Jackson School Convocation: June 10, 2016
May 4, 2016
Event Information The Jackson School Convocation will be held Friday, June 10th at 7:00 pm at the Center for Spiritual Living, 5801 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle. *This event is
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Jackson School students win Husky 100 award
May 2, 2016
We are pleased to announce five students at the Jackson School of International Studies have been named to the University of Washington’s inaugural Husky 100 list for their leadership, scholarship and
Brazil, Apple, and WhatsApp: Missing Encryption’s Forest for the Trees
April 26, 2016
Apple has been in the news a lot recently. As discussed in Alexander Kegel’s post contextualizing the iPhone encryption debate, the San Bernardino terrorists used an iPhone and the FBI
Making sense of nuclear weapons with Valerie Plame & Joe Cirincione
April 26, 2016
“The notion of a nuclear apocalypse seemed to drop with the fall of the Soviet Union,” said Valerie Plame, ex-CIA covert operations officer, to a standing room only crowd of students,
3 reasons to study South Asia at the Jackson School
April 25, 2016
Dive deep into the study of South Asia and its place in the world starting in fall 2016! Here are three reasons to get a master’s degree in South Asia
[SSI Brief] Entrepreneurial Spin-On in the Pentagon’s Space
April 19, 2016
In recent years, small start-ups and technological entrepreneurs have emerged as cutting edge innovators in space-related technology. The sudden growth in private sector innovation in areas such as space launch
Five Essential Facts about ASEAN Cybersecurity
April 19, 2016
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries have emerged among the world’s leading economies. The member states—Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam—have
Myanmar’s Leap Year: Examining an Information Society in Transition
April 13, 2016
Photo: The Myanmar Post and Telecom’s HQ in Yangon. After over forty years of dictatorship, 2016 is truly Myanmar’s leap year. Last month, the first parliament controlled by the opposition
April 14: “From Survival to Revival in Post-Earthquake Nepal” – Kathmandu University Vice Chancellor to speak at UW
April 11, 2016
Nearly one year ago, on April 26, 2015, Nepal experienced a massive earthquake that killed nearly 10,000 and injured tens of thousands of people. Join us for “From Survival to
April 18: Belgian Ambassador to speak on Belgium-U.S. security and trade
April 8, 2016
The United States and Belgium have worked together across the globe to promote security, human rights, and bilateral trade. They share a mutual interest in creating safe communities in the