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Managing Decline in a Turbulent World: Designing a New Security Strategy for the European Union 1 Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies University of Washington !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1!Image!courtesy!of!http://www.multisensorproject.eu/! ! I! Task Force Policy Report on European Security Winter 2014 Faculty Advisor: Professor Arista Cirtautas Evaluator: Honorable Mr. Dennis Chaibi Task Force Members: Naomi Eissinger Philippe Enos Gregory Fenno Yasamine Firoozi Michael Golomb Daniel Guillory Rina Harsch Sophie Hubbell Joelle Klein Cassandra Muilenburg Shannon Nolan Anja Speckhardt Fernando Turin Sanchez Ji Soo Yoo Task Force Coordinator: Anja Speckhardt Task Force Report Editor: Daniel Guillory II" MANAGING"DECLINE"IN"A"TURBULENT"WORLD! ! MANAGING"DECLINE"IN"A"TURBULENT"WORLD" III! ! About the Authors Naomi Eissinger is an International Studies General major at the University of Washington with a focus on Human Rights and Development. During the 2012-2013 academic year she studied abroad at Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 in Lyon, France, specializing in French language and international humanitarian law. Naomi is fluent in French and is currently advancing her Swedish language skills. After graduating, she intends to further her education at Stockholms Universitet in Stockholm, Sweden, to pursue a career in humanitarian assistance and asylum relief. Philippe Enos is a Political Economy and International Studies double major at the University of Washington. In 2012 and 2013 he was recognized on the University of Washington’s academic Dean’s List. Raised in a bicultural family, Philippe speaks French fluently and Spanish proficiently. He studied abroad at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium last Summer to learn about the institutions and politics of the European Union. In the Spring, Philippe will be doing an internship at the US Mission to the EU in Brussels, working as an assistant analyst to trade specialists from the US Department of Commerce. After graduating, Philippe plans to start his career as an analyst in international business with a focus on building strategic trade networks between the US and Europe, generating secure economic growth solutions and developing concomitant sustainable business policies. Gregory Fenno is an International Studies Major at the University of Washington. He has a profound interest in Asian politics and has spent 3 year learning Korean while frequently visiting different regions in Asia. He has a long-term goal of being a Professional Technology Analyst looking at of the world’s vibrant and ever changing tech industry. He currently provides financial analysis for a rising tech firm in Seattle while continuing to reach farther into the particulars of the world tech industry operating in Asia. Yasamine Firoozi is an International Studies General major at the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Her area of academic focus is on foreign policy, security and peace studies. She has been recognized on the University of Washington’s Dean’s List for the 2013 Fall, Spring, and Summer academic quarters. In 2009, she spent time in Antigua, Guatemala working with local communities on areas surrounding land ownership and coffee production, education, and the socio-economic implications of Guatemala’s State-society relationship. She spent six months in the Langa township of Cape Town, South Africa as an English Language instructor and curriculum coordinator in 2010. In 2011, she spent seven months in Barcelona, Spain at the Universitat de Barcelona studying the Spanish and Catalan languages, as well as courses on Spanish society and culture. Yasamine has advanced Spanish, and elementary Farsi language skills. Yasamine intends to build her career as a US diplomat following graduation. IV" MANAGING"DECLINE"IN"A"TURBULENT"WORLD! ! Michael Golomb is an International Studies student at the University of Washington. In addition to being on the Dean’s List, he is also a departmental Honors candidate, pending the defense of his thesis. He spent most of 2013 living in Kenya, where he worked for Johns Hopkins University as a research consultant in a rural public hospital. While living there, Michael gained a modest command of the Swahili language, which he is now expanding on through coursework at the UW. After graduating, Michael intends to relocate to East Africa, where he will pursue his goal of establishing a career in the development sector. Daniel Guillory is an International Studies major at the University of Washington with a focus in Foreign Policy and Diplomacy. He has been recognized on the University of Washington’s Dean List for each quarter of his 2011, 2012, and 2013 academic years. During the spring semester of 2013 he studied in Lyon, France, gaining fluency in French after years of study. He is also currently learning Mandarin Chinese through classes at the University of Washington. Daniel intends to pursue a career in the US State Department after graduation. Rina Miyata Harsch is an International