“The University of Washington, a leader in international studies, could use some state support,” writes journalist Peter Jackson in his analysis on why Russian studies in higher education is more important than ever now. He holds in example the valuable contribution of the Jackson School Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies,

For Middle School, High School, and Community College Educators Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thomson Hall 317, University of Washington, Seattle 100 Years Since World War I: The Making of Modern Europe The Jackson School welcomes educators to participate in the 2018 Summer Master Teacher Workshop, which will focus on the 100-year anniversary

As part of the 44th Annual Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies is sponsoring “The Bottomless Bag” – a Russian film directed by Rustam Khamdamov. The Bottomless Bag d. Rustam Khamdamov Russia 2017, 104 min — Enter into a shimmering black and white fairytale world

FRIDAY, MAY 4 | 12:30 PM | HUB 238 Matthew Ouimet is a Sanctions Officer in the Office of Peace Operations, Sanctions, and Counterterrorism at the U.S. Department of State where he has responsibility for implementation of UN sanctions against North Korea and Iran. From 2002 until 2016, Dr. Ouimet was a Senior Analyst in

Thursday, Apr. 26, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. | KNE 110 From one of the leading American historians and public intellectuals, Timothy Snyder, comes an essential guide to survival and resistance for our time in “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century”. This event has sold out. Unclaimed seats will be made available for standby tickets starting

Thursday, May 3 | 2:30 – 4:20 pm | 138 William H. Gates Hall Arms control and nonproliferation together represent one of the most contentious and technically challenging areas of national security and international politics, frequently interweaving high-technology, U.S. foreign policy, international law, and complicated regional dynamics.  A panel of accomplished women leaders in nuclear

Monday, Apr. 16, 2018 | 12:30 p.m. | LAW 117 In response to a growing human trafficking problem and domestic and international pressure, human trafficking and the use of slave labor were criminalized in Russia in 2003.  In this talk, Lauren McCarthy explains why Russian police, prosecutors, and judges have largely ignored this new weapon

By Alison Knight University of Washington Slavic Languages and Literatures M.A. student Alison Knight recently returned from studying Czech in Prague on a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship (FLAS). When not in class, Alison spent time exploring the magnificent architecture and rich culture of the city. In the process, she came to know a country which is

By Arna Elezovic UW History Ph.D. candidate Arna Elezovic is currently on a Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship (FLAS) at the University of Zadar in Croatia. Arna is also exploring the country’s spectacular Dalmatian coast and its hinterland, where she discovered that Croatian sea salt is still produced in an ancient way: “Croatia is

By Darren Byler On a Tuesday evening in March, American and Uyghur dancers wheeled across the rough stone floor of the Seattle Asian Art Museum. They were moving to the rhythms and countermelodies of a Uyghur ecstatic tradition: the Dolan Muqam. Building slowly from an arrhythmic introduction, high and echoing around the room, gradually this