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Center for Global Studies, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

Center for Global Studies

Policy in action

Through the Task Force program, students in the Jackson School tackle critical policy challenges — and set their career paths in motion.

Young man and woman on rooftop, Jodhpur, India

The Center for Global Studies

Provides resources for interdisciplinary global studies through research, education, language study, public programs, and professional development.

The Center for Global Studies

Prayer flags; Lumbini, Nepal

incense; Pushkar, India

limes and peppers

Saigon, Vietnam

Muizenberg Beach, Cape Town, South Africa

Bo-Kaap, Malay Quarter, Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town's Malay quarter, Bo-Kaap; South Africa

Kathakali makeup preparation; Kerala, India

Traditional Apsara dancer; Siem Reap, Cambodia

Tree and Skull in Nambian Desert

Tree and skull; Hidden Vlei, Namibia

A local woman surveys damage after the 2006 earthquake; Jogjakarta, Indonesia

Pilgrims taking a rest near the top of Mt. Fuji, Japan

Itsukushima shrine; Miyajima, Japan

playing pool; Cape Town township

Playing pool in Cape Town's Masiphumelele township; South Africa

Sardana dancers, Barcelona, Spain

Locals perform the Catalonian Sardana dance in Barcelona, Spain

Sagicho Fire Festival, Omihachiman, Japan

Sagicho Fire Festival; Omihachiman, Japan

A gondolier takes a break; Venice, Italy

Ryoanji, Kyoto, Japan

Ryoanji Temple rock garden; Kyoto, Japan

Laotian girl

Celebrating the Hmong New Year; Phonsavan, Laos

boar repairs on the Ganges; Varanasi, India

Boat repairs on the Ganges; Varanasi, India

Tuscan Landscape, Italy

Cypress trees; Tuscany, Italy

Muslim prayer room; Jogjakarta, Indonesia

Muslim prayer room; Jogjakarta, Indonesia

Jaipur, India

Rockabilly dancer, Tokyo, Japan

Rockabilly dancer; Tokyo, Japan

field of canola, South Africa

Canola fields; Hex River Valley, South Africa

Sawing wood; Roi Et, Thailand

Plain of Jars, Laos

Plain of Jars, Laos

women walking, Bali

Walking to temple; Bali, Indonesia

papaya seller; Jakarata, Indonesia

Papaya seller; Jakarta, Indonesia

Ta Prohm, Cambodia

Ta Prohm temple, Cambodia

flamenco dancer, Barcelona

Flamenco dancer; Barcelona, Spain

soldier at DMZ, Korea

Soldier at the DMZ, South Korea

Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namibia

Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namibia

Ganges river, Varanasi, India

Banks of the Ganges river; Varanasi, India

boys holding hands, South Africa

Masiphumelele township, Cape Town, South Africa

Saigon, Vietnam

Saigon, Vietnam

Ayutthaya, Thailand

men playing cards, Rajasthan, India

Playing cards; Rajasthan, India

Monk, Cambodia

Phnom Bakheng at dusk; Cambodia

Cape to Cuba cafe; Cape Town, South Africa

Angkor Wat at dawn

Angkor Wat at dawn; Cambodia

Maiko in Kyoto, Japan

Maiko in Kyoto, Japan

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