December 22, 2014
During a day of panels focused on “Kurdistan and the Changing Middle East” on Nov. 6, speakers from around the world provided material for discussions on “State-Society Relations in Northern
December 22, 2014
July 22 marked the graduation of the first cohort from the Jackson School Master of Arts in Applied International Studies (MAAIS). This dynamic and diverse cohort inaugurated the Pacific Northwest’s
December 11, 2014
Professor Joel Migdal was interviewed for an article in New Books in World Affairs about his book Shifting Sands: The United States in the Middle East. Click here for
December 11, 2014
Assistant Professor Daniel Bessner‘s article, “Organizing Complexity: The Hopeful Dreams and Harsh Realities of Interdisciplinary Collaboration at the Rand Corporation in the Early Cold War,” was published in the Journal
December 2, 2014
Professor Joel Migdal was the guest on a recent episode of “Worlds Apart,” a Russian television news show. He spoke about his new book, Shifting Sands: The United States
December 2, 2014
Assistant Professor Daniel Bessner‘s article, “Weimar Social Science in Cold War America: The Case of the Political-Military Game” was published in German Historical Institute. Click here for full article.
November 27, 2014
A summer study-abroad program to India transformed graduate student Krysta Walia’s understanding of Indian society and even gave her some insight into her own ethnic background. Walia’s father is Punjabi,
November 26, 2014
24Associate Professor Jose Antonio Lucero is quoted in a Yakima Herald-Republic article about reactions in Yakima Valley to President Obama’s immigration plan.
November 24, 2014
The Great War irrevocably transformed the map of Europe and the Middle East by provoking the dissolution of the major empires of the Hapsburgs, Romanovs and Ottomans. This lecture
November 20, 2014
Professor Saadia Pekkanen is quoted in a Defense News article about Japan’s ballistic missile defense (BMD) plans. Click here for full article.