JSIS 495D Jessica Beyer – Social Media Content Moderation, Law, and Freedom of Speech
Task Force 2023
SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT MODERATION, LAW, AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH As the major social media platforms have become increasingly central to the lives of people all over the world, the impacts
JSIS 495C Sabine Lang – Countering the ILLIBERAL Drift in Europe: Assessing the role of civil society and governments
Task Force 2023
COUNTERING THE ILLIBERAL DRIFT IN EUROPE: Assessing the Role of Civil Society and Governments Rightwing nationalist parties and movements have become ‘normalized’ features of many European political systems. They govern
JSIS 495B Angelina Godoy – Research for Social Change
Task Force 2023
RESEARCH FOR SOCIAL CHANGE For several years, thanks to the tenacious leadership of local organizations, Washington state has been at the forefront of national efforts to promote immigrant rights in
JSIS 495A Robert Pekkanen – Should Japan “Go Nuclear”?
Task Force
SHOULD JAPAN “GO NUCLEAR”? Japan faces a challenging security environment, with a rising China, nuclear-armed antagonist in North Korea (DPRK), and a less reliable American security guarantee. On the other
JSIS 495A Saadia Pekkanen – Preventing Disasters in Space: Proposing CODA: Committee on Debris Affairs
Task Force 2022
Orbital debris is a disaster waiting to happen. Orbital debris threatens the future of space commerce and exploration for all spacefaring countries. It has resulted from human activities dating back
JSIS 495G Kathie Friedman – The EU Response to Migration and Asylum in the Time of Covid
Task Force 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic threw European asylum systems into a state of chaos. In spite of international and EU laws that lay out the parameters of humanitarian protection, domestic politics and agendas have been calling the shots. Asylum seekers remain
JSIS 495F Resat Kasaba – The U.S. Response To Changes In Turkey’s Foreign Policy
Task Force 2022
In recent years Turkey has been asserting its power and influence in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa independently from the United States and its allies in Europe. This is a
JSIS 495H Sarah Lohmann – NATO and Emerging Technology
Task Force 2022
This class will examine the emerging technologies having an increased impact on helping NATO’s defense, as well as those creating new challenges from adversaries. Students are invited to participate in a task
JSIS 495E Noam Pianko – Defining Antisemitism in a Global Context
Task Force 2022
After decades of decreasing levels, incidents of Antisemitism, sometimes called “the longest hatred,” are rising in the United States and around the globe. From Charlottesville to Budapest, Antisemitic stereotypes and conspiracy
JSIS 495D Tony Lucero and Holly Barker – Nuclear Decolonization and the UW
Task Force 2022
One of the unfinished chapters of the Cold War involves the participation of universities in ethically problematic research activities. The University of Washington has been part of that history. Students in