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Iranian Lawyer to Give Talk on Human Rights
Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, was given the award for her dedication to human rights and a nonviolent, evolutionary process for change in the Iranian government.
Posted: 5/15/2006
Joschka Fischer Argues Global Powers 'Condemned to Cooperation'
In talk at UCLA, former German foreign minister sees no future for 'balance-of-powers' geopolitics, defends European expansion within bounds, urges US not to give up on 'the West.' Fischer calls Iranian nuclear program biggest threat in troubled Middle East.
Posted: 5/2/2006
Nepalese Journalist to Speak on Benefits of News Blogs
As online publications increase in popularity, critics question their credibility as sources.
Posted: 4/12/2006
Global Terrorism Prevention on a Shoestring
Scholar of political terrorism and key figure in UN efforts to prevent it challenges conventional wisdom on extremist groups.
Posted: 4/11/2006
Brazilian Ambassador Denies U.S.-Latin Divide
On Southern Californian trip, Ambassador Roberto Abdenur discusses trade, left-leaning Latin American governments, Brazil's Bolivian investment.
Posted: 3/9/2006
Arts Activists Call Out to Human Trafficking Victims
Symposium on human trafficking is one of three recent globalization events sponsored by WAC with support from the International Institute. The others were a symposium on globalization and the arts and WAC's activites on World AIDS Day.
Posted: 2/13/2006
Prof's perspectives on Asia reach millions
Tom Plate's "Pacific Perspectives" is widely syndicated in the U.S. and in Asia
Posted: 2/13/2006
Q&A: Nathan Jensen
A political scientist and Global Fellow studies how multinational corporations make decisions that affect developing countries.
Posted: 1/9/2006
Transforming the World View of Minority Cultures
A program funded by the Mellon Foundation is creating an enlightened new perspective on the influence of minority cultures around the world.
Posted: 12/13/2005
British Expert Discusses Globalization Issues
Over 125 people heard Blair adviser Anthony Giddens address global communications, security, and the history of the globalization debate.
Posted: 11/8/2005
Q&A: Eric Hayot
A Global Fellow at the International Institute takes up queries on torture, Abu Ghraib, the adoption of Chinese girls, and success in academia.
Posted: 11/8/2005
User's Guide to Exile
Graduate student conference looking at literary exile in the age of globalization finds that it's not all bad.
Posted: 11/1/2005
U.S.–Arab Relations Broken After Iraq War, Scholar Reports
University of Maryland and Brookings Scholar Telhami says growing opposition to U.S. foreign policy is not the worst news for the superpower.
Posted: 10/25/2005
From Here to Everywhere
The geographer who chairs the new Global Studies Interdepartmental Program says that globalization makes people think twice about simple questions, like where they're from.
Posted: 9/23/2005
The Ambassador's Role
The U.S. ambassador to Benin discusses the U.S. agenda, the Beninese ethos, and the trials of his vocation.
Posted: 9/12/2005
Terror on Mass Transit
Executive summary from research project led by Professor Loukaitou-Sideris, with collaborators from the Urban Planning faculty at UCLA and the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at UC Berkeley, aims to study terrorist attacks on rail and subway systems around the world with the goal of designing stations that are less vulnerable to bomb or gas attacks.
Posted: 7/7/2005
Former Secretary of Commerce Mickey Kantor Defends the Record of Global Free Trade
300 million people were brought out of poverty in China and India in the last twenty years the trade expert tells UCLA undergraduates.
Posted: 6/6/2005
Godzilla and Postwar Japan
William M. Tsutsui (Univ. of Kansas) explores the role of the Godzilla film series in popular culture
Posted: 5/26/2005
Transnational Feminism: A Range of Disciplinary Perspectives
A transcript of the May 18, 2005 discussion by prominent scholars in the field.
Posted: 5/18/2005
Global Entertainment and Popular Culture
Special Guest Lecture by Gareth Chang, with Professor Toby Miller, UC Riverside
Posted: 5/17/2005
UC Regents discuss Sudan investments
For the first time since students began their campaign for divestment from Sudan earlier this year, the UC Board of Regents publicly discussed its investments in the country in a meeting at UCLA on Wednesday. Visit UC Sudan Divestment Taskforce http://www.ucdivestsudan.com
Posted: 5/17/2005
Former secretary of state speaks with students
Global studies students attended class Wednesday eager to address their questions about current international issues to guest lecturer Warren Christopher.
Posted: 5/6/2005
Warren Christopher Fields Student Questions on International Hot Spots
The former Secretary of State recalls the three most memorable political events of his long life and answers questions from students on today's global crises.
Posted: 5/5/2005
Augusto Espiritu launches new book Five Faces of Exile at UCLA
UCLA alumnus breaks stereotypes in his intellectual history of prominent Filipino American writers.
Posted: 4/27/2005
Islam in China -- a workshop for teachers
May 14 workshop looks at the history of Islam in China, at Muslim societies in China, and the lives of Chinese Muslims. Enrollment space is limited.
Posted: 4/21/2005
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