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Dec 20, 2019 The WTO might return to diplomatic settlements for trade disputes. Here’s why. National Security International and Global Affairs The global trade appeals system has stalled. Batten's Philip Potter and the University of Pennsylvania's Julia Gray examine if it ever really worked. Read in The Washington Post
Nov 07, 2019 Q&A: How Philip Potter Navigates 21st-Century National Security Policy National Security Since its inception in 2018, the National Security Policy Center at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy has made something of a name for itself. READ IN UVA TODAY
Oct 21, 2019 Batten's National Security Policy Center Partners Across Grounds on Graduate Course to Advance Public Interest Technology National Security A multidisciplinary team of public policy, computer science, and law faculty earned a national grant to establish a course aimed at teaching graduate students to examine the complex ethical, legal, and policy implications of new technologies. Learn more
Mar 26, 2019 If This Environmentally Conscious Batten Professor Could Fix Just One Thing... Environmental Policy Domestic Policy & Politics Having skied and sailed in beautiful locales like Jackson, Wyoming; Newport, Rhode Island; and Puerto Rico, Jay Shimshack has loved nature ever since he can remember. So when he turned that love into a career, it felt, well, completely natural. Learn more
Feb 18, 2019 Hacking for Defense at the Batten School National Security On the last day of fall classes, while other students prepared for the onslaught of exams, seven student teams from the Batten School traveled to the Pentagon to present their semester-long projects to officials from the Department of Defense (DoD). Learn more
Nov 02, 2018 Former Under Secretary at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Joins the Batten School’s National Security Policy Center National Security The Batten School and UVA’s Applied Research Institute announced that the Honorable George W. Foresman will join the Batten School’s National Security Policy Center (NSPC) as a senior advisor. In this new role, Foresman will support U.S. national security leadership and engagement activities. Foresman’s hiring is part of larger partnership between the Batten School and ARI to elevate UVA as a leader in national security education, research, and outreach. Learn more
Sep 13, 2018 Batten’s Shimshack Explains If (and Why) People Wait Too Long to Stock Up to Prepare for Hurricanes Economics Environmental Policy Social Psychology Is it the “ostrich effect?” Misguided optimism? Ease of shopping during normal times? Or a distrust of government warnings? Learn more
Jun 18, 2015 Warburg: Pope changes debate over global warming Environmental Policy Batten Professor Gerry Warburg discusses the extraordinary encyclical issued by Pope Francis this week and how it holds great promise for an issue that affects all life on our fragile planet. Learn more