Professor Ellis Goldberg, chair of the JSIS Middle East Center, published “Islam and politics” on Nov. 4 in openDemocracy. Goldberg writes, “There remains a deeper problem in making a religious

The Canadian Consulate in Seattle was at capacity on Oct. 24 for Vancouver-based Tony Penikett’s talk on “Where is the Arctic, who lives there, what are their security interests.” Penikett

Despite writing extensively on the Middle East as an author and journalist, Cengiz Çandar said the only thing he knows for sure about its future is that he can’t know.

The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington welcomed its premiere cohort of Ph.D. students to campus last week. The inaugural class consists of scholars

On Nov. 7 at 7 p.m., the second annual JewDub Talks will present short lectures on big ideas in Jewish history and culture. Organized by the Jackson School’s Stroum Jewish

When João Vale de Almeida, the European Union’s Ambassador to the United States, visits the University of Washington on Oct. 7, travel expert Rick Steves of Europe through the Back

On Tuesday, Oct. 15, prominent Turkish journalist Cengiz Çandar will give a free public lecture on “Turkey and the Changing Middle East.” The lecture is sponsored by the UW Jackson

Jackson School alumna Alicia Akins (MAIS, China Studies: 2012) has a personal connection with the Empowering Women exhibit, which runs at the Burke Museum until Oct. 27. Akins has worked

The University of Hong Kong has awarded Gary Hamilton, Professor in the Jackson School of International Studies and Department of Sociology, with a Visiting Research Professorship in the HKU Department

Eugene Kobiako (’12 BA, IS, European Studies/BS, Biology) was at first reluctant to apply for a $10,000 scholarship and the chance to travel to Hungary to compete with students from