Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies Course List | Winter 2022

Scott Montgomery analyzes what Biden’s next steps may be after the June 16 meeting with Putin // The Conversation

In his article “How Joe Biden could increase pressure on Vladimir Putin if their June 16 meeting fails to deter Russia’s ‘harmful’ behavior” Jackson School Lecturer Scott Montgomery analyzes current U.S.-Russia relations

Glennys Young opinion piece on offering Russia incentives, not just sanctions // Seattle Times

In this Seattle Times opinion piece “With sanctions, let’s offer Russia incentives too” Jackson School Professor and Chair of the History Department Glennys Young analyzes alternative approaches to sanctions in U.S.

Alumni spotlight: Meet Conor Cunningham

In autumn 2020, one of the Jackson School’s newest alumni, Conor Cunningham, gave us his reflections on how the Jackson School expanded his world. During his time at the UW,

COVID-19 Global Conversation Series

Sharing our knowledge in times of global crisis is part of our mission. Take a virtual journey around the world in a series of global conversations between our faculty in

Songs of Summer with UW FLAS Fellows (Part 5: Russia & Central Asia)

“It’s thrilling to realize that after only two years of study (or one academic year and one summer of intensive study in this case), I have already found some keys

Chirot: A Russian nesting doll? Trump and Putin’s converging goals | Seattle Times

In his opinion piece “Peas in a Russian nesting doll: Trump and Putin’s converging goals,” Herbert Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Jackson School, Professor Dan Chirot,

Senderovich on how The Americans (on FX) challenges Cold War narratives | The New Republic

Sasha Senderovich, Assistant Professor of Slavic, Jewish, and International Studies, discusses the FX show ‘The Americans’ and how it has repeatedly challenged the narrative that the end of the Cold War represented

Senderovich on the passing of Jewish American writer Philip Roth | PRI

Sasha Senderovich, Assistant Professor of Slavic, Jewish, and International Studies, discusses the passing of Jewish American writer Philip Roth. Senderovich, who immigrated to the U.S. from the former Soviet Union, says that

Senderovich reflects on the protests in Gaza and U.S. embassy inauguration in Jerusalem | Jewish Currents

Sasha Senderovich, Assistant Professor of Slavic, Jewish, and International Studies, in his article “Tree More Pieces” reflects on last week’s events in Israel and Palestine marking the 70th anniversary for Israel’s independence