Talk | Explaining Poverty in the Middle East
May 17, 2017
Join us for our U.S. in the World Lecture Series with Middle East expert Steven Heydemann for a public talk on: “Explaining Poverty in the Middle East: The Economics and Politics of
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Chasing conspiracy in Central Asia & the Caucasus
May 5, 2017
Who shot down the Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in March 2014? Pro-Russian separatists, as appears most likely, or the Ukrainian government, mistakenly thinking Vladimir Putin was on board? How
Madeleine Dong is first recipient of Vincent Y.C. Shih China Studies Professorship
May 5, 2017
For China Studies and History Professor Madeleine Yue Dong, becoming the first recipient of the Vincent Y.C. Shih Endowed Professorship at the University of Washington means more than a title. “When
Scott Radnitz defends academic freedom in Hungary & Europe | The Chronicle of Higher Education
May 4, 2017
Associate Professor and Director of the Ellison Center for Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Scott Radnitz co-authors with other professors in the U.S., Europe and UK “An Open Letter in
“Brazil’s Digital Bill of Rights” report by alumnus gains national media attention
May 1, 2017
On April 20, the Jackson School’s International Policy Institute Cybersecurity Fellow and alumnus Dan Arnaudo (MAIS, 2014) released his report “Brazil, the Internet and the Digital Bill of Rights” at an event
Former Rep. McDermott: Trump’s low ratings indicative of his mismanagement | KOMO News
April 25, 2017
Former Congressman and Jackson School affiliate faculty Jim McDermott, who taught a winter course on the U.S. President’s first 100 days, discusses President Trump’s record low approval ratings in the near completion of his
Sorensen on latest U.S.-North Korea standoff & China’s role | KOMO News
April 25, 2017
Professor of International Studies and Director of the Center for Korean Studies Clark Sorensen was interviewed by KOMO News to discuss the latest developments amid rising tension between the U.S. and North
Fracking comes to the Arctic as oil companies discover volumes on Alaska’s North Slope | The Conversation
April 25, 2017
Geologist, independent scholar and Jackson School adjunct faculty member Scott Montgomery argues in his op-ed in The Conversation “Large-scale fracking comes to the Arctic in a new Alaska oil boom” that new wave of Arctic
Coates-Ulrichsen on how the ties between the Gulf and Asia could reshape geopolitical patterns | WaPo
April 24, 2017
Affiliate Professor and Gulf States expert Kristian Coates Ulrichsen published an analysis in the Washington Post titled The Gulf states are turning to Asia in a big way. Here’s why it matters.
Sorensen says tension escalation with North Korea is disturbing | Komo News Radio
April 12, 2017
Korea specialist and Chair of the Korea Studies Program Professor Clark Sorensen discusses the rising tension between the U.S. and North Korea in an interview with KOMO News Radio. North Korea recently