Jackson School of International Studies

Saadia Pekkanen, professor of international studies, writes that Japan's quest for parity raises questions about the future of the U.S.-Japan alliance.

The first time she taught a class about immigration, in 1991, she assigned her students to write a fictional story for their final project. Today, they don't have to make anything up.

Tamar Benzikry, UW Class of 2005, returned to campus as the instructor for "Graphic Novels and Jewish Memory." Read more about Benzikry's passion for arts and education.

Mark A. Smith, a professor of political science and adjunct professor of comparative religion answers a few questions about his book for UW Today.

The evolution of place's names in the Seattle area. Matt Sparke, professor of geography and international studies at the UW, is mentioned. 

The book, The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World, explores how capitalism, socialism, evolution and liberal democracy broke decisively with the past.

Professor Saadia M. Pekkanen’s contribution to Forbes scrutinizes the “counterspace” technologies of countries around the world.

The Gates Foundation isn't saying whether profits or ethics led to unloading Exxon, other stocks. Scott Montgomery, lecturer in international studies weighs in.

Daniel Chirot, a professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at the UW’s Henry M. Jackson School, has just returned from a month in Paris and reflects on recent violence in that city.

A new Asia-Pacific Military Fellowship in the Jackson School provides immersion in the history and culture of Asian countries.

Scott Montgomery, a lecturer in the Jackson School of International Studies, uses a range of case studies to trace the evolution of technical thought through history.

International Studies Professor Saadia Pekkanen writes for Forbes about the US- Japan military space alliance.

The Olympian previews UW Tacoma’s Views on the Pacific forum. Jackson School of International Studies faculty Clark Sorensen and Saadia Pekkanen (moderator) will participate.

Jackson School of International Studies Ph.D. student Clint Work co-authored this article on South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s trip to Washington, D.C.

"Serious research has serious consequences," says the Seattle Times editorial board in response to recent news of a break-in at the UW Center for Human Rights.