Pekkanen: “Orbital debris does not discriminate” | Axios
October 11, 2018
Professor Saadia Pekkanen, an outer space expert, is quoted on the pressing issue of space debris in an article as part of the “Axios AM Deep Dive” that lists 10
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Pekkanen addresses Trump’s plan for American dominance in space | Popular Science
October 1, 2018
Professor Saadia Pekkanen is quoted in the article “Trump’s Space Force aims to create ‘American Dominance in Space’ by 2020,” analyzing that while Trump’s proposed Space Force may become a new branch
Pekkanen on what a Space Force should look like | Popular Science
August 16, 2018
Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen, a space policy expert, has weighed in on the “space force” in a Popular Science article “Trump’s Space Force aims to create ‘American dominance in space’
Pekkanen on future of space as global commons | Japan Spotlight
August 3, 2018
Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen is interviewed for the cover story “The US-Japan Space Alliance — the Most Critical Bilateral Relationship for Peace & Prosperity” of Japan Spotlight, a Japan Economic Forum
Retirement honors for two Jackson School professors
June 21, 2018
The Jackson School of International Studies and the Department of History honored two faculty members, Hwasook Nam and Kyoko Tokuno, who retire from the University of Washington at the end of this
Pekkanen on Seattle based EarthNow that designs camera satellites to monitor the Earth | Orlando Sentinel
May 14, 2018
Professor Saadia Pekkanen, an expert in outer space governance, security and policy, comments on the venture of a new Seattle-based startup EarthNow, that plans to build a network of several hundred camera
Director of East Asia Resource Center receives one of Japan’s highest honors
May 8, 2018
Mary Hammond Bernson, director of the Jackson School’s East Asia Resource Center for over 20 years and former president of the Japan-America Society in Washington state, has been awarded an Order
Pekkanen on American and Asian efforts to step up readiness for space warfare | Forbes
April 2, 2018
Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen, an expert in outer space and international relations, explains the cultural shift in thinking about outer space, where countries are openly moving from merely space situational
Hellmann: US-North Korea meeting is Jong Un’s strategy | King 5 News
March 13, 2018
Jackson School Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann believes that a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to persuade Kim Jong Un give up nuclear weapons. In an interview with King 5 News he
Pekkanen on future of small rockets industry | Forbes
February 26, 2018
In “Small Rocket Industry Heats Up Across APAC As Space Is Declared ‘Open For Business’” Jackson School Professor and expert in space security and policy, Saadia Pekkanen, explores future direction for