July 29, 2017
Posted by: Jessica Beyer
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
Posted by: odedo
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 18, 2017
Posted by: odedo
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
Posted by: odedo
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
Posted by: odedo
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.
June 30, 2017
Posted by: Monique Thormann
With less than a month left of classes, the 2016–17 Applied International Studies master’s candidates are busy finishing their capstone projects with guidance from one of the world’s most influential
June 21, 2017
Posted by: Monique Thormann
Starting in fall 2017 the Jackson School of International Studies will add five new faculty members who will bring new expertise for students, the wider UW community and general public.
June 20, 2017
Posted by: Monique Thormann
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
Posted by: Monique Thormann
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 6, 2017
Posted by: odedo
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
