On a breezy summer evening, the M.A. in Applied International Studies Class of 2017 toasted the end of an era. Families and friends joined in the revelry on board the Olympic Star, which took students on one final lap around Lake Washington before they headed out to change the world. Professor Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, nominated

With less than a month left of classes, the 2016–17 Applied International Studies master’s candidates are busy finishing their capstone projects with guidance from one of the world’s most influential leadership researchers. With dozens of publications under his belt and the University of Washington Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking (CLST) under his supervision, Bruce

The nationalist conflict in Cyprus is back on the front burner as reunification talks resume.

He’s back from a three-month stint in Australia and ready to recommence dispensing the wisdom of a 14-term career in the U.S. Congress as a Washington representative.  Jim McDermott returns to the University of Washington’s Jackson School of International Studies this fall to give students an insider’s perspective on the goings-on in Washington. McDermott, who

Guided by the University of Washington Asia Pacific Military Fellow Lt. Col. Owen Ray, the 2016–17 MAAIS cohort visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord Friday, April 7, for a full-day tour. The program included informational lectures, practical demonstrations, and an in-depth look at the inner workings of the area’s nearest military base and the largest force projection platform in the United States.

University of Washington students, in partnership with the U.S. Army War College, will attempt to forge a solution to Cyprus, a long-term nationalist conflict, during a summer crisis negotiation simulation. The International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise, dubbed ISCNE for short, has high diplomatic stakes. It promises students four UW credits, excellent hands-on learning and networking

The University of Washington hosted Lieutenant General Stephen R. Lanza, commander of I Corps stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, for a leadership seminar, happy hour and banquet on Monday, February 27. As commander of a globally responsive force that supports the Pacific region, Lanza has also been an instrumental partner and supporter of the Henry

The UW MAAIS program — Master of Arts in Applied International Studies — combines political, business, diplomatic and military expertise to give students comprehensive jumpstarts on careers in international affairs. That ethos grounds the program’s course offerings, but it extends beyond traditional academia as well. In addition to academic course work, students have multiple opportunities

Mohammad Ismail made the journey from Northwest Pakistan to Washington state in 2010. He left his home, where he was a journalist covering everything from health and education to the inner workings of the Taliban, on a Fulbright scholarship to learn more about American journalism. When he arrived, Mohammad joined the staff of Tacoma Weekly,

Romance and family inspired Salimatou Pratt to come all the way to Seattle from Guinea in West Africa. “It was love at first sight,” she says, eyes sparkling, of the relationship and marriage that brought her to Seattle in 2005. These days it’s a different passion — one for service in health and women’s issues