Intelligence Studies Project

📣 TOMORROW 📣 Hot Spot Briefing: Egypt's Balancing Act - Regional Influence and Domestic Realities 📅: Thursday, April 16 ⏰: 12:15-1:30 PM 🏦: LBJ School, SRH 3.122 To RSVP, please email Brittany Horton at brittany.horton@austin.utexas.edu ASAP, as spots are limited.

📅 NEXT WEEK 📅 Join ISP, the @StraussCenter, and the @ClementsCenter for this semester's final Hot Spot Briefing: "Egypt's Balancing Act: Regional Influence and Domestic Realities." 📅: Thursday, April 16 ⏰: 12:15-1:30 PM 🏦: LBJ School, SRH 3.122 👉: intelligencestudies.utexas.edu/events/hot-spo…

Mark your calendars! ✍️ On Thursday, April 16, ISP, the Strauss Center for International Security, and the Clements Center for National Security will host “HOT SPOT BRIEFING – Egypt's Balancing Act: Regional Influence and Domestic Realities” with Mariam Wahba.

ICYMI — we’ve got you covered! 🎥 On Wednesday, March 4, the ISP, @ClementsCenter, and @StraussCenter hosted, “Striking the Ayatollah: War Powers, Political Order and Consequences.” 👉 Head over to ISP's website to access the full recording! Link: lnkd.in/gYkYpRfH

Photo Credit: Sergei Shakhijanian (epa)

TOMORROW (3/25): 🚨 "HOT SPOT BRIEFING - From Chechnya to Ukraine: Resisting Russian Aggression" with Dr. Michael Dennis, former U.S. Intelligence Community Expert on Chechnya. 📅: Wednesday, March 25 ⏰: 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM 🏦: LBJ School, SRH 3.122 ✍️: bit.ly/3ZSS4VR

NEXT WEEK (3/25): 📣 "HOT SPOT BRIEFING - From Chechnya to Ukraine: Resisting Russian Aggression" with Dr. Michael Dennis, former U.S. Intelligence Community Expert on Chechnya. 📅: Wednesday, March 25 ⏰: 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM 🏦: LBJ School, SRH 3.122 ✍️: bit.ly/3ZSS4VR

REGISTRATION OPEN: 📣On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, ISP will host a public event, “HOT SPOT BRIEFING – From Chechnya to Ukraine: Resisting Russian Aggression,” with Dr. Michael Dennis, former U.S. Intelligence Community Expert on Chechnya. Register at bit.ly/3ZSS4VR.

HAPPENING TOMORROW ⏰ "The Great Heist: China's Epic Campaign to Steal America's Secrets" with David Shedd, former Acting Director at DIA. 📅: Wednesday, March 11 ⏰: 12:15-1:30 PM 🏦: LBJ School - Bass Lecture Hall ✍️: bit.ly/4pGTTzB

HAPPENING TODAY: 🚨 "Intelligence and OSINT in the Age of AI" with Randy Nixon, former Director of CIA's Open Source Enterprise. 📅: Monday, March 9 ⏰: 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM 🏦: LBJ School, SRH 3.122 ✍️: bit.ly/4bGFz6N

NEXT WEEK (3/11): "The Great Heist: China's Epic Campaign to Steal America's Secrets" -- A Book Talk with David R. Shedd, former Director of the DIA 🔔 📅: Wednesday, March 11 ⏰: 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM 🏦: LBJ School, Bass Lecture Hall ✍️: bit.ly/4pGTTzB

NEXT WEEK (3/9): "Intelligence and OSINT in the Age of AI" with Randy Nixon, former Director of the CIA's Open Source Enterprise 🔔 📅: Monday, March 9 ⏰: 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM 🏦: LBJ School, SRH 3.122 ✍️: bit.ly/4bGFz6N

THIS WEDNESDAY (3/4): 🚨 Curious about what's next for the United States and Iran? Join ISP, the Clements Center, and the Strauss Center from 12:15 - 1:30 PM in the LBJ School's Bass Lecture Hall for an expert panel to learn more.

REGISTRATION OPEN: 📣 On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, ISP and APP will host a public book talk on, “The Great Heist: China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets” with author David R. Shedd, former Acting Director of the DIA. Register: bit.ly/4pGTTzB.

Mark your calendars! 📆 On Monday, March 9, 2026, ISP will kick off its Off the Wire engagement series by hosting Randy Nixon, former Director of the CIA’s Open Source Enterprise, for a public talk: Intelligence and OSINT in the Age of AI. Register at bit.ly/4bGFz6N.

HAPPENING TOMORROW: Join the Intelligence Studies Project for its first Hot Spot Briefing of the spring 2026 semester! ⏰ Registration recommended: bit.ly/3NhTBSk This event will take place between 12:15 to 1:30 PM in SRH 3.122. Lunch provided!

NEXT WEEK (2/16 at 12:15 PM): Interested in learning more about Yemen and the Houthis? 💡 Join ISP for a Hot Spot Briefing with Amb. (Ret.) Edmund Fitton-Brown, the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to Yemen between 2015-2017. Registration recommended: bit.ly/3NhTBSk.

Mark your calendar for our upcoming event!🗓️ Register now at bit.ly/3NhTBSk. @StraussCenter @ClementsCenter

ISP's Tearline Research Team just published a "snapshot" of Russia's planned naval base in Port Sudan with @NGA_GEOINT's Tearline initiative. Check it out: doi.org/10.63836/g9zs-…

Dr. Alexandra Sukalo Named Director of the Intelligence Studies Project. Read more: bit.ly/3MDoHn1