June 20, 2017
What does cybersecurity policy have to do with trade in Washington state? How can we meet workforce preparedness among cybersecurity policy professionals? What is meant by the cybersecurity policy domain? Cybersecurity
June 12, 2017
In “As an American Jew, I Celebrated Israel’s 1967 Victory. Now I’m Protesting the Occupation” Middle East expert and Prof. Joel Migdal shares how he changed his view on the outcome
June 7, 2017
Nuclear facilities are among the most highly secured type of critical infrastructure in the U.S. Despite the implementation of safety measures, digital instruments and computer-based systems associated with the physical protection system and the control systems inside facilities are still vulnerable. Creating air-gaps and standalone systems is somewhat ineffective when it comes to protecting nuclear facilities against complicated and targeted cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks on nuclear power plants and their control systems could expedite the theft of usable nuclear materials and malicious acts by adversaries.
June 6, 2017
Following the rupturing of diplomatic relations between Qatar and five regional states, Gulf states expert and affiliate faculty Kristian Coates Ulrichsen provides a close look at the contentious history of Qatar in his article “Qatar: The
May 25, 2017
Assistant Director of African Studies and Latin American & Caribbean Studies Monica Rojas-Stewart has won a prestigious Artist Trust Fellowship for 2017. First presented in 1987, the fellowship provides funding to artists across Washington State
May 25, 2017
Daniel Bessner, the Anne H. H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Assistant Professor in American Foreign Policy, discusses President Trump’s remarks following the terror attack in Manchester earlier this week in
May 24, 2017
Israel and Middle East expert and Jackson School Professor Joel Migdal discusses U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Israel in this interview with KOMO News radio. Migdal says that the Israelis were overall pleased
May 22, 2017
Join us on Friday, June 2nd for a lively discussion of vital emerging cybersecurity issues featuring Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, Seattle-area business cybersecurity experts and Jackson School professors. The conference “Bridging the Gap in Cybersecurity Policy: Emerging International and Domestic
May 17, 2017
Join us for our U.S. in the World Lecture Series with Middle East expert Steven Heydemann for a public talk on: “Explaining Poverty in the Middle East: The Economics and Politics of
May 17, 2017
Under the current Abe administration, Japanese policy-makers have significantly enhanced Japan’s cyber-defense capabilities due to growing cybersecurity tensions in the United States’s relations with China, Russia, and North Korea. Given Japan’s position as a central U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military ally, Japan’s actions are increasingly critical to the strategic balance in the region.