecture of Advice: How the Bureau of Intelligence and Research Shaped President Kennedy&#8217;s Policy in Vietnam, 1961-1963<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>focuses on the<em>\u00a0<\/em>active role Roger Hilsman&#8217;s Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the State Department played in informing &#8211; and influencing &#8211; President Kennedy&#8217;s policies on Vietnam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The graduate semifinalists are\u00a0<strong>Wright Smith<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Nicholas Blanchette<\/strong>, both PhD students in Security Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Their paper\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ho8a72FU3LsJaAfbiF5VD9XK9pIV_-RC\/view?usp=drive_link\">&#8220;Our Bomber Will Always Get Through&#8221;: Cognitive Barriers to US-UK Wartime Military Intelligence During the Air Offensives of 1939-1941<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>discusses the British and German air campaigns in the early years of World War II and explains how cognitive biases distorted the assessments of UK and American intelligence analysts and strategists.<\/p>\n<p>The undergraduate semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>Brennan Ferrington<\/strong>, a 2023 graduate of Vanderbilt University in History, Physics, and Public Policy Studies.\u00a0His paper\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_gSO0UdnExOgK8UxPDnI3Adje_d4q5r_\/view?usp=sharing\">Reevaluating the 1983 War Scare: Did Huffing and Puffing Almost Blow the House Down?<\/a><\/em>\u00a0argues that Soviet leaders were, in fact, unlikely to miscalculate and initiate a nuclear conflict in response to the Able Archer exercise and other signals during the 1983 &#8220;War Scare.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2022\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recipient of the &#8220;Inman Award&#8221; is <strong>Christopher Dictus<\/strong>, a PhD candidate in Political Science at the University of Virginia.\u00a0His paper\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Xe-O61kHR41lRnvDgmpS9lnoxuhIVMYK\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spying on Friends and Foes:\u00a0An Analysis of the President&#8217;s Daily Brief<\/a><\/em>\u00a0seeks to identify patterns in how the actions of allied, neutral, and adversary states were assessed by\u00a0the\u00a0CIA using quantitative techniques with declassified PDB articles from the 1960s.\u00a0Chris is currently a predoctoral fellow with UT-Austin&#8217;s Clements Center for National Security.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The graduate semifinalist is <strong>Sean Keeley<\/strong>, a 2022 Master of International Affairs graduate from Columbia University&#8217;s School of International and Public Affairs. His paper\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1WS1B8BF7tIuJ782d1qQ6P5YYaUZDFj2C\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cracks in the Monolith: U.S. Intelligence Assessments of the Stalin-Tito Split and the Sino-Soviet Split<\/a><\/em>\u00a0chronicles the history and related intelligence surrounding these two seminal Cold War events.\u00a0Sean&#8217;s paper also considers the policy implications of the respective intelligence judgments (one flawed, and the other more accurate) in these cases.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s undergraduate semifinalist is <strong>Thomas Grant<\/strong>, a 2022 graduate of the College of William &amp; Mary earning a BA in International Relations and Hispanic Studies.\u00a0His paper\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1jfY8Pgd82Aup4P-7plcO72qhuyTiAs5r\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patriotism Divided:\u00a0The Impact of Mis- and Disinformation During the Rally &#8216;Round the Flag Effect<\/a><\/em>\u00a0argues that the current U.S. information environment is sufficiently vulnerable to domestic and foreign manipulation that a future president may not enjoy the benefit of overwhelming public support were the country to be attacked or seriously challenged overseas. Tom is the co-founder of DisinfoLab, an undergraduate research lab at William &amp; Mary and is a former Research Fellow at the Project on International Peace and Security.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2021\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recipient of the 2021 &#8220;Bobby R. Inman Award&#8221; for student scholarship on intelligence is\u00a0<strong>Dr. Alexandra Sukalo<\/strong>, a recent PhD recipient from Stanford University who focuses on Russian and Eastern European History. Her PhD thesis,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1hhlHg-kd3hUQYCP2sLVUFJzSgQxBwr3M\/view?usp=sharing\"><em>The Soviet Political Police: Establishment, Training, and Operations in the Soviet Republics, 1918-1953<\/em><\/a>, is grounded in extensive archival research and provides a comprehensive account of how Lenin, and later Stalin, created, deployed and controlled myriad intelligence and internal security organs to suppress restive nationalists in the western and southern Soviet republics.