Details Britain chose Brexit; America chose President Trump. Right wing movements are (re)surging in Holland, France, or Germany. Leaders press a similar case that the country is in decline, and the return of national greatness can only be accomplished by the restoration of the racial and cultural majority. Some call it populism, others authoritarianism, still

On March 11, we partnered with the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, the Global Business Center, and the World Affairs Council to host the Washington State Regional Euro Challenge. Students from Inglemoor High School (Kenmore) and Newport High School (Bellevue) went head to head in what would become an extremely close

2017’s West Coast Model European was a success. Nearly 60 students from across the U.S. and Canada attended this year’s conference in Seattle and discussed the politics of Brexit and fiscal reform. Students acted as Finance Ministers and Heads of State for their perspective countries, engaging in upper-level negotiations. Special guest and Keynote, Ernesto Penas Lado,

On December 6, Professor Sabine Lang announced the winners of an exciting Op-Ed competition in the Euro 301 Class. Over the past weeks, the students had worked tirelessly to address the question “How has Merkel’s open doors policy affected Germany and migration?” The Op-Eds covered varying perspectives of Germany and Merkel’s “can do attitude”. The

This year, the University of Washington’s Center for European Studies, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, and the World Affairs Council will host the regional competition of the Euro-Challenge. The program, developed by the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, aims to increase students’ knowledge of the Euro Area

When: Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, 12:30 – 1:20 p.m. Where: Thomson Hall, 317 Presenters: Christopher C. Harmon, Professor, Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies  and Paula Holmes-Eber, Affiliate Professor, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, UW Most contemporary research on terrorist movements ignores gender, in large part because of the biased assumption that terrorism is a

Join us January 30th, 2017, 12:00-1:30 pm in the Peterson Room of the Allen Library,  as we welcome Assistant Professor Phillip Ayoub, Department of Politics, Drexel University, as he presents on his recent publication, “When States Come Out: Europe’s Sexual Minorities and the Politics of Visibility“. This is part of  a series of talks hosted by

When: Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, 7 – 9 p.m. Where: KNE 120 Join us for a screening of “Hawar – My Journey to Genocide” and a following discussion with renowned filmmaker Düzen Tekkal. Her film portrays the events following the Islamic State’s attack on Iraq’s Yazidi minority in August 2014 – leaving 5,000 dead, half a million displaced and

Eighth grader Jessica Mitchell, from Cedar Heights Middle School, is not afraid to look to the past. Last year, she made it all the way to the State Competition for National History Day (NHD), and she is planning the same this year. Each year, NHD creates a competition for students and teachers to engage in historical

On November 17, 2016, Shoreline Community College’s  Global Affairs Center hosted a discussion titled “Britain and the European Union”.  The discussion was ran as an informal interview of British Consul Robin Twyman, moderated by Philip Shekleton of the Foster School of Business at UW. This highly informative session, open to students and community members, provided a clear