Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Nov 4
📣 TWO WEEKS 📣

Join ISP for its final Hot Spot Briefing of the semester, "Iran and the Bomb: U.S. Options in the Wake of War," with Ms. Kelsey Davenport!

📅: Wednesday, November 18
⏰: 12:15 - 1:45 PM
🏛️: LBJ - Bass Lecture Hall
✍️: bit.ly/IranHSB2026
Vertical Poster advertising an event hosted by the Clements Center, Strauss Center, and ISP. The University of Texas at Austin Clements Center, Intelligence Studies Project, and Strauss Center for International Security and Law logos run across the top of the poster. A red banner below them reads “HOT SPOT BRIEFING”. The center of the poster features large white text that reads “Iran and the Bomb: U.S. Options in the Wake of War” Below the title, smaller white text reads “Wednesday, November 18. 12:15-1:45pm. LBJ School- Bass Lecture Hall. With Kelsey Davenport, Director of Nonproliferation policy at the Arms Control Association." At the bottom of the poster is an image of the green, white, and red tricolor flag of Iran. The top of the flag blends into the dark textured green background. The flag has a wavy, silky texture, and the bottom third of the flag is cut off by the bottom of the frame.
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Nov 3
📣 NEXT WEEK 📣

Join ISP and @UTCREEES next week for a public event, "Geopolitical Ripples: War, Connectivity, and the Remaking of Eurasia," with Dr. Alexander Cooley!

📅: Thursday, November 12
⏰: 12:30 - 1:45 PM
🏛️: LBJ - Bass Lecture Hall
✍️: bit.ly/RipplesEurasia…
Vertical poster advertising an ISP and CREES lecture. In the center of the poster is text that reads in large black text "Geopolitical Ripples: War, Connectivity, & the remaking of Eurasia." bellow that, bold black text reads "Alexander Cooley". At the bottom of the poster is black text that reads "Thursday, November 12 12:30 pm, Bass Lecture Hall. Lunch will be provided." In the bottom left of the poster are the logos for the UT Clements and Strauss centers Intelligence Studies project and the UT Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies. In the bottom right corner of the image is a QR code labeled "RSVP." In the background of the poster is an Image of 2 orange drops of water dropping into a pool of water. The first is suspended in the air, and the touches the surface of the body of water, with ripples beginning to travel out from the point of contact.
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Nov 3
#ICYMI: Last week, ISP hosted "The Cuba Conundrum: Continuity, Cautious Cooperation, or Chaos?" 🇨🇺

This event was led by Tim Langford who served as the former National Intelligence Officer for the Western Hemisphere and the ODNI's Cuba Mission Manager between 2007-2009.
A close up of a man (Timothy Langford) wearing a tan suit and patterned yellow tie. He is speaking while pointing in front of him with his right hand. Behind him, in the background, is an image of a US battleship and an Image of the U.S. Capitol building. A group of about 70 people sit in a full auditorium style classroom. The audience features a mix of races, genders, and ages. Several audience members sit with food or their computers in their laps. The audience is focused on the front of the room, where the corner of a wooden podium can be seen in the bottom right of frame. In the background of the photo there is a standing bander with the UT Strauss Center logo on it.
A woman sitting in an auditorium style classroom asks a question while gesturing with her left hand as a smile spreads across her face. To her left, a man with curly brown hair and glasses holds his hand to his face as he faces her and listens to her speak. In front of the woman, in the bottom of the frame, two elderly men sit facing forward. One is wearing a blue plaid shirt and resting his head on his hands. The other, wearing an orange plaid shirt is turned away from the camera and holding his hand to his ear. A man with grey hair wearing a tan suit and patterned yellow tie stands in front of a wooden podium speaking while pointing with his right hand at a screen behind him. He has a slight smile and holds his glasses at his side with his left hand. The screen behind him features text that says "spies among us" and the images of a man in a suit, an elderly balding man, a young woman with a pixie cut, and a chubby man wearing glasses. To the right of the man and the screen is a standing banner with the UT intelligence studies project logo on it.
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Oct 21
📅 NEXT WEEK 📅

