A journalist on a story of hope in northern Syria
January 25, 2016
“Believe it or not there is some good news out of Syria,” said Associate Professor and Chair of the Jackson School’s Latin and Carribbean Studies Center Tony Lucero in introducing
Topic: Middle East Center
Jan. 21 and 22: An event series with journalist Wes Enzinna
January 13, 2016
Join us for an event series with journalist Wes Enzinna, a writer whose cover story about a Kurdish-enclave in northern Syria was published in the November issue of The New York Times
2015-16 Middle East FLAS Fellow Profiles
December 7, 2015
The Middle East Center has published profiles of the current Academic Year 2015-16 Middle East Center FLAS fellows. Read the profiles here.
Paris Attacks: Making Sense of the World
November 25, 2015
“What’s important to remember about ISIS ideology that is not mentioned enough is their belief that the apocalypse is coming,” said Jackson School of International Studies Professor Daniel Chirot to
Nov. 24: Paris roundtable with UW faculty
November 19, 2015
Join UW faculty on Tuesday, Nov. 24 for a roundtable discussion on “Paris II: Making Sense of the World” in Thomson Hall 101 at 7 p.m. On Nov. 13, a
Middle East FLAS Fellow Profile: Jesse Lamp
November 16, 2015
Professor Naomi Sokoloff has published a blog article profiling Middle East Center FLAS fellow Jesse Lamp on ‘The Modern Hebrew Blog.” FLAS Fellowships support undergraduate, graduate and professional students in
Middle East Studies Courses – Winter 2016
October 29, 2015
Middle East Courses from International Studies, Anthropology, History, Near Eastern Languages & Civilization, Political Science and Languages.
Professor Joel Migdal is mentioned in Herald editorial “Obama’s failed foreign policy”
May 29, 2014
The Herald of Everett mentions Professor Joel S. Migdal‘s book Shifting Sands, The United States in the Middle East in its editorial on Obama’s failed foreign policy. In his book,
Turkish journalist Çandar: Future of Middle East hinges on Syria
October 17, 2013
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.
Grad students awarded Critical Language Scholarship to study in Middle East
April 25, 2013
Jackson School graduate students Nick Persons, Ruben Valencia, and Rachel Cook were awarded the State Department’s Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) for intensive language study abroad this summer. The CLS Program