News
Osama bin Laden Was Not Caught Because of Torture but in Spite of It: Daily Beast Op-Ed by Burkle Center Fellow Matthew Alexander
Contrary to the claims by the man who ran the CIA’s torture program, attempts to find and kill Osama bin Laden were hindered by waterboarding and other torture techniques.
Posted: 5/8/2012
NY Times Op-Ed by Burkle Center Sr. Fellow Gen. Wesley Clark: Bosnia Still Needs Fixing
Posted: 5/4/2012
Congratulations to the 2011-12 Alice Belkin Memorial Scholarship Recipients
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2011-12 Alice Belkin Memorial Scholarship.
Posted: 4/19/2012
Homeland Security chief speaks about challenges facing U.S., global cooperation
Janet Napolitano stops at UCLA to discuss national homeland security issues
Posted: 4/17/2012
Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye: Containing Iran - What Does it Mean?
Burkle Center Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye and Eric Lorber explain containment strategy and whether or not this is an effective policy towards Iran.
Posted: 3/23/2012
The Generation gives students a voice
New online journal provides news and views related to international topics and issues
Posted: 3/22/2012
UCLA law students locate compound of Congolese militia leader wanted by the ICC
Bosco Ntaganda unexpectedly spotted in the town of Goma
Posted: 3/20/2012
Head of Homeland Security Set to Speak at UCLA
Janet Napolitano will give a public talk on April 16
Posted: 3/16/2012
Why U.S. shouldn't rush to war in Syria: CNN Op-Ed by Burkle Center Sr. Fellow Gen. Wesley Clark
The now-familiar pattern of the Arab Spring -- popular outcries for freedom provoking hideous repression -- seems to warrant military intervention to stop the slaughter in Syria. But first we need answers to some hard questions.
Posted: 3/8/2012
Experts reflect on Nixon's 1972 visit to China and U.S.-China relations
On the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's visit to China, experts discuss "the week that changed the world."
Posted: 3/5/2012
Israel and Iran - A Dangerous Rivalry: RadioWest Interview with Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye
Burkle Center Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye and political analyst Alireza Nader discuss how Israel and Iran came to the brink of war on RadioWest.
Posted: 3/5/2012
Nixon's China trip 'transformed history': China Daily article
The conference Nixon in China: A Legacy Revisited shows how far the U.S.-China relationship has come.
Posted: 3/5/2012
Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye comments on Obama's meeting with Netanyahu in Voice of America
Dalia Dassa Kaye speaks to Voice of America about talks between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran options.
Posted: 3/5/2012
No conflict is beyond resolution, Sen. George Mitchell tells packed house at UCLA
Famed peacemaker discusses world disputes, recent Mideast events
Posted: 3/2/2012
Israel's risky option on Iran: Los Angeles Times Op-Ed by Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye
Worse than a nuclear-armed Iran would be a nuclear-armed Iran that has been attacked by Israel.
Posted: 2/21/2012
"When Iran and Israel were friendly": Visiting Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye quoted in Salon article
As the two countries prepare for war, a forgotten history of collaboration
Posted: 2/16/2012
UCLA conference explores impact of Nixon's 1972 visit with China's Chairman Mao
Experts come together on Jan. 23 to discuss historic meeting
Posted: 2/13/2012
IGCC Funding Opportunities for 2012-2013!
The UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation will award funds to graduate students, post-docs and faculty.
Posted: 2/7/2012
IGCC Public Policy and Nuclear Threats Training Program now accepting applications
The three-week summer workshop in residence at UC San Diego, colloquially known as the PPNT boot camp, aims to give participants the knowledge and analytic tools to contribute to the debate on future U.S. nuclear policy.
Posted: 2/3/2012
"Danny Pearl was everything we wanted to be," David Remnick tells UCLA audience
Free press under fire around the globe 10 years after reporter's death
Posted: 2/1/2012