Join ISP for a Hot Spot Briefing about Cuba entitled, "The Cuba Conundrum: Continuity, Cautious Cooperation, or Chaos?" with Tim Langford! 🇨🇺

📅: Wed, Oct 28
⏰: 12:15 - 1:45 PM
🏛️: LBJ School - Bass Lecture Hall

RSVP: bit.ly/CubaHSB2026
The image features a collage of images related to Cuba and the United States. These images include American and Cuban flags, a map of Cuba, missiles, a portrait of Fidel Castro, a naval ship at sea, and a crowd carrying Cuban flags. The picture is mainly a deep, dark blue but with streaks of white and red for the American and Cuban flags.
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Oct 15
#ICYMI: Last month, ISP hosted a Hot Spot Briefing over Sudan. 🇸🇩

This event, “Sudan: Violent Anarchy, Foreign Involvement, and the World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis," was led by Ambassador (ret.) Larry André, former U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, Djibouti, and Mauritania!
A man (Larry Andre) wearing a light blue collared shirt and grey trousers stands to the right of center frame, speaking with his arms crossed. Behind him are two screens displaying color coded territorial maps of Sudan. To the left is a brown desk with a computer and projector on it, and two standing banners with the ISP and UT LBJ school logos on them. In the far right and left edges of frame are standing banners with UT Clements Center and UT Strauss Center Logos. In front of the man, facing away from the camera, are about 14 people seated in lecture hall style seating, listening to him. In the bottom right corner of the frame, an audience member with glasses is turned and facing the camera.A man with buzzed grey hair is standing with his arms crossed while speaking. He has a serious expression and is wearing a light blue collared shirt with a sky-blue tie and grey pants. He occupies most of the frame. Behind him is the corner of a screen displaying a map of Sudan and the corner of a standing banner with the UT Strauss Center logo on it. To his right is a dark brown podium.
A man (Larry Andre) wearing a light blue collared shirt and grey trousers stands in front of two rows of people sitting, leaning in and listening with his arms crossed. A man wearing a green patterned shirt in the second row is speaking with his back facing the camera while gesturing with his hands. People sitting to the left of the man are turned towards him, listening. Directly in front of him are two women. One is wearing a red shirt and is sitting in a motorized wheelchair, and the other is wearing a white shirt. They are both facing the man in the blue shirt. In the background of the image are three standing banners and a brown desk.
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Oct 14
📅 TWO WEEKS 📅

Join ISP for a Hot Spot Briefing about Cuba entitled, "The Cuba Conundrum: Continuity, Cautious Cooperation, or Chaos?" with Tim Langford! 🇨🇺

📅: Wed., Oct 28
⏰: 12:15 - 1:45 PM
🏛️: LBJ School - Bass Lecture Hall

RSVP: bit.ly/CubaHSB2026
Vertical Poster advertising an event hosted by the Clements Center, Strauss Center, and ISP. The Clements Center, Intelligence Studies Project, and Strauss Center logos run across the top of the poster. A red banner below them reads “HOT SPOT BRIEFING." The center of the poster features large white text that reads “The Cuba Conundrum: Continuity, Cautious Cooperation, or Chaos?” Below the title, text reads “with Timothy Langford, former National Intelligence Officer for the Western Hemisphere.” Below, smaller white text reads “Wednesday, October 28,” “12:15 PM – 1:45 PM,” and “LBJ School – Bass Lecture Hall." The background of the poster features a collage of images related to Cuba and the United States. These images include American and Cuban flags, a map of Cuba, missiles, a portrait of Fidel Castro, a naval ship at sea, and a crowd carrying Cuban flags. In the bottom left corner of the graphic Is a QR code labeled "Registration Required".
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Strauss Center@StraussCenter
Oct 13
📅 THIS THURSDAY 📅 Join @UTIntel for an information session about the 2027 Texas Intelligence Academy May Term.

📅: Thursday, October 15
⏰: 12:30-1:30 pm
🏛️: SRH 3.316, LBJ School

Come learn more about TIA and get your application in by November 6!
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Oct 13
📣 TOMORROW 📣

"Between Israel and Iran: Security, Strategy, and the Future of the Middle East," featuring Ambassador Michael Oren, Former Israeli Ambassador to the US.

