Saadia Pekkanen

Saadia M. Pekkanen

Prof. Pekkanen is accepting new MA students for the 2026-2027 academic year Saadia M. Pekkanen is the Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professor of International Studies, Adjunct Professor of Political...
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Jackson School News: Saadia Pekkanen

Positioning Japan in Cybersecurity Trajectories

October 30, 2025

Posted by: Isabelle Schlegel

Saadia Pekkanen presenting next to panelists

On Oct. 24, the Jackson School’s Program on Strategy, Policy and Diplomacy Research (SPDR) hosted the public panel, “Positioning Japan in Cybersecurity Trajectories.” Sponsored through a grant from the United States-Japan Foundation,

Student-led, globally engaged: 2025 Spring Task Force

June 11, 2025

Posted by: Madison Anne Morgan

Task Force spring 2025

This spring, Jackson School undergraduates stepped into the role of real-world policy analysts through one of the school’s most distinctive programs: the Donald C. Hellmann Task Force Program. Designed as

Task Force Q&A: Antonia Zito

June 10, 2024

Posted by: Monique Thormann

In spring quarter 2024, 19 international studies and global and regional studies students majors completed the Jackson School’s Donald C. Hellmann Task Force Program, a capstone course that involved eight

Task Force Q&A: Richie Doan

June 10, 2024

Posted by: Monique Thormann

In spring quarter 2024, 19 international studies and global and regional studies students majors completed the Jackson School’s Donald C. Hellmann Task Force Program, a capstone course that involved eight

Task Force Q&A: Kazuhiko Kimura

June 7, 2023

Posted by: Monique Thormann

In spring quarter 2023, 18 international studies and global and regional studies students plus a first-year graduate student and three other Social Science majors completed the Jackson School’s Donald C.