As I fly over the southern tip of Greenland en route to the Arctic Energy Summit (September 18–20, 2017 in Helsinki, Finland), I can’t help but reflect on the unique

Korea expert Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann comments on President Trump’s dismissal of possible negotiation talks with North Korea amid escalating rhetoric between the sides. In this interview with KOMO Radio he

Korea experts Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann and Korean Studies Chair and Professor Clark Sorensen share their vision on how to end the conflict involving North and South Korea as well as the global

Germany expert and director of the Center for West European Studies Professort Sabine Lang discusses in a KOMO Radio  interview the results of the Sept. 24 elections in Germany that saw Chancellor Angela Merkel

Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann discussed the possibility of an attack on the U.S. by North Korea in a televised interview on King 5 News. Hellmann said despite the advances in

The unassuming name “картошка” (or  картофель), meaning “potato”, not only indicates the popular root vegetable staple in Russia – it is also the name of a popular no-bake chocolate early

As part of its ‘America First’ foreign policy, the Trump Administration has largely departed from decades of bipartisan consensus on the benefits of advancing human rights and democracy. Former U.S.

UW News spoke with affiliate faculty Scott Montgomery about his new book  “Seeing the Light: The Case for Nuclear power in the 21stCentury” that states nuclear power is the most

On NPR’s Rough Translation, Professor Christian Novetzke talks about the Americanization of  yoga and India’s close watch over a California lawsuit about the appropriation of yoga. Associate Professor Sunila Kale also received acknowledgement by

On July 6, 2017, the third Korea Arctic Academy (KAA) kicked off with an opening ceremony, which included welcoming remarks from Justin Kim, Director General of Industry Intelligence and Strategy