Politics and Government

Funding to support the teaching and study of world regions and foreign languages, and generate public engagement in international affairs.

Journalism lecturer, Caley Cook, recommends reading investigative journalism to understand bigger issues and for building a foundation of knowledge about government accountability.

UW political scientist, Scott Lemieux, on Andrew Gillum's primary victory and the 2018 midterms. 

Take a look inside UW Libraries' Labor Archives of Washington — home to 3,000 cubic feet of materials — with labor archivist Conor Casey. 

Political Science major and anti-nuclear proliferation activist, Jade Lauw, on galvanizing her generation to take action for peace. 

Affiliate Associate Professor of Law, Societies and Justice, Stuart Streichler, on the implications of Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Op-ed by Ellis Goldberg, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Washington.

Saadia Pekkanen, director of the Space Security Initiative at the UW's Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, weighs in on space force.

Op-ed by UW political philosopher Micheal Blake 

Jere L. Bacharach Endowed Professor in International Studies Jordanna Bailkin on how mass movements of refugees have turned into mass detention in many liberal democracies.

The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs is honoring the Dept. of Asian Language & Literature for its outstanding contributions to the promotion of friendship between Japan and the U.S.

Interview featuring Christopher Parker, UW professor in the department of political science.

American foreign policy expert, Daniel Bessner, on billionaire George Soros and his philosphy.

International studies professor, David Bachman, on the escalating US-China trade ward.

Opinion piece by Alex Hall, International Policy Institute Cybersecurity Fellow at the Jackson School for International Studies.