Jackson School of International Studies

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.

The United Nations has done much to reduce the state of that lawlessness in outer space but we still have ambiguities. When paired with national rivalries, these ambiguities create uncertainty.

Some shamans have turned down lucrative jobs with mining companies out of spiritual concerns, according to Jackson School student Amalia Rubin

News headlines often imply fatalism about relations on the Korean peninsula, but University of Washington senior Benjamin Lee hopes to play a part in finding a peaceful resolution.

The UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host its third annual Spring Research Symposium 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, in room 214 of the HUB.

KING 5 reports on the work of students who are helping search for children disappeared in El Salvador during violent conflict in the early 1980s.