Jackson said he will continue Porter's focus on business and governmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region as well as in the Middle East.
But he has other plans as well.
"We will launch some new initiatives in the area of entrepreneurship and public policy and some other areas next year," he said.
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Those other areas will not be decided until Jackson has the chance to meet with KSG faculty and others.
"[We will] proceed when we have a clear consensus about the most important areas where our research, writing, teaching and conferences can have the most value and yield the greatest potential return to society," he concluded.