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The People Who Cover Up Genocide
UCLA panel looks at people and governments who deny or explain away the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the killing of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994, and the ongoing massacres in the Darfur provinces of Sudan.
Posted: 3/3/2005
Larry Diamond on What Went Wrong in Iraq and Prospects for Democracy and Stability
Former senior advisor to L. Paul Bremer looks at the players in Iraq's new political lineup, strategies for defusing the insurgency, and some of the serious mistakes the U.S. has made and continues to make.
Posted: 2/7/2005
Natan Sharansky on Human Rights and Democracy in the Middle East
Former imprisoned Soviet dissident and current Israeli Minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs looks at the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the United Nations, the Western press, and the issue of Jewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank.
Posted: 12/3/2004
Three Mexican Governors Discuss the Future of Their Country
Overflow crowd hear governors from three parties speak on the new pluralism and Mexico's place in a globalized world.
Posted: 10/28/2004
Ballots and Bullets: Will Strains of War and Public Division Spell Violence in the Coming Election?
Terrorism authority David Rapoport tells Los Angeles Times readers that it has happened before.
Posted: 10/15/2004
Mexican Presidential Candidate Discusses His Country's Future at Burkle Forum
Jorge Castaneda is joined by Harvard Law Professor Roberto Unger in a wide ranging discussion of the future of Latin America.
Posted: 10/11/2004
Emir of Qatar Hosted by the UCLA Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations
The Emir of Qatar and his wife, the Sheikha Mozah, meet leading UCLA, Los Angeles, and Hollywood figures at the home of Ronald W. Burkle.
Posted: 9/28/2004
Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi Calls for Freeing Political Prisoners in Iran, Removal of U.S. Troops from Iraq
Large turnout from Iranian community in Los Angeles greets feminist human rights activist.
Posted: 5/17/2004
Straight Talk from General Anthony Zinni
General Anthony Zinni, former commander of Middle East Central Command, says the Iraq war was "a big mistake" and there was no plan for the reconstruction.
Posted: 5/14/2004
Lawrence Lessig Sees Public Domain Sinking in a Sea of Overregulation
Stanford law professor says digital age should usher in creative use of digital materials, not prosecution of 12 year olds for downloading music.
Posted: 5/3/2004
Prominent Egyptian Human Rights Activist Looks on the Bright Side of the Middle East
Former political prisoner Saad Eddin Ibrahim presents 7 reasons for optimism for the region.
Posted: 4/27/2004
Suicide Terrorism: Theory and Practice
Mia Bloom warns that heavy handed approaches to combating terrorism can backfire
Posted: 3/31/2004
Peter Singer at UCLA Critiques President Bush's Ethics
The well-known ethicist and author of the best-selling book "The President of Good and Evil: The Ethics of George W. Bush" accuses the president of being more willing to kill Iraqi civilians than warehoused embryos.
Posted: 3/16/2004
John Kerry in UCLA Address Promises More Effective War on Terrorism
Massachusetts Senator at Burkle Forum calls for mending fences with allies to improve intelligence on terrorist groups, pledges additional aid for rebuilding Afghanistan to help stabilize region. The presidential hopeful says President Bush has done too little rather than too much in the world battle with terrorism.
Posted: 2/27/2004
February 12: Burkle Forum -- Can Israel Be A Jewish and Democratic State?
Ruth Gavison, Distinguished Professor of Law, Hebrew University, Leading Israeli Public Intellectual. 4:00 pm, UCLA Law School 1347.
Posted: 2/9/2004
A Democracy Strategy for the Middle East
Implications of the November 2003 Bush Doctrine on Middle East democracy.
Posted: 1/22/2004
Al Jazeera, Radio Sawa Founders Report on Media in the Middle East
Al Jazeera founder Omar Al-Issawi describes the Middle East's most dynamic television station, Norm Pattiz reports on America's new radio outpost in the Arab world.
Posted: 11/4/2003
Bruce Herschensohn, Mel Levine, Debate Effectiveness of Bush Policy in War on Terror, Role of UN
Conservative author, television commentator exchanges views with liberal attorney and former congressman.
Posted: 10/31/2003
Alan Dershowitz Speaks on His "The Case for Israel"
1,100 at Royce Hall hear call for supporters of Israel in America to speak up.
Posted: 10/29/2003
Nusseibeh-Ayalon Get 153,000 Signatures on Petition for Peace
Ami Ayalon, former head of Shin Bet, and Sari Nusseibeh, President of Al Quds University, tell UCLA audience about their campaign.
Posted: 10/24/2003
