April 26, 2017
Outer space security expert and Japan specialist Prof. Saadia Pekkanen argues in her latest Forbes column “North Korea’s Threats Revitalize Preemptive Strike Debate In Japan” that as the idea of preemptive strikes is
April 5, 2017
Japan specialist and space expert, Prof. Saadia Pekkanen, calls in her latest Forbes column titled “Why Aggression In Outer Space Should Concern The U.S.-Japan Alliance“, to integrate political, legal, economic, social, and
March 15, 2017
Outer space expert and Japan specialist Prof. Saadia Pekkanen was mentioned in “Giving A Boost To Washington’s Hi-Tech Research, Space Industry.” According to the article, Washington state currently ranks fifth in the nation
February 27, 2017
Space expert and Japan specialist Prof. Saadia Pekkanen emphasizes the importance of putting a spotlight on Asia in the newspace business. In her latest Forbes column titled “Why Asia’s Entrepreneurial Space Sector Deserves Its
September 14, 2016
Professor Saadia Pekkanen, an expert in outer space governance, security and policy, was featured in an article published by GeekWire to mark the 50th anniversary of the show “Star Trek.” Professor Pekkanen told the
August 1, 2016
Professor Saadia Pekkanen, director of the Jackson School’s Ph.D. program and a Japan space expert is quoted by Nature International Weekly Journal of Science in an article discussing the future
June 13, 2016
UW Today reports on the recent gathering of over 20 Pacific Northwest aerospace media, academics, business, government and industry leaders at UW Club to hear latest research findings undertaken by
June 8, 2016
In October 2015, Jackson School Space Security Initiative Director Saadia Pekkanen recruited seven area specialists from the School’s Ph.D. Program as Junior Fellows. SSI Junior Fellows use their regional expertise to gauge space
June 2, 2016
Crisis and Challenges In the turmoil of political and economic transition in the early 1990s, Russia’s space program experienced a power vacuum. As a result, regrouping of the sprawling state
June 1, 2016
The European Union is broadly considered to act as a normative power, seeking to promote its values, both within its member states and beyond its geographical borders. This emphasis on