Meet Samuel Arnone-Roller
August 2, 2023
Update: We are profoundly sad to announce that Samuel Arnone-Roller passed away on August 21, 2023, following a short illness. Read the Jackson School memoriam for Samuel Samuel Arnone-Roller, who
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Daniel Hoffman named next director of the Jackson School
July 13, 2023
SEATTLE, WA – Daniel Hoffman has been named the new director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University
Jackson School master’s student receives Bonderman Travel Fellowship
July 11, 2023
Samuel Roller, a Jackson School master’s degree student in Middle East Studies, has been named a University of Washington Bonderman Fellow 2023. Roller is one of eight UW students selected
Daniel Bessner on American liberalism and the 20-year anniversary of Iraq invasion // Jacobin
March 21, 2023
Jackson School Associate Professor Daniel Bessner explores current U.S. foreign policy in his March 20 article titled, “Twenty Years After Invading Iraq, American Liberalism Is Discredited Yet Still Dominant.”
Daniel Bessner features in Q&A on the reckoning of the American Empire // Responsible Statecraft
July 26, 2022
Daniel Bessner is the featured guest in a Q&A, published on July 25 and titled, “American Empire is marching into the sunset – can we handle it?” with Responsible Statecraft, the online magazine
Christian Lee Novetzke awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for book project
January 13, 2022
Jackson School Professor Christian Lee Novetzke has received a prestigious fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for his new book project titled, “A Flower of Fire: Religion, Caste,
Saadia Pekkanen writes why conflict in space may be inevitable // East Asia Forum
January 22, 2021
In “Japan’s space defence policy charts its own course” Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen, also co-director of the University of Washington Space Policy and Research Center, analyzes why conflict in
Saadia Pekkanen gives insights into Japanese space exploration // Japan on the Record Podcast
December 7, 2020
As a guest speaker on the podcast “Japan On The Record” Saadia Pekkanen, an expert on international relations in outer space, places the recent launch of JAXA astronaut Noguchi Sōichi aboard
Jackson School Alumna Amy Sommers co-authors piece and another alum quoted on US-China policy // Seattle Times
December 7, 2020
As co-author of the opinion piece “The Path to a New China Policy” Amy Sommers, who received her undergraduate degree with a focus on China Studies from the Jackson and
Director’s message: Spring 2020
June 22, 2020
I have come to the end of my tenure as Director of the Jackson School. Leading this institution for the past 10 years has been a distinct privilege; certainly the