October 30, 2019
On Oct. 3, several hundred alumni, faculty and staff at the Jackson School and wider University of Washington community celebrated the legacy of Joel S. Migdal, founder of UW’s international
May 9, 2019
Mary Andom, a graduate student in the M.A. in Applied International Studies program who also serves as a communications assistant at the Jackson School, writes about Jackson School doctoral candidate
April 18, 2019
Jackson School lecturer and Middle East scholar Joel Migdal is quoted in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, about an organization of Israel studies scholars accused of supporting Israel advocacy efforts and
October 12, 2017
The UW Daily reports on Professor Joel Migdal’s Middle East lecture on October 9, the second in the Jackson School Trump in the World series. He emphasized how the different regional conflicts affect each
June 12, 2017
In “As an American Jew, I Celebrated Israel’s 1967 Victory. Now I’m Protesting the Occupation” Middle East expert and Prof. Joel Migdal shares how he changed his view on the outcome
May 24, 2017
Israel and Middle East expert and Jackson School Professor Joel Migdal discusses U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent visit to Israel in this interview with KOMO News radio. Migdal says that the Israelis were overall pleased
December 14, 2016
Over 300 students, faculty and community members packed into Room 210 at Kane Hall on November 28 to hear a panel of Jackson School professors talk about the implications of a Trump
November 16, 2016
During his campaign, President-Elect Donald Trump made trenchant remarks regarding U.S. allies, the NATO pact, relations with Russia and China and his views on U.S. immigration policies. Join Jackson School faculty
March 14, 2016
In this first-hand account, Jackson School of International Studies Professor Joel S. Migdal observes the political, social and economic situation in Gaza based on his visit there in winter 2016. Dr. Migdal is
May 11, 2015
The Middle East raises some of the most important global questions about nationalism, human rights, American foreign policy, and international security. So what does it mean to teach the Middle