On November 24th, 2014 at the European Parliament, Pope Francis cautioned “We cannot allow the Mediterranean to become a vast cemetery” – referring to the perilous journey from North Africa and the Middle East to Europe taken by desperate migrants fleeing bloodshed, poverty, and political chaos. Yet the dangers do not cease once the asylum

On October 13th 2015, numerous experts in the field of global affairs visited the Jackson School of International Studies as part of the “New Frontiers in International Affairs: A Conversation on the Arctic, Space and Cybersecurity,” the inaugural conference of the Jackson School’s International Policy Institute. This conference involved panels discussing some of the most pressing

On October 13th 2015, numerous experts in the field of global affairs visited the Jackson School of International Studies as part of the “New Frontiers in International Affairs: A Conversation on the Arctic, Space and Cybersecurity,” the inaugural conference of the Jackson School’s International Policy Institute. This conference involved panels discussing some of the most pressing

On October 13th 2015, numerous experts in the field of global affairs visited the Jackson School of International Studies as part of the “New Frontiers in International Affairs: A Conversation on the Arctic, Space and Cybersecurity,” the inaugural conference of the Jackson School’s International Policy Institute. This conference involved panels discussing some of the most pressing

The Jackson School Journal had the pleasure of interviewing Gideon Lichfield, Senior Editor at the business news publication Quartz. With 16 years of experience at The Economist and postings around the world, Mr. Lichfield is a true paragon of international journalism. In this interview, he spoke with the Journal about his wide ranging experience and

Kumaon is a mountainous division of a newly independent Indian state, Uttarakhand. The rural region with dramatic topography and the hill people who live there are often represented as ‘backwards’ by scholars, historians, and politicians alike. Although once subjected to an extractive history of British colonial and Indian national imperatives, the hills region now thrives

Jackson School Journal (JSJ): Could you start with a brief description of the focus of your research? Weber: My research explores the tricky relationship between national sovereignty and international cooperation through a history of U.S. military basing in Latin America during World War II. When U.S. strategists first tried to build military bases in Latin

Jackson School Journal (JSJ): Let’s start by learning a little more about you. Could you tell us about your academic career? Bessner: In college I went to Columbia and I interned at the Council on Foreign Relations my senior year, which got me oriented towards US foreign policy. I majored in modern European history and

Jackson School Journal (JSJ): What first led you to pursue a State Department career? What was your first position? Fowler: When I was in high school I lived abroad with AFS (The American Field Service), and that experience opened my horizons beyond the United States. I became very interested in learning more about international affairs