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The Strauss Center for International Security and Law is pleased to announce that Connor Sale has been awarded the Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC Award in Space Policy for 2025. This $2000 award, sponsored by Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC, is given to an exceptional UT-Austin student engaged in research related to space policy or interested in pursuing work related to space policy analysis and development after graduation. “It is exciting to see students like Connor with a dedication to exploring the complex issues in space policy.  His work in the interactions between space, defense, and national security highlights the importance of effective space policy research and analysis to shape national priorities,” said Ruth Stilwell, founder of Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC. Read more here

The Central America and Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI), led by CAMPI Director Stephanie Leutert and CAMPI Fellow Caitlyn Yates, have released the November 2025 update on “Migration Dynamics and Conditions at the U.S.-Mexico Border.” “Since January 2025, the number of migrants waiting at the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped dramatically,” the report states. “This report estimates that approximately 5,245 individuals remain in Mexican border cities…We approximate this figure to be the lowest number of migrants in Mexican border cities since 2018 or 2019.” Read their findings in full here.

Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Director of the Asia Policy Program, Rana Siu Inboden, Senior Fellow at the Strauss Center, and Adam Klein, Director of the Strauss Center, have released a new report exploring China’s export of surveillance technologies and its provision of other forms of authoritarian social and political control.

The Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law joins The University of Texas community in mourning the loss and celebrating the life of I. Jon Brumley. Alongside his wife Rebecca, Jon’s generosity and kindness made a lasting impact on the lives of countless deserving University of Texas students. At the Strauss Center, the Brumley legacy lives on through the Brumley Graduate Fellows and Undergraduate Scholars programs, which provide life-changing opportunities for a select group of elite UT Austin students. The Strauss Center’s Brumley programs train the next generation of leaders to confront the most pressing challenges facing our society. To read more about Jon's legacy, please continue here.