<\/p>\n<p>The graduate student semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>Suzanne Freeman<\/strong>, a PhD candidate in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology&#8217;s Department of Political Science, specializing in security studies and comparative politics. In her paper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/160kQ-JaDbQe-jyALebq_u3qIiBeBEu_I\/view?usp=sharing\"><em>Achieving Accountable State Security Forces in Transitioning States: Building Democratic State Security Forces in the Former Socialist Space<\/em><\/a>, Ms. Freeman designs and tests a qualitative theory that describes how democratizing states can ensure they establish and sustain accountable intelligence and internal security services. She applies her theory in three post-Soviet\/Warsaw Pact case studies: Russia, Ukraine, and Poland.<\/p>\n<p>The undergraduate semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>Ivanna Shevel<\/strong>, a recent graduate in Political Science and Law, Letters, and Society at the University of Chicago. Her paper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/13daQ4uEN_aGFii2aXiSHwYPNBr0Zbbbn\/view?usp=sharing\"><em>Briefing the President: The Manipulation of Analytic Uncertainty in Daily Intelligence<\/em><\/a>, evaluates declassified Presidential Daily Briefing articles and describes how editors often remove or moderate the indicators of uncertainty in the process of shortening and adapting intelligence assessments for the U.S. president.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2020\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recipient of the 2020 &#8220;Bobby R. Inman Award&#8221; for student scholarship on intelligence is\u00a0<strong>Diana Bolsinger<\/strong>, a PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin&#8217;s LBJ School of Public Affairs.\u00a0Her paper,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/tnsr.org\/2021\/11\/not-at-any-price-lbj-pakistan-and-bargaining-in-an-asymmetric-intelligence-relationship\/\">&#8220;Though Not at Any Price:&#8221; LBJ, Pakistan, and Bargaining in an Asymmetric Intelligence Liaison Relationship<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>describes the Cold War intelligence liaison between the U.S. and Pakistan and assesses the impact of these secret intelligence arrangements on this critical bilateral relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The graduate student semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>Ryan Dukeman<\/strong>, a PhD candidate in International Relations and American Government at Princeton University. His paper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ZseMw-CrBrKdm1XNPHbmSjWpYFGQAuGV\/view\"><em>Crucibles of Crisis: The Creation of the House and Senate Select Committees on Intelligence, 1954-1977<\/em><\/a>, chronicles two decades in the relationship between Congress and America&#8217;s intelligence agencies culminating in the Church and Pike committee investigations and establishment of the SSCI and HPSCI.<\/p>\n<p>The undergraduate semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>Megan Hogan<\/strong>, a third-year student majoring in International Relations and Economics at the College of William and Mary. Her paper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/13bbfiVVJgpNeNzDFhwlW2T72iAcSXMXF\/view\"><em>Replicating Reality &#8211; Advantages and Limitations of Weaponized Deepfake Technology<\/em><\/a>, describes advances in deceptive manipulation of digital images and argues that the U.S. Department of Defense should expand its current video authentication research to include deepfake weaponization for use in coercive diplomacy and warfighting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2019\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recipient of the 2019 &#8220;Bobby R. Inman Award&#8221; for student scholarship on intelligence is\u00a0<strong>Jeffrey Rogg<\/strong>, a PhD candidate in history at the Ohio State University concentrating on conflict, peace and diplomacy.\u00a0 His paper,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1htDd9LuX_qy2K_t0Big_SdjbME-OZU6v\">Deciphering the &#8220;American Black Chamber,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>chronicles the rise and fall of the Cipher Bureau and introduces a theory of &#8220;civil-intelligence&#8221;relations in the U.S.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The graduate student semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>Peter Roady<\/strong>, a PhD candidate in U.S. history at Columbia University. His paper,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ZseMw-CrBrKdm1XNPHbmSjWpYFGQAuGV\/view\">Constructing a New Legal Framework for Intelligence: The Ford Administration, the National Security Agency, and the Year of Intelligence<\/a><\/em>, reexamines based on archival sources the internal deliberations of the Ford Administration aimed at blunting efforts to legislate a charter for U.S. intelligence, limiting the scope of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and preserving executive primacy over intelligence activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The undergraduate semifinalist was a research team at Yale University comprising\u00a0<strong>Julia Carro, Catherine Falls, Levan Margvelashvili, Mykolaj Suchy, and Gordon Xiang.