Jackson School of International Studies

In The Shape of the New, two UW professors share four 'big ideas' that shaped the modern world.

Seattle is home to one of the most vibrant Sephardic Jewish communities in the country, and UW professor Devin Naar is working to keep its dying language, Ladino, alive.

In Seattle's large and vibrant Sephardic community, Spain's new law offering dual citizenship to descendants of Jews it kicked out in 1492 is prompting mixed emotions.

Orbital debris gets a lot of policy attention. however but the discourse is a convenient cover for ambitious military space powers worldwide.

As Congress begins reviewing the Iran nuclear deal, opponents of the agreement are pouring tens of millions of dollars into an ad campaign airing nationwide.

In Seattle's large Sephardic community, offers of Spanish and Portuguese citizenship are met with more skepticism than forgiveness. UW's Devin Naar, professor of Jewish studies, is quoted.

"For 200 years, the man who did most to set the United States on the path to prosperity and world power has been treated as a second-tier founder," writes lecturer Scott L. Montgomery.

Egyptian cabinet drafts new "anti-terror" laws as fighters linked to ISIL attack Sinai and Muslim Brotherhood call for revolt. Marwa Maziad, fellow at the Middle East Center at the UW, is referenced.

Man-made and defunct objects from over half a century worth of spacefaring now litter Earth orbits and poses a significant challenge.

Disenchanted with his career as an Audi technician, Simon Walker returned to school and discovered a passion for international studies.

The ambiguities in the dual-uses of space technology blur our understanding of Asia. They mask just who is a competent military space power in Asia today.

Ten percent of Seattle residents call themselves atheists. James Wellman, chair of comparative religion says that’s in part because people come here to find cultural freedom.

Ruth Behar, professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, will deliver the 40th annual Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures at 7:30 p.m. May 18 and 20, in room 220 of Kane Hall.

The Burmese/Myanmar Student Association of UW aimed "to raise awareness about cultural and political issues in Burma" with a recent panel discussion.

Remembering Vietnam should be a time for self-reflection and less finger-pointing on all sides.