Studies major and Japanese language minor at the University of Washington. She has focused her studies in the Global Political Economy track, and hopes to supplement her studies through continuing her education in economics. She has been recognized on the University of Washington Dean’s List in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Rina grew up in a multicultural environment in an English and Japanese speaking household. During summer of 2012 through the end of winter 2013, she returned to Japan to participate in an exchange program at Kobe University’s Intercultural Studies Department. After graduation, Rina hopes to continue her education in economics and pursue a career in which she can utilize her studies and language abilities. Sophie Hubbell is a double major in International Studies and Political Science. Her academic achievements have earned me placement on the Dean’s List multiple times. In addition she is a fellow of the Slade Gorton Global Leaders Program at the National Bureau of Asian Research. The Slade Gorton Global Leaders Program constitutes a nine-month leadership development program inspired by former Senator Slade Gorton’s legacy of leadership and integrity.. During the summer of 2013 she participated in the University of Washington’s intensive beginner Persian language program and this year will complete her studies in advanced French. After graduation she plans to attend graduate school followed by a fellowship with the State Department and a career in the Foreign Service. Joelle Klein is an International Studies General major at the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies with an academic focus in Environment and Development. Her article, “A Suicide for Justice,” was published in the Autumn 2012 Issue of the Jackson School Journal for International Studies. In 2011, she interned abroad for a German Member of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, and a local tourism development NGO in Belgrade, Serbia. She spent three and a half months in the foothills of the Indian Himalaya in 2012, where she worked on Natural Resource Management and Forestry projects as an intern for the Central Himalayan Rural Action Group. In the summer of 2013 she studied the Vietnam Wars and worked on post-conflict development projects while abroad in Hanoi and Hue. Joelle is fluent in English and German, with advanced skills in French and basic knowledge of Hindi and Russian. MANAGING"DECLINE"IN"A"TURBULENT"WORLD" V! ! Cassandra Muilenburg is pursuing a double major at the University of Washington in French and International Studies with a focus on Western Europe. She was a long-term Rotary Youth Exchange Student from 2008-2009 in Saint Nazaire, France and studied abroad at Université Paul-Valéry during the 2012-2013 academic year in Montpellier, France. She speaks French fluently and has studied Spanish and German. After graduating, she hopes to teach English abroad and become a Peace Corps volunteer. Shannon Nolan is a fourth year undergraduate International Studies major at the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. She has specialized in Foreign Policy and Nonproliferation. A class on International Law and Arms Control co-taught by professors Thomas Graham Jr. and Christopher Jones first inspired Shannon’s interest in Security Affairs and Nonproliferation, which was followed by a Nonproliferation Negotiations Simulation of the Six Party Talks.. Shannon recently studied abroad in the city of San Sebastian, in the Basque country of Spain, where she studied Spanish, Basque Nationalism, nationalism as related to globalization, and Basque Culture. Currently, she is an intern at the UW Center for Human Rights and Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, and also a Fellow of the Gorton Center Global Leaders Program. Shannon has been on the Dean’s List at UW seven quarters. She hopes to pursue a career in some aspect of nonproliferation or diplomacy, potentially in the Foreign Service. Anja Speckhardt is pursuing a double degree in Economics (B.S.) and International Studies (B.A.) with Departmental Honors in Economics at the University of Washington. Her area of focus within International Studies is International Political Economy. Anja was recognized on the University of Washington’s Annual Dean’s List in 2011, 2012, and 2013. She was also named the 2013 Alberta Corkery Scholar in Economics by the UW Economics Department in recognition of her outstanding academic record. Anja was born and raised in Germany and attended German schools through 10th grade. She speaks fluent German and French. Anja will be joining the Teach For America Corps in Baltimore after graduating this June, where she will be teaching high school mathematics. She hopes to attend law school and work in education policy in the future. Fernando Turin is an International Studies and Latin American Studies double major at the University of Washington. His academic track is on foreign policy, diplomacy peace and security. He has been placed five consecutive times in the University of Washington’s Dean List.

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