Jackson School Ph.D. student Tracy Chaplin has published an op-ed in Next City discussing common myths that prevent Americans from acknowledging and understanding the global water crisis. Chaplin’s focus is on water security

Christoph Giebel, associate professor of history and international studies, recently gave a talk on the Vietnamese Revolution as part of the History Department’s “Worlds Turned Upside Down: Five Revolutions that Shaped

Jackson School Director Reşat Kasaba was interviewed by KOMO NEWS Radio about President Trump’s executive order banning entry of nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries to the U.S. The executive order suspends new

Professor Chris Jones, an expert on post-Cold War security issues, is quoted in a Seattle Times editorial titled ‘An act of war’: investigate Russian disruption of U.S. election. He emphasizes the

The importance of understanding the U.S. in the world “Immersing ourselves in foreign affairs is even more important today than it was a few months ago,” said Mr. John Hempelmann,

Turkey and the U.S. have a long history of cooperation and Turkey’s geopolitical location makes it central to the U.S.’s Middle East policy. However, Turkey’s turn to authoritarianism, actions in the region, and the presence of Gulen in the U.S. has strained relations between the two countries.

Glennys Young, professor of history and international studies, spoke to nearly 700 students, faculty and members of the public on Jan. 25 on “The Russian Revolution and the Making of

Alumna Hannah Haegeland (M.A. in South Asia Studies, 2015) writes in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on South Asia’s nuclear and radiological threat environment in “The terrifying geography of

Japan expert professor Saadia Pekkanen discusses Japan’s focus on space technology as a response to North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs in “Japan looks to space technology to defend itself from

Japan and outer space expert professor Saadia Pekkanen was interviewed by NIKKEI Asian Review. Pekkanen focused on space exploration as a promising new opportunity for science and commerce, but warned that an excessive