Jackson School of International Studies

Eric Stowe (2001, 2003) founded Splash to ensure safe water for children living in urban poverty in Asia and Africa.

“Many Pentecostals have a broader and deeper commitment to equality than most liberal Protestants,” said James Wellman, chairman of the University of Washington’s comparative religion program.

 "The role of the armed forces in shaping events is at once obvious and mysterious," writes Ellis Goldberg, professor emeritus of political science at the UW. 

KOMO radio interviews Jackson School Director Reşat Kasaba about what potential effects the lifting of sanctions will have on Iran and the U.S.

Saadia Pekkanen is associate director at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and is leading conversations about the frontiers of diplomacy. 

During Winter Quarter 2016, the UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host three scholars who represent new approaches in the growing field of Israel 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.