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The Burkle Center hosts a variety of events that serve to increase public awareness about critical issues in international relations and to create a hub for intellectual dialogue and debate.

Spring Quarter: 3/20/2013 - 6/15/2013

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

Thursday, April 04, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
UCLA Law School, Room 1457
Please join us for a talk by Elliott Abrams, former deputy assistant and deputy national security adviser to President George W. Bush, about his new book, "Tested by Zion: The Bush Administration and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict." Comments will be provided by Prof. Steven Spiegel, Director of the UCLA Center for Middle East Development. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Middle East Development and the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.

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Are Signature Strikes Legal? Targeted Killings and International Law

Tuesday, April 09, 2013
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
UCLA Law School, Room 1347
Please join us for a talk with Kevin Heller, Associate Professor of International Criminal Law at Melbourne Law School. This event is co-sponsored with the UCLA School of Law Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project.

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Perspectives on Peace, Health & Hope: A Gaza Doctor's Journey from Personal Tragedy to a Search for Peace and Human Dignity

Thursday, April 18, 2013
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Broad Auditorium, 2160E Broad Art Center
A public talk by Palestinian medical doctor and humanitarian Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish, author of “I Shall Not Hate”. Dr. Abuelaish has devoted his life to peace and reconciliation, especially promoting health and education as strategies for resolving violent conflicts.

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

Thursday, April 25, 2013
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Korn Convocation Hall, UCLA Anderson School of Management
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations proudly presents the 2012-13 Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture on Economic Development featuring Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute and Professor of Sustainable Development, and of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Anderson School's Center for Global Management, the UCLA Law School's Emmett Center on Climate Change & the Environment and the Environmental Law Center.

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The European External Action Service: European Foreign Policy in the Making

Monday, May 06, 2013
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
California Room, UCLA Faculty Center
A conversation with Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission. Moderator: Terry McCarthy, President and CEO of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.

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The Euro Crisis: A Longer-Term View

Thursday, May 16, 2013
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
A CEES public lecture by Barry Eichengreen, UC Berkeley, Economics and Political Science.

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International Career Panel

Monday, May 20, 2013
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Bunche Hall
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.

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

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
7:00 PM
UCLA James Bridges Theater
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.

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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
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.

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