📅: Wed, Oct 14
⏰: 11 AM-2 PM
🏦: Etter-Harbin Alumni Center
Lunch provided and registration required!
The top half of the poster shows a picture of a large ship sailing on the ocean with a missile firing from the front. The bottom half of the poster is a blue rectangle with white text displaying, from top to bottom. The title is "Between Israel and Iran: Security, Strategy, and the Future of the Middle East" which will be held on Wednesday, October 1 from 11 AM to 2 PM at UT Austin's Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Oct 13
Replying to @UTIntel
Register here! intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/events/between…
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Oct 13
Replying to @UTIntel
Thank you to our co-sponsors!

@ClementsCenter
- Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission
@TheLBJSchool
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Oct 5
📣 NEXT WEEK 📣

"Between Israel and Iran: Security, Strategy, and the Future of the Middle East," featuring Ambassador Michael Oren, Former Israeli Ambassador to the US.

📅: Wed, Oct 14
⏰: 11 AM-2 PM
🏦: Etter-Harbin Alumni Center
Lunch provided and registration required!
The top half of the poster shows a picture of a large ship sailing on the ocean with a missile firing from the front. The bottom half of the poster is a blue rectangle with white text displaying, from top to bottom, the title of the event, the subtitle, the date and time, and the location.
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Oct 5
Replying to @UTIntel
@ClementsCenter @StraussCenter Register here! intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/events/between…
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Oct 5
Replying to @UTIntel
@ClementsCenter @StraussCenter Thank you to our co-sponsors!

- @ClementsCenter
- Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission
- @TheLBJSchool
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Sep 25
HOT OFF THE PRESS! 🔔

ISP's Tearline Research Team and the Asia Policy Program jointly published a report, "China's Construction of Police Training Facilities in Global South Likely to Expand Global Security Leadership," with NGA's Tearline initiative.

doi.org/10.63836/acdk-…
Poster advertising an article released by the ISP Tearline Research Team. The logo for the University of Texas Clements and Strauss Center Asia Policy Program is in the top left corner of the poster. In the top right corner of the poster is the logo for the Clements and Strauss Center Intelligence Studies Project. In the center of the poster is Large white text that reads "Tearline Research Team presents:" Below is smaller tan text that reads "'China's construction of police training facilities in global south likely to expand global security leadership'". Below the title is text that reads "by Cameron W., Sheena G., Kim N., and Christian H. September 16, 2026" Below that text is a photo of a Samoa Police Training Academy ceremony. About 20 people stand in an atrium. In front of them is a man in glasses standing at a podium while speaking into a microphone. To the left of him, in center frame, 3 men in business casual dress sit at a table. Above them, a banner displays two pictures.
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Sep 24
📅 NEXT WEEK 📅

Amb. (Ret.) Larry André gives a hot spot briefing on "Sudan: Violent Anarchy, Foreign Involvement, and the World's Largest Humanitarian Crisis."

📅: Wed., Sept. 30
⏰: 12:15-1:45 pm
🏛️: SRH 3.122, LBJ School
RSVP: bit.ly/SudanHSB2026
The image displays a busy roadway with numerous cars and vans colored white. Beyond the roadway, lines of brown, clay-looking homes and buildings and the call tower of a mosque can be seen on the lefthand side of the image. The image overall has a gold saturation. It is supposed to depict a city in Sudan. The sky is cloudless and some trees are interspersed in the frame. At the top of the image, viewers can see the logos of the Clements and Strauss Centers as well as ISP. A bright red banner with the words “Hot Spot Briefing” in all capital letters spans across the image directly underneath the logos. Surrounded by blobs of dark bark, the following three descriptions are centered and stacked on top of one another in the photo providing information about the event’s title, location, time, and speaker (“Sudan: Violent Anarchy, Foreign Involvement, and the World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis”; “with Ambassador (ret.) Larry Andre, Former U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, Djibouti, and Mauritania
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Sep 17
📣 TWO WEEKS 📣

"Sudan: Violent Anarchy, Foreign Involvement, and the World's Largest Humanitarian Crisis," with Amb. (ret.) Larry Andre!

