In her article titled, “Geopolitics goes into orbit with the US and China’s space ambitions,” published by the East Asia Forum on Dec. 7, Saadia Pekkanen analyzes how “space stations are the harbinger of a deepening bipolarity in the international relations of space.”    East Asia Forum is a platform for analysis and research on

For China Studies and History Professor Madeleine Yue Dong, becoming the first recipient of the Vincent Y.C. Shih Endowed Professorship at the University of Washington means more than a title. “When I learned that I was to receive this professorship, I thought about the journey that Professor Shih and his family took to arrive at the

China Studies Professor Zhi Lin has been profiled in the College of Arts and Science’s most recent Perspectives Newsletter. The profile focuses on Lin’s new work, its connection with the history of Chinese migrants on the West Coast in the 1860s, and the role art can play in activism and change in the current climate.

Outer space security expert and Japan specialist Prof. Saadia Pekkanen argues in her latest Forbes column “North Korea’s Threats Revitalize Preemptive Strike Debate In Japan” that as the idea of preemptive strikes is flying around following recent tension between the U.S. and North Korea, Japan’s preemptive capabilities are being brought into sharper focus.

Professor of International Studies and Director of the Center for Korean Studies Clark Sorensen was interviewed by KOMO News to discuss the latest developments amid rising tension between the U.S. and North Korea. Sorensen says that North Korea knows it should not give the U.S. a reason to fight; however, it is considered an unpredictable actor. On China,

Following President Trump’s accusations that Beijing is stealing U.S. jobs and manipulating Chinese currency, professor of international studies and China expert David Bachman gives an interview with KOMO radio on latest tensions between China-U.S. relations. He asserts: “A number of preliminary steps have been taken by the White House to suggest the issue of trade is not

Korea specialist and Chair of the Korea Studies Program Professor Clark Sorensen discusses the rising tension between the U.S. and North Korea in an interview with KOMO News Radio. North Korea recently made a ballistic missile-test which increased tension with its neighbor and U.S. ally South Korea. The United States announced in response that it is advancing

Jackson School professor Emeritus and Asia expert Donald Hellman gives his analysis to KING 5 News on what President’s Trump’s proposed budget cuts to the U.S. State Department might mean for the U.S. role in the world. “The separation of defense and diplomacy is an artificial one,” he said, describing the multiple components of an embassy

Japan and outer space expert professor Saadia Pekkanen was interviewed by NIKKEI Asian Review. Pekkanen focused on space exploration as a promising new opportunity for science and commerce, but warned that an excessive focus on national interests could create a militarized space.

Professor David Bachman, an expert on international political economy, Asian politics, international relations and U.S. – China Relations, was interviewed by KING 5 News following President Trump’s decision to back out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP was signed by 12 countries that border the Pacific Ocean that represent roughly 40 percent of the world’s economic