University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies

Regional Repercussions of the War is a public talk and discussion featuring Marc Lynch, faculty and director of the Project on Middle East Political Science at George Washington University. The event was held and recorded on Feb. 13, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in Architecture Hall at the University of Washington in Seattle. This event is part of our Winter 2024 War in the Middle East Lecture Series on the aftermath of Oct. 7, the war in Gaza and responses worldwide. Moderator: Resat Kasaba, Jackson School Professor and Middle East expert Sponsored by Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Social Sciences Division at the College of Arts & Sciences, University of Washington, in partnership with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

The 'New Elites' of X: Identifying the Most Influential Accounts Engaged in Hamas/Israel Discourse is a public talk and discussion featuring UW Center for an Informed Public faculty Kate Starbird, Mert Bayar and Mike Caulfield. The event was held and recorded on Feb. 6, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in the HUB South Ballroom at the University of Washington in Seattle. This event is part of our Winter 2024 War in the Middle East Lecture Series on the aftermath of Oct. 7, the war in Gaza and responses worldwide. Moderator: Resat Kasaba, Jackson School Professor and Middle East expert Sponsored by Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Social Sciences Division at the College of Arts & Sciences, University of Washington, in partnership with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

The Question of Palestine and the Evolution of Solidarity and Resistance in the U.S. is a public talk featuring Karam Dana, Alyson McGregor Distinguished Professor; Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington Bothell. The event was held and recorded on Jan. 30, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in the HUB South Ballroom at the University of Washington in Seattle. This public event is part of our Winter 2024 War in the Middle East Lecture Series on the aftermath of Oct. 7, the war in Gaza and responses worldwide. The lecture series, which runs from Jan. 16-Feb. 27, 2024, is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Social Sciences Division at the College of Arts & Sciences, University of Washington, in partnership with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

Hope and Despair in Israel/Palestine is a public talk featuring Mira Sucharov (Carleton University) and Omar M. Dajani (University of the Pacific) in a conversation moderated by Liora Halperin (Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington). The event was held and recorded on Monday, Jan. 22 at 7:00 p.m. in Kane Hall at the University of Washington in Seattle. This public event is part of our Winter 2024 War in the Middle East Lecture Series on the aftermath of Oct. 7, the war in Gaza and responses worldwide. The lecture series, which runs from Jan. 16-Feb. 27, 2024, is free and open to the public. Sponsored by Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Social Sciences Division at the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington in partnership with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

On the Ground in Israel Now is a public talk that was held on Jan. 16, 2024, featuring Joel Migdal, Professor Emeritus, UW Jackson School of International Studies in a pre-recorded conversation with Reşat Kasaba, Professor, UW Jackson School of International Studies. It was followed by remarks and Q&A with Alan Dowty, UW Stroum Center for Jewish Studies. This is a recording of the event, which was held at 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 16, 2024 in the HUB South Ballroom at the University of Washington. It was the inaugural lecture of the War in the Middle East, a series of talks and discussions on the aftermath of Oct. 7, the war in Gaza and responses worldwide. The lecture series, which runs from Jan. 16-Feb. 27, 2024, is free and open to the public. Sponsors: Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies; Division of Social Sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences; Stroum Center for Jewish Studies; and the Middle East Center at the University of Washington in partnership with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation

David Bachman, Henry M. Jackson Professor of International Studies and Associate Director of the Jackson School of International Studies, shares perspectives on the growing tension between China and Taiwan in an interview with Morning Wave in Busan. The 14-minute interview aired Oct. 26, 2022.

James Lin, a Taiwan historian and assistant professor of international studies at the University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies, is interviewed in an episode of NPR's The World on Taiwan's National Day celebrations.

James Lin, UW Jackson School assistant professor of international studies and a historian of Taiwan, is interviewed about latest US-China tensions over Taiwan in a BBC World Service "The Inquiry" podcast episode. This segment aired on August 11, 2022.

Saadia Pekkanen, a Jackson School professor of space security, law, and policy, speaks with NPR about debris threatening satellites in space. This segment aired on March 30, 2022. Pekkanen also co-directs the Space Policy and Research Center (SPARC) at the University of Washington.

In "As Resistance To Myanmars Coup Grows The Country Slips Further Into Chaos" Mary Callahan, Jackson School faculty and an expert on Myanmar, is interviewed on the latest situation following the February coup in this 3-minute episode.