UW Students visited Ottawa on January 24-30, 2016<\/b>.<\/p>\n Leadership<\/a> Student Team<\/a><\/p>\n He has authored or co-authored op eds and articles in publications such as the International Herald Tribune, Washington Post, New York Times, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, The National Interest, Reuters, CNN Blog, The American Interest, US News and World Report, Project Syndicate, McClatchy News and The Hill.<\/p>\n The Arctic \u2013 A New Player in International Relations The Arctic is one of the most dynamic and interesting regions of the world to study today! It is the world\u2019s air conditioner, yet it is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the planet. In the 21st century the region will see an<\/p>\n\n
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Ambassador Kenneth Yalowitz\u00a0<\/b>became the Director of the Conflict Resolution MA Program at Georgetown University on July 1, 2015. He is also a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC and an adjunct professor of government at the Stanford University in Washington Program. He served as the Director of the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College from 2003 -2011 following retirement from the US Department of State after 36 years as a career diplomat and member of the Senior Foreign Service. Amabasador Yalowitz has served as a U.S. ambassador overseas and has won a variety of awards for conflict prevention and overall diplomatic performance.<\/p>\n
\n2016 Task Force Instructors<\/h2>\n
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Nadine C. Fabbi<\/b>\u00a0is the managing director of the Jackson School\u2019s Canadian Studies Center, chair of the UW minor in Arctic studies and the UW representative for the University of the Arctic. Her research focuses on indigenous diplomacies and international relations in the Arctic. She teachers ARCTIC 200 and co-teaches the Task Force on the Arctic for the Jackson School. She has also taught Inuit history and political mobilization at the University of Alberta and the University Centre of the Westfjords in \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, Iceland. Her publications include \u201cInuit foreign policy and international relations in the Arctic,\u201d (in L. C. Jensen & G. H\u00f8nneland (Eds.), Handbook of the Politics of the Arctic 2015); \u201cInuit political involvement in the Arctic,\u201d (in L. Heininen (Ed.), Arctic Yearbook 2012; and \u201cGeopolitics, Arctic Council, and Arctic resources,\u201d with V. Gallucci and D. Hellmann (in C. Carothers, et al. (Eds.), Fishing People of the North: Cultures, Economies, and Management Responding to Change, 2012).
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Vincent Gallucci<\/b>\u00a0is the chair and director of the Jackson School\u2019s Canadian Studies Center, director of the Center for Quantitative Science in the UW College of the Environment, professor in the UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and adjunct professor with the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies at the Jackson School, and also at the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs. His research focus is the geopolitical dimensions of Arctic development as viewed through the impact of international actors on the Arctic Council. He is also deeply involved with Arctic and sub-Arctic marine fisheries management, endangered species protection, Russian fisheries science and Russian involvement in the Arctic debate. Gallucci has taught a course on marine policy for more than 10 years. He serves on an Arctic biodiversity assessment team appointed by the Arctic Council and on the Russian Academy of Sciences editorial board for the journal Regionalistica, devoted to research on the social and economic processes occurring in the Russian far east.
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\nInternational Policy Institute Fellow<\/h2>\n
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Brandon Ray<\/b>\u00a0is a research assistant in University of Washington\u2019s Department of Atmospheric Science. His research focuses on sea ice predictability in the Arctic at seasonal to interannual timescales, with the goal of allowing stakeholders to better understand the limitations of seasonal forecasts. Brandon was a member of the inaugural Arctic Research Fellows program at UW, where he worked with another graduate student, Brit Sojka, and Nadine Fabbi on a project which examined how the climate change narratives of scientific, political, and indigenous communities have evolved and influenced each other in the Arctic. A naval officer of nine years, Brandon is also interested in how climate change has been incorporated into national security strategies, focusing specifically on the Arctic.<\/p>\n
\nUW International Policy Institute Arctic Fellow<\/h2>\n
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Jo\u00ebl Plouffe<\/b>\u00a0Jo\u00ebl Plouffe is a Research Fellow at the Interuniversity Research Center on the International Relations of Canada and Qu\u00e9bec (CIRRICQ) at ENAP, Montr\u00e9al, Co-Managing Editor of the Arctic Yearbook, and Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI). Jo\u00ebl\u2019s research and publications focus mainly on Arctic geopolitics and security, and Canada-US relations. He was a Visiting Scholar at Western Washington University (WWU) in 2010 and 2015, and Visiting Scholar and Faculty Advisor at the Jackson School for International Studies (JSIS) at the University of Washington (UW) in 2013. He is a member of the Northern Research Forum\u2019s (NRF)\/UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security; ArcticNet\u2019s Arctic Transportation Programme; and an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Arctic Security Alumnus, U.S. Department of State. Jo\u00ebl is a PhD candidate in Public Policy Analysis at ENAP and his thesis deals with US Arctic region foreign policy making and implementation.<\/p>\n
\nTask Force Students<\/h2>\n
![\"Kelsey-Brewster\"](\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/Kelsey-Brewster-150x150.jpg\")
Kelsey Brewster<\/b>
\nMajor: International Studies
\nClimate change is affecting many different populations on Earth with rising temperatures, rising sea levels, and severe weather changes. Over the course of this Task Force, I hope to discover how the Arctic Council is attempting to deal with the results of this environmental phenomenon, especially in highly sensitive areas like the Arctic.<\/p>\n
\n![\"Elizabeth-Castro\"](\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/Elizabeth-Castro-150x150.jpg\")
Elizabeth Castro<\/b>
\nMajor: International Studies
