Contextualizing the iPhone Encryption Debate
March 22, 2016
Two years ago, Director James Comey of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) stated, “there will come a day when it will matter a great deal to the lives of
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Expert Voices: Challenges in Creating Cybersecurity Policy
March 22, 2016
In October 2015, the Jackson School hosted a panel focused on cybersecurity norms and challenges. At the event, two of the panel speakers—Paul Nicholas from Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing and Jessica
Alumna teaching in Russia featured in The Daily
March 14, 2016
Recently the Chronicle of High Education named the University of Washington as a top producer in the country of Fulbright students in 2015-2016. Our alumna, Katherine Schroeder (B.A., International Studies),
European Security and Migration Forum With UW Students In Rome
March 9, 2016
Report from the University of Washington Rome Center Frederick Michael Lorenz, JD, LLM, a Senior Lecturer at the Jackson School of International Studies and currently program director at UW Rome Center for
March 9: “Courtyard, Conservatory, and Concert Hall: Women Performing Musical Nationalism in Uzbekistan”
March 4, 2016
Women are at the forefront of professional musical endeavors in Uzbekistan in every available genre: traditional music, arranged folk music, Western classical music, popular music, and wedding music. With popular
The human side of large-scale marine protected areas
March 2, 2016
The first major discussion of how people interact with large marine protected areas was organized by the Jackson School of International Studies and College of the Environment Professor Patrick Christie.
How virtual reality can change the world
March 2, 2016
“Virtual reality technology offers another way to get people to care about humanitarian crises, like Syrian refugees, and what is possible in international affairs,” said the Jackson School of International
Featured Alumnus: Meet Eric Stowe, founder of Splash
March 1, 2016
Splash is a Seattle-based international non-profit organization that helps provide safe water to hundreds of thousands of children living in urban poverty in Asia and Africa. Alumnus Eric Stowe (M.A., International
Prof. Saadia Pekkanen writes Forbes article on global impact of small satellites
February 29, 2016
Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen, an expert in outer space and international relations, gives an insider’s look into how smallsats (a.k.a. small satellites) are playing a big role in global
Mar. 3: Public lecture by First Secretary of the Cuban Embassy in the U.S.
February 25, 2016
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016 Time: 2:30-4:00 p.m. Location: University of Washington, Jackson School of International Studies, Thomson Hall 317 Speaker: Miguel Fraga, First Secretary of the Cuban Embassy in Washington