Director’s note: summer 2017
September 18, 2017
Each year around this time, as we get ready to welcome our new and returning students for the start of fall quarter at the end of September, I am reminded
Reşat Kasaba
Reşat Kasaba is an expert in the history and politics of the Middle East and has taught undergraduate and graduate students at the School for over 30 years. He is...
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Director’s Note: End of Spring Quarter 2017
June 29, 2017
I write to you from Rome, Italy, where I and UW Professor Kathie Friedman are teaching courses for the UW Honors Program at the UW Rome Center on historical and
Event | Religious Literacy for Diplomats – June 1-2, 2017
June 1, 2017
In December 2015, Congress passed the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act with bipartisan support. The Wolf Act stipulates that the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices provided to Foreign
Kasaba elected President of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs
May 31, 2017
Reşat Kasaba, director of the Jackson School of International Studies, has been recently elected as the new president of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, a U.S.-based global organization commonly
Reşat Kasaba on Trump’s Middle East visit, tension with Iran | KOMO News
May 24, 2017
In this interview with KOMO Radio News Jackson School Director and an expert on modern Turkey, Dr. Reşat Kasaba, talks about the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia and Israel earlier
Director’s Note: End of Winter 2017
April 10, 2017
As we move from one of the wettest winters in Seattle history to the wonderful two weeks when cherry blossoms lighten up the quad on our campus, we are taking
New class on international implications of the Trump presidency
March 31, 2017
The presidency of Donald Trump has vast implications for international affairs and even the internal politics of other countries — it could lead to geopolitical realignments on a global scale.
Seattle’s Mexican Consul on a working relationship with the U.S.
February 21, 2017
A crowd of nearly 75 students, faculty, and community members gathered on the evening of Feb. 14 to hear Dr. Roberto Dondisch-Glowinski, General Consul at the Consulate of Mexico in Seattle speak on “From
Prof. Reşat Kasaba interviewed about President Trump’s “Muslim Ban” | KOMO RADIO
February 1, 2017
Jackson School Director Reşat Kasaba was interviewed by KOMO NEWS Radio about President Trump’s executive order banning entry of nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries to the U.S. The executive order suspends new
Bessner instated as the Anne H.H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Professorship in American Foreign Policy
January 31, 2017
The importance of understanding the U.S. in the world “Immersing ourselves in foreign affairs is even more important today than it was a few months ago,” said Mr. John Hempelmann,