In Autumn 2023, Steven Simon joined the Jackson School for the academic year as Professor of Practice in Middle East Studies to teach and engage with the public on the U.S.

Mika Ahuvia began as Director of The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies in July 2022, and is the Herbert L. & Lucia S. Pruzan Chair in Jewish Studies. Ahuvia is an

Yasir Zaidan, Jackson School doctoral candidate in international studies, pens a piece titled, “U.S. Sudan Sanctions Won’t Work Without the UAE’s Help,” about the recent move in September by the

This autumn the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington will welcome Steven Simon, an award-winning author and former U.S. National Security Council member and

Update: We are profoundly sad to announce that Samuel Arnone-Roller passed away on August 21, 2023, following a short illness. Read the Jackson School memoriam for Samuel Samuel Arnone-Roller, who

Samuel Roller, a Jackson School master’s degree student in Middle East Studies, has been named a University of Washington Bonderman Fellow 2023. Roller is one of eight UW students selected

In May, Danya Al-Saleh, assistant professor of international studies, was awarded a climate change planning grant from the UW Population Health Initiative. It was one of just 12 grants given

We mourn the passing of Jere Bacharach, 84, professor emeritus of History and former director of the Jackson School and longtime contributor to the field of Middle East studies. He

Özgür Özkan (Ph.D. International Studies 2022) pens a Feb. 24 article titled, “Why Was Turkey’s Military MIA After the Earthquake?” examining why the military in 1999 was quick to respond