\nMinor: Education, Learning & Society
\nWith an interest in human rights policy advocacy, I aim to explore the discourse around climate change in the Arctic and environmental protections as fundamental human rights. In this Task Force, I will also focus on economic prospects for indigenous communities including employment shifts, migration trends, and corporate industry expansion.<\/p>\n
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Jake Creps<\/b>
\nMajor: International Studies\u2014Environmental Studies Track
\nWith an interest in human rights policy advocacy, I aim to explore the discourse around climate change in the Arctic and environmental protections as fundamental human rights. In this Task Force, I will also focus on economic prospects for indigenous communities including employment shifts, migration trends, and corporate industry expansion.The arctic is a very dynamic and important region. Each year, the problems in the arctic seem to grow. I really enjoy problem solving and the arctic region is something I have been interested in since I was a very young age. I hope to connect with like-minded people who are equally interested in not only learning more about the arctic region, but helping in solving the problems that are present there.<\/p>\n
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Erika Doane<\/b>
\nMajor: International Studies
\nBeing an International Studies major, I have become interested in the multitude of ways that decisions and actions of the most prominent players in the world system affect indigenous peoples. It seems that many times, those without a voice are affected the most. I am also interested in thinking about and reporting on what role the Arctic Council should play concerning key issues facing the Arctic region today. It will be an honor to travel with other students to Canada\u2019s capital to engage in research and address topics of great importance in today\u2019s world.<\/p>\n
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Jordan Habenicht<\/b>
\nMajor: International Studies\u2014International Political Economy Track
\nMinor: German
\nI have had the opportunity to spend about six months in Alaska on a humanitarian mission with the US military. Now, I would like the chance to learn more about the economic and international relations issues that surround the Arctic and what can be done to reach an multinational agreement.<\/p>\n
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Laura Heckenlively<\/b>
\nMajor: International Studies\u2014Environmental Studies Track
\nAs an environmental advocate, I am extremely passionate about preserving the world for future generations. With our current climactic instability, relations in the Arctic holds the ability to change the course of anthropogenic climate change, as well as educating younger generations about human involvement in the environment. In regard to the Arctic Council, policy and decision makers hold the power to chart the course of human history, and I am deeply interested in learning more about their motives and history.<\/p>\n
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Ivalene Laohajaratsang<\/b>
\nMajor: International Studies
\nMinor: Law, Societies, and Justice
\nWith an interest in international law and human rights advocacy, I wish to broaden my knowledge on indigenous rights and potentially find ways to improve the quality of life for people in the Arctic region. I believe that the political role of the Arctic Council will not only influence the future socio-economic aspects within the region, but also determine the region\u2019s position on an international platform as well.<\/p>\n
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Danika Moore<\/b>
\nMajor: International Studies
\nMinor: Environmental Studies
\nI am interested in the Arctic Task Force because of the confluence of environmental and indigenous issues. It seems as though a grassroots environmental movement is taking hold world-wide, and I am interested to see how that plays out in the Arctic. The Arctic is also seen as the world\u2019s \u2018last frontier\u2019 and I am curious to see what major powers plan to do with the resources and land area of the Arctic as we continue to become more aware of the reality of climate change.<\/p>\n
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Allison Rutz<\/b>
\nMajor: International Studies\u2014Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Peace and Security Track
\nIn this task force I am interested in how the changing Arctic environment is impacting the livelihoods of indigenous communities on a small scale, day-to-day basis. Combined with that, I want to gain an understanding of the environmental effects of resource extraction in the area, and how the efforts and opinions of local actors are being incorporated in the larger, federal and international dialog and processes regarding Arctic resources.<\/p>\n
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Claire Yuchen Wang<\/b>
\nMajor: International Studies and Economics
\nI am interested in the environmental impact that comes from the Arctic meltdown, and the economic and security implications in the Arctic that will affect geopolitical relations among the Arctic nations as well as other key players. My hope from the task force is to identify specific, actionable policy suggestions for government, businesses as well as individuals like me to make sustainable and responsible decisions for future generations and our planet.<\/p>\n
\n![\"Tyler-Wheeler\"](\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/Tyler-Wheeler-224x300.jpg\")
Kyle Wheeler<\/b>
\nMajor: International Studies\u2014Diplomacy and Security Track
\nI\u2019m interested in the Arctic because it is a region that is going to play a pivotal role in the future of our planet. The Arctic is a region that is seeing a lot of attention from different world powers for their resources and territory, but is also drastically changing due to climate change and pollution, which will have a devastating effect on the world as a whole. I am most interested in how states are addressing these new issues brought up by climate change.<\/p>\n
\n![\"Mac-Zellem\"](\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/10\/Mac-Zellem-300x276.jpg\")
Mac Zellem<\/b>
\nMajor: Economics and International Studies
\nAs an Economics and International Studies double major I am fascinated by the interconnections of the global market. The opening up of the Arctic provides challenges and opportunities as resource extraction becomes viable, new global trade routs become feasible, and nations jostle for geopolitical power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"