UCLA Burkle Center

International Career Panel
Monday, May 20, 2013
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Bunche Hall
"Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" UCLA Human Rights Film Series
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
7:00 PM
UCLA James Bridges Theater
The Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace with Ambassador Ryan Crocker: "The Arab Spring and US Interests"
Thursday, May 30, 2013
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UCLA Law School, Room 1357
Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture with Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush - MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE NOW AVAILABLE
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, the Daniel Pearl Foundation and the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA proudly present the 2012-13 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Condoleezza Rice. Read More »
Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala is quoted in The Guardian's article on the U.S. Constitution
Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala is quoted in The Guardian's article "Charles Krauthammer's false statement about the US Constitution." Read More »
"White Paper Suggests U.S. Could Launch Drones Into U.S. Cities" by Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala
The US government declares that suspected terrorists who are US citizens are not constitutionally protected from intentional killings by drones while abroad. But Kal Raustiala argues that the government's newly released "white paper" does not draw a clear distinction between the legality of killing Americans abroad versus on US soil. Read More »
Huffington Post Op-Ed by Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala: Are We Really Pulling Out of Afghanistan?
Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala discusses the controversy surrounding legal immunity, and how it will affect the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. Read More »
Diplomats Urge Caution on North Korea Nuke Tests: Burkle Center Senior Fellow Kantathi Suphamongkhon Offers His Insight into North Korea
Former diplomats say Pyongyang is using planned nuclear tests to wring concessions and aid from the US. Read More »
The Generation gives students a voice
New online journal provides news and views related to international topics and issues Read More »

Upcoming Events

May20

International Career Panel

Please join us for the 2013 International Career Panel with panelists Brooke Christopher, Holly Derheim, and Erroll Southers. This panel will provide insight about various fields and professions in the international arena, and guide students on how to best prepare for international careers. Alexandra Lieben, Deputy Director of the UCLA Burkle Center, will moderate the discussion.
Monday, May 20, 2013
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Bunche Hall

May22

"Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" UCLA Human Rights Film Series

Please join us for a documentary screening and panel discussion of "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry," as part of the UCLA International Human Rights Film Series.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
7:00 PM
UCLA James Bridges Theater

May30

The Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace with Ambassador Ryan Crocker: "The Arab Spring and US Interests"

The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations proudly presents the 2012-13 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace featuring Ambassador Ryan Crocker. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Program on Central Asia, the UCLA Center for India and South Asia, The UCLA Center for Middle East Development, and the UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UCLA Law School, Room 1357

Burkle Global Impact Initiative

University of California, Los Angeles' Burkle Center for International Relations Announces its Newest Program, the Burkle Global Impact Initiative, an Effort That Will Work with the United Nations & is Aimed at Connecting the Entertainment Industry to Global Issues
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Announcements

Call for Faculty Research Proposals - Deadline: April 12, 2013
The Burkle Center seeks proposals for faculty research working groups and faculty research projects for academic year 2013-14. Proposed themes must address a topic or topics related to globalization, international relations, U.S. foreign policy, or issues of international cooperation and conflict. Submission deadline is Friday, April 12, 2013. Applicants will be notified by June 7, 2013. Funds will be dispersed to successful applicants by September 1, 2013.

The UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court
A research project of the UC Irvine School of Law and the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations that seeks to improve UN Security Council support of the International Criminal Court

Recent News & Uploads

Arnold C. Harberger Lecture on Economic Development with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University: "What Causes Economic Growth? Two Centuries of Global Evidence"

Congratulations to the 2012-13 Alice Belkin Memorial Scholarship Recipients

Burkle Center Fellow Tony Camerino quoted in Al Jazeera article on the US and its use of torture

"Emperor" Starring Matthew Fox and Tommy Lee Jones

"Tested by Zion: The Bush Administration and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" with author Elliott Abrams

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