Q&A with Greg Guedel Ph.D. International Studies ’16
May 8, 2024
We recently caught up with Greg Guedel, an alum of the Jackson School, and the co-director of the university’s Munich Study Abroad Program. Greg tells us more about his experiences
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Doctoral candidate on why U.S.-backed Venezuelan aid harkens back to a dark history | PRI’s The World
March 1, 2019
Kelsey Gilman, a Jackson School doctoral candidate, examines the history of U.S. aid in Venezuela in an article titled “Why US-backed aid to Venezuela harkens back to dark history of
Clint Work: Why Kim Jong Un isn’t the sole problem in dealing with North Korea | Washington Post
March 1, 2019
In his recent commentary piece “The biggest obstacle to deal with Korea isn’t Kim Jong Un” Clint Work, a doctoral candidate from the Jackson School, argues that the American foreign policy establishment
Podcast: Daniel Bessner on “Taking Soros Seriously” | The Atlantic
December 5, 2018
In a new series of articles in The Atlantic Magazine on “The Present Past,” Daniel Bessner, Anne H.H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Assistant Professor of American Foreign Policy, is interviewed
Waging war in cyberspace
November 27, 2018
To better understand cyber threats, Donghui Park, a doctoral student in international studies, has learned coding and studies information technologies with guidance from the Jackson School International Policy Institute Cybersecurity
Alumna Elise Carlson-Rainer on why Trump may reconsider human rights in foreign policy | The Hill
October 24, 2018
In her opinion piece “Khashoggi prompts Trump to reconsider human rights in foreign policy,” Elise Carlson-Rainer, who received her doctorate in international studies from the Jackson School in 2016, poses
Doctoral Candidate Clint Work on peace prospects in the Koreas | Foreign Policy
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
Jackson School doctoral candidates among Fulbright awardees | UW Graduate School
August 3, 2018
The UW Graduate School has featured Jackson School doctoral candidates Allison Anderson and Rachel Rothenberg for receiving Fulbright Fellowships for 2018-2019. Allison will be spending nine months in Jordan conducting fieldwork for her
Director’s message: spring 2018
June 25, 2018
On June 7, we celebrated the graduation of 322 of our students; 62 of whom received a master’s, 258 a bachelor’s, and 2 doctoral degrees in International Studies. For me,
Alumna wins 2-year Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
June 5, 2018
Indra Ekmanis (Ph.D., International Studies, 2017) has been named a Mellon/American Council of Learned Societies Fellow for a two-year full-time position as Associate Editor, Global Nation, Public Radio International. She