📅: Wednesday, September 30
⏰: 12:30-1:45 pm
🏦: LBJ School - SRH 3.122
✍️: bit.ly/SudanHSB2026
The image displays a busy roadway with numerous cars and vans colored white. Beyond the roadway, lines of brown, clay-looking homes and buildings and the call tower of a mosque can be seen on the lefthand side of the image. The sky is cloudless and some trees are interspersed in the frame. At the top of the image, viewers can see the logos of the Clements and Strauss Centers as well as ISP. A bright red banner with the words “Hot Spot Briefing” in all capital letters spans across the image directly underneath the logos. Surrounded by blobs of dark bark, the following three descriptions are centered and stacked on top of one another in the photo providing information about the event’s title, location, time, and speaker (“Sudan: Violent Anarchy, Foreign Involvement, and the World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis”; “with Ambassador (ret.) Larry Andre, Former U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, Djibouti, and Mauritania and Professor at the LBJ School"; and the event is on Wednesday, September 30"
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Sep 15
📣 TOMORROW 📣

"Assassination as Statecraft: Political Killing in International Affairs" with Intelligence Studies Project Fellow Dr. Kiril Avramov.

📅: Wednesday, September 16
⏰: 12:30-1:45 pm
🏦: Bass Lecture Hall, LBJ School (Venue changed!)
✍️: bit.ly/AvramovISP
On a white-colored, map-like grid superimposed on a black background, the title of the event -- Assassination as Statecraft: Political Killing in International Affairs – is displayed in bold, red lettering. Further details are given about the speaker (Dr. Kiril Avramov and his affiliations with ISP and the Department of European and Eurasian Studies) as well as the date, time, and location of the event: Wednesday, September 16, 2026, from 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM in the LBJ School’s Bass Lecture Hall. A light-colored map of the northern hemisphere is at the mid- to bottom area of the graphic, and the cities of Berlin, Moscow, and Washington, D.C. are displayed with what appears to be a tech-oriented target symbol. The event’s QR code is displayed at the bottom righthand side of the image with the words “Registration Required” above it.
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Strauss Center@StraussCenter
Aug 28
⏰ MONDAY ⏰ "The Insider Scoop: Careers in National Security & Intelligence Workshop" with @UTIntel and @TheLBJSchool.

📅: Monday, August 31
⏰: 12:15-1:45 pm
🏦: SRH 3.124, LBJ School
✍️: bit.ly/ISPInsiderScoop (registration required!)
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Aug 30
Why do governments resort to assassination, and what does this practice reveal about power in international affairs?

Have we caught your attention? Register below.

📅: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
⏰: 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
🏦: LBJ School - SRH 3.122
✍️: bit.ly/AssassinationO…
On a white-colored, map-like grid superimposed on a black background, the title of the event -- Assassination as Statecraft: Political Killing in International Affairs – is displayed in bold, red lettering. Further details are given about the speaker (Dr. Kiril Avramov and his affiliations with ISP and the Department of European and Eurasian Studies) as well as the date, time, and location of the event: Wednesday, September 16, 2026, from 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM in the LBJ School’s SRH 3.122. A light-colored map of the northern hemisphere is at the mid- to bottom area of the graphic, and the cities of Berlin, Moscow, and Washington, D.C. are displayed with what appears to be a tech-oriented target symbol. The event’s QR code is displayed at the bottom righthand side of the image with the words “Registration Required” above it.
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Intelligence Studies Project@UTIntel
Jun 30
The countdown is on! ⏰

Tonight is your last chance to apply for the 2026 Bobby R. Inman Award. Applications close at 11:59 PM CST. Students, submit your application today for the opportunity to win $2,500–$5,000!

Apply Now: intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/inman-award/
Square promotional graphic with a dark navy blue background for the Intelligence Studies Project at The University of Texas at Austin. The graphic announces, "The 2026 Bobby R. Inman Award Application Deadline is TONIGHT! Tuesday, June 30 by 11:59 PM CST," and encourages viewers to apply for a chance to win "$2,500–$5,000." A gold notification bell appears in the upper-right corner, a black-and-white photo of Bobby R. Inman speaking at a podium is featured in the lower-right corner, and a QR code labeled "More Information:" is displayed in the lower-left corner.
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