Events

The Strauss Center, in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Law and Democracy, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and Clements Center for National Security, will host the “Eurasia Policy Forum: Contemporary Political Myth and Reality in Eurasia” on February 12-13, 2026 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Bass Lecture Hall.

The Strauss Center, in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Law and Democracy, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and Clements Center for National Security, will host the “Eurasia Policy Forum: Contemporary Political Myth and Reality in Eurasia” on February 12-13, 2026 at the LBJ School of Public Affairs’ Bass Lecture Hall.

The LBJ Business Policy Forum, hosted by the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin will convene top business leaders, entrepreneurs, technologists, and policymakers in a series of high-impact dialogues. These convenings will tackle the most consequential policy challenges and opportunities facing American business today—from AI and trade policy to infrastructure, entrepreneurship, and small business resilience. Our goal is to shape a new, actionable public policy agenda that ensures the U.S. private sector remains the world’s most competitive, innovative, and influential force.

This workshop brings together emerging and established scholars working on pressing issues related to democracy and its core components in Latin America. This workshop brings together experts who are deepening our understanding the interplay between structural constraints and societal support in fostering or undermining democracy. Papers in the workshop focus on a diverse set of questions related to democracy and its quality, ranging from examining citizens’ commitments to democracy, the role of misinformation, policing and security, and clientelism. All presentations will be followed by dedicated comments from assigned discussants and Q&A from the audience. UT-Austin faculty and students are welcome to attend panels as members of the audience.