June 6, 2018
Director of the University of Washington Center for Human Rights, Professor Angelina Godoy, analyzes the settlement of a lawsuit against the CIA following the center’s request for information under the Freedom of Information
May 30, 2018
The Latina Symposium, an organization that empowers Latin American women through community and leadership development, and the Jackson School’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies (LACS) program, celebrated their accomplishments in a
May 30, 2018
Jackson School Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann analyzes Trump’s decision to cancel the planned June summit with North Korea, saying Trump did not make adequate preparations for the summit, or plan an agenda
May 29, 2018
Sasha Senderovich, Assistant Professor of Slavic, Jewish, and International Studies, discusses the FX show ‘The Americans’ and how it has repeatedly challenged the narrative that the end of the Cold War represented
May 24, 2018
Jackson School Lecturer Scott Montgomery analyzes the implications of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, and warns a nuclear arms race in the Middle East has already begun
May 24, 2018
Sasha Senderovich, Assistant Professor of Slavic, Jewish, and International Studies, discusses the passing of Jewish American writer Philip Roth. Senderovich, who immigrated to the U.S. from the former Soviet Union, says that
May 24, 2018
Doctoral Candidate Berkay Gülen analyzes the current crisis between Israel and Turkey following the move of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and the killing of Palestinian demonstrators during
May 22, 2018
Sasha Senderovich, Assistant Professor of Slavic, Jewish, and International Studies, in his article “Tree More Pieces” reflects on last week’s events in Israel and Palestine marking the 70th anniversary for Israel’s independence
May 14, 2018
In “The world’s nuclear energy watchdogs: 4 questions answered“, Jackson School Lecturer Scott Montgomery looks into the responsibilities and functions of the International Atomic Energy Agency against the backdrop of North Korea’s announcement it would
May 14, 2018
Jackson School Lecturer Scott Montgomery discusses President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal in his article “What torching Iran deal says about US commitment to nuclear security.”