\u00a0<\/strong>Their report,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=14-BOX4D3w9cZWhYV3IFZsAk0slXGwHHB\">Twitter Influence Campaign<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=14-BOX4D3w9cZWhYV3IFZsAk0slXGwHHB\">s<\/a><\/em>, draws conclusions about Russian disinformation methodology from three recent case studies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2018\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recipient of the 2018 &#8220;Bobby R. Inman Award&#8221; for student scholarship on intelligence is\u00a0<strong>Peter Scoblic<\/strong>, a DBA candidate at Harvard Business School.\u00a0His paper, &#8220;<strong>Beacon and Warning: Sherman Kent, Scientific Hubris, and the CIA&#8217;s Office of National Estimates<\/strong>&#8221; exploits original archival research to offer a fresh look at the &#8220;father of estimative intelligence&#8221; and also a timely warning on the predictive utility of intelligence analysis. The winning paper is now available in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tnsr.org\/2018\/08\/beacon-and-warning-sherman-kent-scientific-hubris-and-the-cias-office-of-national-estimates\/\">Texas National Security Review<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The graduate student semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>Alexander Chen Campbell<\/strong>, a Master of International Affairs candidate at Columbia University. His paper, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/utexas.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4e9ec5352811773400ffe89bc&amp;id=d7063ede4e&amp;e=5547de5e22\">Why Israel&#8217;s Civil-Military Relationship Helps Explain Intelligence Failures<\/a>&#8220;, identifies potential hazards to Israel&#8217;s policymaking process posed by the analytic dominance of the Directorate of Military Intelligence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The undergraduate student semifinalist is\u00a0<b>Ari Weil,\u00a0<\/b>a recent graduate of Pomona College and now a master&#8217;s candidate in International Relations at the University of Chicago. His paper, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/utexas.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4e9ec5352811773400ffe89bc&amp;id=e121cef867&amp;e=5547de5e22\">T<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/utexas.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4e9ec5352811773400ffe89bc&amp;id=e121cef867&amp;e=5547de5e22\">errorist Celebrity: Online Personal Branding and Jihadist Recruitment and Planning<\/a>&#8221; skillfully documents the increasingly sophisticated use of social media tools and models by terrorist leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2017\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recipients of the 2017 &#8220;Bobby R. Inman Award&#8221; for student scholarship on intelligence are\u00a0<strong>Welton Chang<\/strong>, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, and\u00a0<strong>Elissabeth Berdini<\/strong>, a J.D. candidate at Northwestern University&#8217;s Pritzker School of Law. Their paper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B3pDlR-aVdf_bGV3UmZEc2U4LTQ\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Restructuring Structured Techniques in Intelligence Analysis,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0challenges whether the use of structured techniques improves the quality of intelligence analysis in the absence of reliable metrics for gauging possible overcorrection. The underlying research was supported by the ODNI&#8217;s Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity and was supervised by David Mandel and Philip Tetlock.<\/p>\n<p>The graduate student semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>Andrew Indorf<\/strong>, a recent graduate of Stanford Law School. His paper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B3pDlR-aVdf_MUc5ejdlV25VVW8\/view\">&#8220;Blocking the Backdoor Loophole: A Case for the Unconstitutionality of U.S. Law Enforcement Queries of Data Collected Under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008,&#8221;\u00a0<\/a>argues that the ability of federal agencies to use foreign intelligence information for law enforcement purposes should be constrained during the upcoming congressional reauthorization of the FAA.<\/p>\n<p>The undergraduate student semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>Joyce Koltisko<\/strong>, a senior at Yale University majoring in Global Affairs and Economics. Her paper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0B3pDlR-aVdf_U3NOdmFTclY1UVk\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;The Current Status of Suspicious Activity Reporting and Considerations for Fusion Centers in the Future Development of the SAR Program,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0proposes greater standardization of SAR collection and analysis criteria to improve the performance of regional intelligence fusion centers and to achieve a sustainable balance between civil liberties and domestic security concerns.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2016\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Intelligence Studies Project of the University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the winner and two semifinalists of the second &#8220;Bobby R. Inman Award&#8221; recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security during the 2015-2016 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>The recipient of the 2016 &#8220;Inman Award&#8221; is\u00a0<strong>Quentin Buckholz<\/strong>, a Masters of International Affairs candidate at Columbia University&#8217;s School of International and Public Affairs. In his paper, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strausscenter.org\/images\/Quentin_Buckholz_-_Submission.