On September 27, the World Affairs Council, with sponsorship from CWES/EUC, REECAS and CGS, hosted a panel discussion and teacher workshop on the impacts of the recent referendum. Titled “Brexit, Transatlantic Relations, and Russia: The Global Significance of a British Exit from the EU”, and hosted at Roosevelt High School, the event was open to the community

UW’s Center for West European Studies and the European Union Center hosted a workshop on “Reforming Southern Europe” June 2nd. The event was organized by Professor’s Steve Pfaff and Edgar Kiser of UW’s Sociology department and brought together distinguished scholars from around the world, including Stefano Sacchi (Universita degli Studi di Torino), Ignacio Sanchez-Cuenca (Juan Carlos III University,

From left to right: Travis Nelson, Andrea Brocato, Frank Wendler, Andreu Casas, Kevin Aslett, Beatrice Magistro, George Lovell, Jim Caporaso, Christine Ingebritsen, Aseem Prakash Professor Jim Caporaso, the Director of the EU Center, celebrated with colleagues, students, and staff, the receipt of a plaque acknowledging his position as Jean Monnet Chair. Professor Caporaso has spent

The negotiation of the free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States is about much more than just the trade of goods. What is at stake is the two major economic and trade powers of the world making advances to set new rules and standards for the global economy, touching on genuinely

  Lithuanian Ambassador to the Republic of Greece,  Alfonsas Eidintas , will be visiting the University of Washington this May to give both a lecture and a book signing on two separate evenings. Please see bellow for more information on the upcoming events.   Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 7:00 pm Thomson Hall room 101 The

From February 26th to 27th, 2016, over 50 students from 12 universities convened for the 12th annual West Coast Model European Union. On Friday night, the delegates were welcomed by Professor Reşat Kasaba, Director of The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. Professor James Caporaso, our Jean Monnet Chair, then introduced Consul Robin Twyman, Business

Each year, the Jackson School of International Studies co-sponsors the Washington State Council for the Social Studies spring conference, a professional development event organized by K-12 educators. This year, the conference was held March 11-13 at Campbell’s Resort on Lake Chelan, Washington, and was attended by over 160 teachers from across the state. The theme