Pekkanen calls “PNW as ‘Silicon Valley of space’ “| Seattle Mag
July 10, 2019
Professor Saadia Pekkanen is highlighted for her view as a space policy expert that the ‘PNW is the “Silicon Valley of space” in “Has the PNW become the ‘Silicon Valley
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Daniel Bessner on understanding U.S. campaign against socialism in Latin America | The Globe Post
May 22, 2019
In “ ‘Our Hemisphere:’ Understanding the US Campaign Against Socialism in Latin America” Daniel Bessner, Anne H.H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Assistant Professor in American Foreign Policy, argues that the U.S.
Event recap: DC conference sheds insights into ways to restore public confidence in foreign policy experts
May 14, 2019
How can we restore public confidence in foreign policy experts? That is the question that senior-level international affairs representatives from the U.S. Department of State, American University, University of Maryland,
Naar sheds light on the ‘Jerusalem of the Balkans’ Saloniki, Greece | Jerusalem Post
May 6, 2019
Jackson School Sephardic Studies Chair Devin E. Naar delves into the history of Jews in Greece in a recent article “Greek Jewry and the Holocaust” in the Jerusalem Post. He
Montgomery’s proposal on how to think about fossil fuels | Global Policy
April 29, 2019
Author, geoscientist and Jackson School Lecturer Scott Montgomery delves into the current climate change debate on fossil fuels. In a recent Global Policy editorial, he wrote: “Is there a way to
Jackson School professor and students release groundbreaking report on ICE flights
April 24, 2019
In “Over eight years the government has deported 34,000 people via Boeing Field. King County wants it stopped” a report produced by Jackson School Task Force students and their professor
New space race: Essays from Jackson School symposium explore changing law, policy
April 24, 2019
Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professorship Saadia Pekkanen is the lead guest editor for a group of essays addressing the new space race issues published online this month in the American Journal of International
Wellman on Notre-Dame and the dire impact of Washington forest fires | Crosscut
April 18, 2019
Jackson School Comparative Religion Program Chair James Wellman reflects on the burning of Notre-Dame cathedral and the threat of forest fires in Washington state in a recent Crosscut op-ed piece. “The
Migdal on advocacy versus scholarship in Israel studies organization | Haaretz
April 18, 2019
Jackson School lecturer and Middle East scholar Joel Migdal is quoted in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, about an organization of Israel studies scholars accused of supporting Israel advocacy efforts and
Jackson School offers new minor in Hellenic Studies | The Hellenic Journal
April 16, 2019
The Jackson School has recently launched a minor in Hellenic Studies. Undergraduate students can now combine courses in Ancient Greek literature, history and philosophy as well as modern Greek courses