Inside summer quarter: Zack Thayer
July 22, 2025
Name: Zack Thayer Degree: B.A. in Comparative Religion and Spanish Expected to graduate in: Spring 2026 Hometown: Snohomish, WA Why did you decide to take international studies courses during the
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Name: Dawda Kawsu Jawara Degree: B.A. in International Studies Expected to graduate in: Spring 2026 Hometown: Bansang, The Gambia Why did you decide to take international studies courses during the summer?
Inside summer quarter: Allie Goodman-Callender
July 22, 2025
Name: Allie Goodman-Callender Degree: B.A. in International Studies and Political Science Expected to graduate in: Summer 2026 Hometown: Seattle, WA Why did you decide to take international studies courses during
Cybersecurity Profile 2025: Singapore
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Singapore is a highly connected, influential cyber actor with a strong domestic cybersecurity framework and an active role in international internet governance. It follows a multi-stakeholder model, balancing state oversight
Global Approaches to Artificial Intelligence Regulation
July 10, 2025
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act operationalizes a risk-based governance logic that is now permeating international AI frameworks, although unevenly. While some of the Act’s tiered risk taxonomy remains largely
Networks of Control: National and Transnational Digital Repression in Bangladesh
July 10, 2025
Since its independence in 1971, Bangladesh has steadily advanced technologically, achieving 99.4% electrification, connecting 44.5% of its population to the internet, expanding subsea cable infrastructure, and pursuing a vision of
Cheap Drones, Expensive Lessons: Ethics, Innovation, and Regulation of Autonomous Weapon Systems
July 9, 2025
The rapid proliferation of autonomous weapon systems (AWS) in warfare offers a glimpse into the transformative potential and the ethical dilemmas of AWS. For instance, during the ongoing conflict in
Baltic Sea Undersea Cable Security
July 9, 2025
Subsea cables cover over 900,000 miles of sea floor from the Atlantic to Pacific. These small, fiber-optic cables are responsible for carrying 99% of global internet data traffic, facilitating connection
Employee Cybersecurity Education and the 2016 DNC Attack
July 9, 2025
In 2016, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarter in Washington DC, was a victim of Russian hacking attacks leading to a data dump of internal emails and leaks of critical
23andMe’s 2023 Data Breach and Contradictions in Current Regulatory Frameworks
July 9, 2025
23andMe experienced a data breach that exposed over seven million of its customers’ genetic information in 2023 (DeGeurin, 2024). The data breach severely affected 23andMe’s reputation and caused 23andMe to