Agnes Sjöblad is a junior in Branford College studying political theory under the umbrella of the humanities. Having moved from Sweden to Yale in search of a "broad liberal arts education," she is committed to balancing her studies at the intersection of the social sciences and the humanities. She is particularly interested in religion and … Continue reading "Agnes Sjöblad"| Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
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This summer, I worked to co-create Internet Street Smarts for Teens (ISS Teens) for Cyber Collective, a U.S.–based NGO that has long focused on on-the-ground awareness and implementation of digital safety programming for general audiences. While reaching broad populations remains crucial, ISS Teens marked an intentional step toward engaging adolescents directly. It was designed as the … Continue reading "Teaching digital resilience as the first step toward accountability" The post Teachi...| Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
This summer, I was honored to spend nearly a month in the Manila metropolitan area in the Philippines to conduct research for the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy. It is important to recognize that the Philippines is an archipelago comprised of over 7,000 islands and is the land of hundreds of ethnolinguistic groups that have … Continue reading "How cultural institutions are dealing with the Philippines’ authoritarian past" The post How cultural institutions are dealing with the Ph...| Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
In early June, Hanna Gunnarsson picks up the phone in my native county of Skåne, a rolling region about the size of Connecticut that marks the southernmost end of Sweden. In a break between meetings, she is eager to discuss the NATO-related questions I posed over email. I am calling Gunnarsson, a Left Party deputy … Continue reading "Identity shift – or not? Understanding Sweden joining NATO"| Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
Last fall, my Jackson school senior capstone group was assigned the task of drawing up recommendations for the next “Emerging Tech” session of the annual U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue, organized by the U.S. State Department. To provide both actionable and insightful advice, my capstone team visited Doha to speak with private and public stakeholders. Our aim … Continue reading "How the U.S. and Qatar are Working Together on AI and Tech" The post How the U.S. and Qatar are Working Togethe...| Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
Under the guidance of Roland McKay, a Foreign Service officer and former Director for Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council, 11 senior global affairs majors dedicated their penultimate semester at Yale to researching U.S. emerging technology policy toward Bahrain as part of the Jackson School’s senior capstone course. In fall 2023, Bahrain became the … Continue reading "Empowering Bahrain’s Technological Ecosystem Under C-SIPA" The post Empowering Bahrain’s Technological Ecosy...| Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
If you saw four 20-something-year-old Yale students blasting Chappell Roan as they sped down I-95 in a car covered in college bumper stickers, you probably wouldn’t guess they were heading to a nuclear power plant. But there we were, casually en route to Millstone Power Station on a Thursday. Earlier that week, I had texted … Continue reading "Reactor Reactions: A Glimpse into Nuclear Power Plant Operations" The post Reactor Reactions: A Glimpse into Nuclear Power Plant Operations appeare...| Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
In September, I took the train down to Washington, D.C., as part of Professor Ted Wittenstein’s AI, Emerging Tech, and National Powers class to attend the Special Competitive Studies Project’s AI + Energy Summit and visit assorted U.S. agencies and firms — all made possible by the Schmidt Program. My main takeaways from the trip … Continue reading "Schmidt trip to D.C. teaches students to ‘be first, be fast’ in AI" The post Schmidt trip to D.C. teaches students to ‘be first, be ...| Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
Last May, while researching Scandinavian immigration policy through Yale’s Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy, I spent the first several days volunteering at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit. I noticed an odd dynamic between the Danish and international participants, as we congregated backstage for training. The Danes huddled on one side, speaking Danish, while the international volunteers … Continue reading "The Nordic Welfare State Model’s Migration Conundrum" The post The Nordic ...| Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
Growing up, the “migrant crisis” that had dominated news cycles, political campaigns and popular culture was an image of refugees traversing oceans, arriving to European shores, or crossing the southern border of the U.S. Lost in a discourse that so often robs displaced populations of their humanity, dignity and protections under international law, there is … Continue reading "Building Sustainable Migration Management Frameworks in the Global South" The post Building Sustainable Migrati...| Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
In October 2023, Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri became one of the first elected officials to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Beyond any foreign policy objections, some critics claimed the congresswoman was taking an anti-jobs stance that would cost her constituents well-paid positions at some of her district’s largest employers: two Boeing manufacturing plants … Continue reading "Examining Strategies for Politics and Protest of the American Labor Movement in Defense Manufacturing" The ...| Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs