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Building a Better Democracy: Electoral Reform in Washington State
(2012)Democracies are neither all the same nor are they static. Democracy must necessarily change to improve upon previous failures in an effort to reach the ideal. Washington State is no stranger to this process, having eliminated ... -
Can NATO React to the Arab Spring? Democracy, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law
(2012)The Arab Spring brought a regional paradigm shift in which human dignity and participatory involvement in the political process became the demands of the masses. As long-standing dictators began to fall, NATO was and ... -
The Challenge of Piracy off the Horn of Africa: U.S. Policy in Dealing With Criminal Elements and Dangerous Non-State Actors
(2012)In the failed state of Somalia, piracy is increasing at an alarming rate, impacting all nations that engage in trade or travel in the region. In 2011, Somali pirates attacked 122 vessels and successfully hijacked 28. Since ... -
Challenges to European Unity: Options for U.S. Policymakers
(2017)The United States and Europe have shared a long history of cooperation and mutual interests. They stand united in their commitment to the values such as liberty, democracy, and the preservation of human rights. They are ... -
Citizen Security in El Salvador: Improving the Effectiveness of International Aid
(2012)This policy report examines the ways in which the international aid community can better support the citizen security needs of the Central American people. El Salvador serves as an appropriate case study in this context, ... -
Countering al-Qaeda’s Ideology: Re-assessing U.S. Policy Ten Years After 9/11
(2011)The U.S. has made sweeping changes to its national defense strategic goals and objectives since 9/11. In response to the rise in prominence of al-Qaeda and it‘s extremist ideology, the U.S. established the Department of ... -
Defense, Deficits, and Deployments: The Future of U.S. Military Policy
(2012)America’s economic strength and military might go hand in hand. Each is indispensable to the other. Thus, in times such as the present when America’s deteriorating fiscal position requires swift and reasoned attention, it ... -
Defense, Diplomacy and Development: Making a 3D Strategy Work in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
(2013)The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been the site of cyclical violence for years and, as a result, the country has failed to become a developed member of the international community. The International Rescue ... -
Development Derailed: How to Put U.S. Foreign Aid Policy on a Better Track
(2015)There are three central subdivisions to American foreign policy: diplomacy, defense, and development aid. Both defense and diplomacy are housed in cabinet-level departments – the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department ... -
Empowering European Citizens: Challenges and the Road Ahead
(2013)The European Union makes frequent international headlines: the Eurozone crisis, environmental progress, and accession negotiations with Turkey are just some recent topics. However, what rarely makes headline news is the ... -
End Game: Rethinking the War on Terror
(2014)The United States is currently engaged in one the longest and costliest wars in its history. In the thirteen years since the devastating attacks on 9/11, the United States has waged war against al Qaeda and ideology of ... -
Equatorial North: Centering the Arctic in Global and Local Security
(2013)As Canada prepares to chair the Arctic Council (2013-2015) now is both a strategic and essential time to reassess political, economic and social matters pertaining to the Arctic region. Frequently considered a barometer ... -
Evolving US Cybersecurity Policy: A Multi-stakeholder Approach
(2016)The connectivity of information systems and networks, and the increasing usage of the Internet have opened individuals and governments to new types of vulnerabilities necessitating the rapid development of cybersecurity ... -
Extremist Use of Social Media: Balancing Privacy and National Cybersecurity
(2017)Because the realm of cybersecurity is constantly changing, there is a disconnection today between government and industry on the issues of privacy and national security. Industry and government must balance social media ... -
Finding Common Ground in the Puget Sound: Tulalip Tribes, Millennials and the Environment
(2017)The Jackson School of International Studies Task Force has created a strategic communications plan tied with a digital story with the goal of communicating tribal treaty rights and Tulalip Tribes-led environmental recovery ... -
Food Matters: U.S. Food Policy for the 21st Century
(2012)Global food security today is on uncertain ground, with countries, organizations, and individuals still scrambling to respond to the 2007-08 food crisis. Global attention has been fixed on looming structural challenges ... -
From International Supply Chains to Local Consumption: Eliminating Labor Trafficking from all Companies in Washington State
(2015)Recent estimates suggest that there are 21 million people who are victims of human trafficking, forced labor, and slavery around the world. Of those 21 million, private individuals or enterprises exploit 19 million victims; ...