April 22, 2021
Longtime advocate of the Jackson School of International Studies and the Korea Studies Program at the University of Washington Senator Paull Shin passed away on April 12. Sen. Shin’s legacy is
August 10, 2019
In “Why Japan and South Korea are feuding,” Donald Hellmann, Professor Emeritus and a Japan expert, comments on why the feud goes beyond the two countries.
October 11, 2018
In “Hawks Will Only Drive South Korea Away From America,” Doctoral Candidate Clint Work, who also is a regular writer for The Diplomat’s Koreas page, asserts that Seoul has its eyes on
June 21, 2018
The Jackson School of International Studies and the Department of History honored two faculty members, Hwasook Nam and Kyoko Tokuno, who retire from the University of Washington at the end of this
June 18, 2018
Professor Emeritus Donald Hellman, an expert on East Asia who has visited North Korea during his decades long career, discusses the historic summit between North Korea and the U.S. He
June 18, 2018
In his latest article, ‘Denuclearization’: What Does It Mean for the Korean Peninsula?, Lecturer Scott Montgomery asserts President Trump and North Korea Leader Kim Jong-Un are talking about significantly different
June 12, 2018
Professor Emeritus Donald Hellman, an expert on East Asia who has visited North Korea during his decades long career, gives a live TV interview about the U.S.-North Korea Summit, including
June 11, 2018
North Korea has already won the U.S.-Korea Summit by just securing a face-to-face meeting with the U.S. President, and it will be difficult for the U.S. to come away with a
May 30, 2018
Jackson School Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann analyzes Trump’s decision to cancel the planned June summit with North Korea, saying Trump did not make adequate preparations for the summit, or plan an agenda
May 14, 2018
Doctoral Candidate Patrick Thomsen writes about the struggle to define Samoan identity and who has the authority to judge what is Samoan, and what is not in his article “One