Spotlight: Cool Courses Spring 2025
January 17, 2025
Spring 2025 Cool Courses at the Jackson School JSIS 202 A: Culture and Power in International Studies (SSc, DIV) MWF 12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m., KNE 110 — This course
Arctic and International Relations
Arctic and International Relations is a Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (JSIS)-wide initiative, led by the Canadian Studies Center to address the Arctic as an emerging global region and actor on the world stage.
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Arctic Studies alum features in Perspectives magazine for leadership
July 7, 2022
In a story titled, “A Tlingit Leader in the Making,” Stephanie Masterman, who earned a bachelor’s degree in American Indian Studies and a minor in Arctic Studies in 2022, is
Arctic Studies Courses Fall 2020
August 20, 2020
Arctic Studies Chair: Seabirds not adapting to shifting climate | The Chronicle Herald
April 11, 2018
Current Canada Fulbright Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies Mark Mallory is featured in an article in Canada’s The Chronicle Herald titled “Study warns seabirds not adapting to shifting climate“. Malloy and a
Energy Summit and My Carbon Footprint
October 19, 2017
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
The Strange History of the Arctic and the Arab Gulf
October 10, 2017
Three years ago, while walking the halls of the University of Washington, where I worked, I was drawn to a poster promoting a new course titled “The Arctic as an
The third Korea Arctic Academy: What Arctic States can learn from a non-Arctic State
September 19, 2017
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
Climate Change and Public Health in the Canadian North
September 11, 2017
The Canadian North is a region where both land and society are vulnerable to climate change. Commonly defined as territory above 60° latitude (Yukon, Northwest Territories [NWT], and Nunavut), as
“Angry Inuk” Challenges Stereotypes of the Inuit
September 7, 2017
Animal-rights activists stirred a global outcry against the Canadian seal hunt in the 1970s and 80s with graphic pictures of the annual slaughter of baby harp seals. The anti-sealing campaigns—aided
Does Québec Need the Arctic Council?
September 6, 2017
At the 2014 Arctic Circle Assembly, in front of more than 2,000 participants from 50 countries, Philippe Couillard, premier of Québec, highlighted the province’s commitment to Arctic matters, stating, “We