Social Sciences Division

Professor Daniel Chirot is the Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School.

Make no mistake: India’s failure to win membership in the NSG will shape Sino-Indian relations.

What’s the next step in the war against Islamic State-based terrorism?

Tucked in a quiet corner of the UW Quad, Smith Hall is as peaceful as it gets on the Seattle campus. But walk inside and you’ll find torture, incarceration, and assassinations.

The United Kingdom has voted by a close margin to leave the European Union.

In his academic work and community involvement, Dustin Abrahamson is committed to addressing racism.

The year’s not quite yet half over, but it’s already been an auspicious one for Elissa Washuta. The University of Washington graduate and author of two books.

Americans often pay for their crimes twice — first with a prison sentence, then with a lifetime of debt many will never be able to escape.

Students majoring in biochemistry, English and political science receive 2016 President's Medals.  

The University of Washington Women’s Center brings “Seven,” a collaboration of seven award-winning female playwrights, to Everett on Friday.

The University of Washington's new two-year Native Education Certificate blends online learning with hands-on projects to build relationships in Native American communities.

The College of Arts & Sciences awarded its 2016 Graduate Medal to three exceptional graduate students.

When an assistant racehorse trainer and mother of three returned to school, she discovered a passion for research.

Teachers in Los Angeles are taking issue with an observation-based teacher evaluation system. Dan Goldhaber, director of the Center for Education Data & Research at the UW, is quoted.

The United States has reinstated a broad system of debtors’ prisons, in effect making it a crime to be poor. Alexes Harris, associate professor of sociology at the UW, is quoted.