August 9, 2017
Chair of UW China Studies Prof. David Bachman is quoted in “Beyond threatening North Korea tweets, President Trump needs a cohesive Asia strategy” on the escalation between the U.S. and North Korea.
August 1, 2017
Daniel Bessner, Anne H. H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Assistant Professor in American Foreign Policy, discusses Russia’s decision to order hundreds of U.S. diplomats to leave the country following sanctions
July 29, 2017
During spring quarter, one of the Jackson School’s Applied Research Program student teams was given a daunting task – help Microsoft think about Brad Smith’s call for a Digital Geneva Convention. In addition to weighing in on current Microsoft strategy, the students found out that they were working on the exact same research task that Microsoft had asked RAND to tackle. The project was the fifth product of a Jackson School Applied Research collaboration with Microsoft’s Global Security Strategy & Diplomacy Team.
July 27, 2017
Alumnus Hunter Marston (M.A. Southeast Asia Studies and MPA Public Affairs, 2013) argues in “It’s time for the U.S. to pressure Burma on human rights — once again” that Burma’s
July 25, 2017
Ensuring accountability and transparency in the distribution of refugee aid has always been a herculean task. Mismanagement of funds is rife and more often than not, aid is swallowed up
July 20, 2017
As the world becomes connected, personal security has become a top priority for governments, developers, and regular users alike. Because they use mobile applications for day-to-day activities such as banking,
July 18, 2017
To improve education systems around the world Bridge International Academies (BIA) offers cheap schooling for the world’s poor. BIA offers teaching at a low cost with standardized pedagogy. Teachers use
July 18, 2017
Professor Emeritus Donald Hellmann discusses the growing tension between the U.S. and North Korea amid recent missile tests by the reclusive state. He says that to defuse the current tension, the U.S.
July 18, 2017
Jackson School Alumna Jwanah Qudsi (B.A. ’14) publishes a first-person piece documenting her return to war-torn Syria and the visit to her home town of Aleppo. Qudsi, who grew up in Aleppo,
July 11, 2017
Professor Emeritus Donald Hellmann speaks about recent tensions in North Korea and the nuclear bomb tests by Pyongyang. Hellmann calls North Korea a failed state, saying its leaders are busy preserving their regime.