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Associate Director Paul D. Miller discussed how a recent presidential executive order could affect U.S. intelligence gathering.

In an essay for Foreign Policy, ISP Director Steve Slick takes a deep look at the current state of the intelligence community and its analysts. Given the current tumultuous political climate surrounding the presidency and intel community, Director Slick offers his expertise on the topic. 

The Clements Center for National Security is offering three opportunities that might be of interest to doctoral students or recent PhDs. 

ISP Director Steve Slick argues in Foreign Policy that intelligence briefings should not start until after the presidential election. 

In the inaugural “Politics by the Horns” podcast, Executive Director Will Inboden and ISP Director Steve Slick talk to Ryan Pakebusch, a Clements Center Undergraduate Fellow and Student Government Director of Federal Relations, about events and opportunities on campus related to national security. 

Intelligence Studies Project Senior Fellow and Clinical Professor at the LBJ School Paul Pope reviews David Priess’s The President’s Book of Secrets for Lawfare Blog. 

Professor Slick talked with the International Spy Museum’s historian Vince Houghton about how he began working at the CIA, his 28 years of service, and his current work leading the Intelligence Studies Project. 

The magazine of Texas Exes highlights the achievements of the UT Intelligence Studies Project from the 2015-2016 Academic Year. 

In their latest op-ed for the Dallas Morning News, Executive Director Will Inboden and ISP Director Steve Slick present a summary of their students’ findings from the “Intelligence in American Society” course. 

LBJ students participated in an ISP-sponsored Policy Research Project during the 2015-2016 academic year on the oversight of U.S. Intelligence, led by ISP Director Steve Slick and Clements Center Executive Director Will Inboden. 

Executive Director, Will Inboden, offers recommendations on how to use the full spectrum of American power to destroy the Islamic State. 

Nine LBJ School students from the Policy Research Project on Intelligence in American Society taught by Will Inboden and Steve Slick recently returned from Washington, D.C. where they briefed senior U.S. Intelligence Community officials on policy recommendations that emerged from their year-long study of intelligence oversight.

Professor Steve Slick discusses US-Israel cooperation on cyber activities with Washington Post reporters. 

Steve Slick discusses the ongoing restructuring at CIA for Foreign Policy in “Measuring Change at the CIA.”  

The Intelligence Studies Project of the University of Texas at Austin announces the second round of an annual competition recognizing outstanding student research and writing on topics related to intelligence and national security.

On April 29th, 2016, General Michael V. Hayden sat down with Admiral Bobby R. Inman for a discussion on “Intelligence and National Security” at UT Austin. Topics ranged from General Hayden’s new book Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror to bureaucracy in the CIA. General Hayden answered questions from the audience…

Last Wednesday, the Intelligence Studies Project at the University of Texas-Austin hosted a conference on “Intelligence in American Society.”  

A video of Hon. Lisa Monaco’s Keynote Address at the “Intelligence in American Society” Conference is now available online. 

The Clements Center for National Security and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law hosted U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter at UT Austin on March 31st, 2016.

In his review “Chalked Spikes and Bush-era Intelligence”, Steve Slick, Director of the Intelligence Studies Project, discusses the newly published memoir from Michael Hayden, former Director of the CIA and NSA. 

Follow the “Intelligence in American Society” Conference via the live stream beginning at 9:00am CST on March 30, 2016. 

The Clements Center, Strauss Center, and UT’s Intelligence Studies Project invite you to attend the “Intelligence in American Society” conference on March 30, 2016 at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center. The luncheon keynote speaker is The Honorable Lisa O. Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism. Cosponsors include the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the Center for Politics and Governance, UT Student Veterans Services, and the Alexander Hamilton Society. 

Steve Slick, Director of the Intelligence Studies Project, featured in the 62 episode of ‘The Hook‘, a weekly UT news show. 

In a recent Lawfare blog post, Intelligence Studies Project Director Steve Slick and Clements Center Senior Fellow Bobby Chesney provide context for Inman Award semi-finalist paper titled “Counterterrorism Strategies: Leadership Decapitation vs. Mid-Tier Elimination.” 

In a response published in the most recent issue of the Harvard Law Review, Intelligence Studies Project Director Steve Slick challenged the recommendations for enhanced White House oversight of U.S. intelligence activities. 

The Clements and Strauss Centers’ National Security Forum has drawn senior intelligence leaders and scholars to Austin to discuss issues ranging from terrorism to stability operations. Several leading news sources have been covering the event and below are just a sample.

In an interview with Foreign Policy Magazine, Intelligence Studies Project Director Steve Slick, discusses the affects open source information has made on keeping covert actions secret.

In an Interview with BBC News, Clements Center Executive Director, William Inboden discusses the president’s need for reliable intelligence and the challenges of national security policy making at the White House. 

The Intelligence Studies Project at the University of Texas at Austin hosted a roundtable discussion with CIA Director John O. Brennan, University of Texas Chancellor William McRaven, former Director of Central Intelligence Porter Goss, and Intelligence Studies Project Director Steve Slick titled “Intelligence in American Society” on Tuesday, September 15 in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center. 

On September 15 & 16, CIA Director John Brennan was at the University of Texas to speak about “Intelligence in American Society” and the release of Presidential Daily Briefs from the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Below are a selection of news items from his visit.