February 5, 2016
Join us for a special public lecture on “Rock the Casbah: Thundering Change Across the Middle East” with Robin Wright, award-winning journalist and author. Wright’s lecture will explore and explain
February 2, 2016
January 27, 2016
Jackson School Professor and refugee expert Kathie Friedman is quoted in an article about giving a refugee crisis a human face in the University of Washington’s The Daily.
January 25, 2016
KOMO radio interviews Jackson School Director Reşat Kasaba about what potential effects the lifting of sanctions will have on Iran and the U.S. (Aired on Jan. 18, 2016)
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
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
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.
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
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
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