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 1980&#8217;s War Scare: Misperceptions, Mistaken Beliefs, and Missed Signals in US-Soviet Relations<\/a>,&#8221; Mr. Buckholz assesses how the Soviet Union came to believe in the threat of a nuclear first strike by the United States in the early 1980s, and how US intelligence misinterpreted or dismissed that fear.<\/p>\n<p>The graduate student semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>Daniel Severson<\/strong>, a recent J.D. and M.P.P. graduate of Harvard University. His paper, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strausscenter.org\/images\/Daniel_Severson.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Security Reporting Requirements: Managing the Tension Between Secrecy and Accountability<\/a>,&#8221; explores the potential benefits and limitations of reporting requirements mandating disclosure to Congress of the legal rationale underlying certain sensitive intelligence activities.<\/p>\n<p>The undergraduate semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>James &#8220;Jake&#8221; Barnett<\/strong>, a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Barnett&#8217;s History Honors Thesis, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strausscenter.org\/images\/Barnett_James.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When Culture Eats Strategy: Examining the Phoenix\/Phung Hoang Bureaucracy in the Vietnam War<\/a>,&#8221; uses statistical methods to assess the effectiveness of (and accountability for) US counterinsurgency programs undertaken during the Vietnam conflict.<\/p>\n<p>More than 150 high-quality papers from students at dozens of U.S. colleges and universities were submitted in the second Inman Award competition. The papers were evaluated on their academic rigor, clear presentation, creativity, and the potential to contribute positively to the US intelligence community. The Intelligence Studies Project extends sincere thanks to the participating students (and their professors) for continued support of this unique award program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2015\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Intelligence Studies Project of the University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the winner and two semifinalists of its inaugural competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security.<\/p>\n<p>The recipient of the 2015 &#8220;Bobby R. Inman Award&#8221; for student scholarship on intelligence is\u00a0<strong>Donald Kretz<\/strong>, a PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Dallas. His paper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strausscenter.org\/images\/ISP\/Kretz_Donald.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Strategies to Reduce Cognitive Bias in Intelligence Analysis: Can Mild Interventions Improve Analytic Judgments<\/em><\/a>, makes research-based recommendations to help analytic managers systematically filter certain cognitive biases from intelligence analysis.<\/p>\n<p>The graduate student semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>Cullen Nutt<\/strong>, a PhD candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His paper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strausscenter.org\/images\/ISP\/Nutt_Cullen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Chronicle of a Correction Foretold: The Push and Pull of Nuclear Intelligence Detection<\/em><\/a>, assesses U.S. and Israeli intelligence analysis of WMD programs in Libya and Syria, developing a model to explain when it is most likely that western intelligence agencies will detect the existence of a hidden nuclear weapons program.<\/p>\n<p>The undergraduate student semifinalist is\u00a0<strong>C. Philip Nichols<\/strong>, a recent graduate of Pennsylvania State University. His paper,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strausscenter.org\/images\/ISP\/Nichols_Phil.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>CT Strategies: Leadership Decapitation vs Mid-Tier Elimination<\/em><\/a>, uses statistical methods to analyze the relative past success of competing counterterrorism strategies.<\/p>\n<p>With over one hundred impressive papers from students at dozens of U.S. universities and colleges, the papers were evaluated on their academic rigor, clear presentation, creativity, and the potential to contribute positively to the U.S. intelligence community. In addition to the $5000 cash award for the winner and the $2500 semifinalist cash awards, these three papers, linked above, will be posted on the Strauss and Clements Centers websites and will be made available to current intelligence practitioners.<\/p>\n<p>The Intelligence Studies Project was established at the University of Texas at Austin in 2013 as a joint venture of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strausscenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clementscenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">William P. Clements, Jr. Center for National Security<\/a>. The Project&#8217;s mission is to improve understanding of intelligence activities and institutions through research, courses and public events bringing intelligence practitioners together with scholars, students, and the public. 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