UW International Security Colloquium (UWISC)

University of Washington International Security Colloquium (UWISC) is the only academic colloquium devoted to international security in the Pacific Northwest. The colloquium, which is interdisciplinary and open to the public, sponsors nine speakers a year from the across the United States and Europe, as well as from UW faculty and students.

UWISC is sponsored by the Severyns-Ravenholt Endowment, UW Institute for National Security Education and Research (INSER), the Richard B. Wesley Graduate Student Fund for International Relations, the Henry M. Jackson Foundation, the UW Political Science Department, and the Center for Global Studies at the Jackson School of International Studies.


2011 - 2012 Seminar Schedule
Chaired and organized by William d'Ambruoso, Richard B. Wesley Fellow in International Security


Click here to see a list of Past UWISC Talks: 2001 - 2011 (PDF)


Autumn Quarter 2011

Friday, October 28, 2011
Charles Glaser, Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
"Reframing Energy Security: How Oil Dependence Influences U.S. National
Security"
12-120pm, Gowen 1A
Discussant: Kristan Seibel, UW Political Science Ph.D student

Friday, November 18, 2011
Charli Carpenter, Professor of Political Science, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
"Explaining the Transnational Advocacy Agenda: Insights from Human Security Practitioners"
12-120pm, Gowen 1A
Discussant: Andrew Cockrell, UW Political Science Ph.D student


Winter Quarter 2012

Friday, January 13, 2012: Severyns-Ravenholt/UWISC Lecture
David Kang, Professor of International Relations and Business, University of Southern California
"Power and Authority in International Relations: Evidence from a Non-Western Case"
12-120pm, Gowen 1A
Discussant: James Harmon, UW Political Science Ph.D student

Friday, February 3, 2012

Stephan Hamberg, UW Political Science Ph.D student
“Electoral Violence in New Democracies: Institutionalizing Peaceful Transitions”
12-120pm, Gowen 1A
Discussant: Aaron Erlich, UW Political Science Ph.D student

Friday, March 2, 2012
Joshua Eastin, UW Political Science Ph.D student
“Natural disasters and civil conflict”
12-120pm, Gowen 1A
Discussant: Stephan Hamberg, UW Political Science Ph.D student


Spring Quarter 2012

Friday, April 6, 2012: Severyns-Ravenholt/UWISC Lecture
Barry Buzan, Montague Burton Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
Speaking on regional security in Asia, particularly South and East Asia
12-120pm, Gowen 1A
Discussant: Crystal Pryor, UW Political Science Ph.D. student

Friday, April 27th, 2012: Severyns-Ravenholt/UWISC Lecture
Yuen Foong Khong, Professor of International Relations, University of Oxford
"International Politics: The Rules of the Game"
12-120pm, Gowen 1A
Discussant: Will d'Ambruoso, UW Political Science Ph.D student

Friday, May 11th, 2012
Patrick Johnston, Associate Political Scientist, RAND Coorporation
"Aid Under Fire: How Development Projects Impact Civil Conflict"
12-120pm, Gowen 1A
Discussant: Joshua Eastin, UW Political Science Ph.D student