Articles by Leslie Evans
AIDS in Africa Devastates Economies and Destabilizes States
UCLA conference probes far-reaching impacts of the AIDS pandemic. Looking further than the millions of deaths and orphans, specialists weigh disastrous impacts on infrastructure of African states.
Published on: 6/10/2003
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Fulbright Scholars Describe Perceptions of U.S. Abroad
Ten visiting Fulbright scholars from 7 countries tell town meeting how the United States is viewed back home.
Published on: 6/6/2003
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LA Times Reports Seidler-Feller/Shawki El-Zatmah Class at UCLA
The June 4 "Los Angeles Times" carries a report on the UCLA class being co-taught by Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller and Palestinian graduate student Shawki El-Zatmah.
Published on: 6/6/2003
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What to Expect from the Swing Vote in 2004
What moves the undecided voter and what effect will the war in Iraq and the issue of terror have at the ballot box next year?
Published on: 6/5/2003
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A Defense of Latin America's Free Market Reforms
Economist Sebastian Edwards takes on the pessimists and offers his own critical but supportive view of the market-based economic reform process and commitment to globalization that began in Latin America in the 1980s.
Published on: 5/28/2003
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International Visitors Bureau Awarded $15,750 Community Partnership Grant
The UCLA International Visitors Bureau given 2003 funding from the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the National Council for International Visitors.
Published on: 5/22/2003
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Arab Distrust of America Clouds Prospect for a Stable Middle East
Shibley Telhami, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, reports that only 3% of Saudis are even "somewhat favorable" to the U.S. The Bush administration's prioritizing security over democracy in the region deepens rifts between people and governments.
Published on: 5/20/2003
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The United States Is Marginalizing Itself in Northeast Asia
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for China Susan Shirk warns that growing nationalism in South Korea and Japan will exacerbate the Bush administration's inept diplomacy in the North Korean nuclear crisis. She examines possible multilateral options for the region.
Published on: 5/16/2003
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Reports from the Field on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand
Epidemiologist Roger Detels and four doctors from Southeast Asia discuss the status of the disease and control programs in key countries of the region.
Published on: 5/2/2003
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Six International Institute Centers Awarded $4.3 Million in Department of Education Language and Area Studies Fellowships
UCLA International Institute applicants for Africa, Latin America, Europe, Near East, East Asia and Southeast Asia have been awarded a total of $1.4 million per year for three years to support graduate students in foreign language training and area studies.
Published on: 4/30/2003
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