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Iran Conference Panel III: Iran and the International Community
The third panel at the 2011 Iran Conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the UCLA International Institute.
Posted: 6/6/2011
Iran Conference Panel IV: The US and Iran
The fourth and final panel at the 2011 Iran Conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the UCLA International Institute.
Posted: 6/6/2011
Iran Conference Opening Remarks and Panel 1
The May 13 conference at the James West Alumni Center focused on Iran's relations both regionally and on the greater world stage. It was sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and the UCLA International Institute.
Posted: 5/27/2011
Iran Conference Panel 2
The May 13 conference at the James West Alumni Center focused on Iran's relations both regionally and on the greater world stage. It was sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and the UCLA International Institute.
Posted: 5/27/2011
The Euro, the Dollar, and the Future of the International Monetary System
A lecture by Barry Eichengreen, Economics and Political Science, UC Berkeley
Posted: 5/27/2011
Whither Syria? Historian Gelvin Looks at Arab Uprisings
UCLA Professor of History James Gelvin told an audience on campus on May 25 that the overthrow of Syria's regime amid unrest is possible but "highly unlikely," because Bashar al-Assad has a hold on power unlike that of Egypt's Mubarak and others. Listen to an audio podcast of the talk.
Posted: 5/26/2011
The Arab Worlds Great Unrest of 2011: An Attempt at a Geopolitical Perspective
A talk by Kenneth Surin, Duke University. Part of the conference: Mapping and Remapping the Tunisian Revolution
Posted: 5/25/2011
UCLA travels to Qatar for conference
Leaders from more than 80 countries convene to discuss Middle East’s future
Posted: 5/25/2011
Regime Transition in Tunisia
A talk by Stephen King, Georgetown University. Part of the conference: Mapping and Remapping the Tunisian Revolution
Posted: 5/24/2011
Burkle Center Sr. Fellow Gen. Wesley Clark comments on the decision to eliminate funding for the United States Institute of Peace
The House of Representatives voted recently to eliminate all funding for the US Institute of Peace, which plays a vital role in mediating international conflicts that no other group can. So what's behind this jaw-dropping, backward step?
Posted: 5/23/2011
Regarding Iran: No Good Options on the Table
More than a dozen Iran specialists gathered at the James West Alumni Center on Friday, May 13, to discuss that country's politics and global relationships. Fast-moving events in the Middle East and suspicions about Iran's nuclear program dominated discussion before an audience of nearly 250.
Posted: 5/19/2011
UCLA News|Week: Iran's Nuclear Threat
Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.) sternly warns about the danger — in the Middle East and to Iran itself — if the regime in Tehran acquires the ability to produce nuclear weapons.
Posted: 5/18/2011
From the Shah to the Ayatollah, Continuities and Ruptures
A lecture by Abbas Milani, Stanford University
Posted: 5/17/2011
Two Premature Rumors of the Mediterraneans Death: Fishing Wars, Maritime Gentrification, and Social Anthropology of Region Formation in the Channel of Sicily Since WWII
A lecture by Naor Ben-Yehoyada, Harvard University
Posted: 5/17/2011
Matthew Alexander on CBS Evening News with Whit Johnson
Burkle Center Fellow, Matthew Alexander, appears on CBS Evening News to discuss the implications of enhanced interrogation and its role in providing critical intelligence necessary to prevent terrorism at home and abroad.
Posted: 5/9/2011
Matthew Alexander on MSNBC's Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell on The Legacy of Enhanced Interrogation
Alexander discusses the long-term costs of enhanced interrogation use and its impact on the lives of American service members at home and abroad.
Posted: 5/9/2011
Beyond Taiwan, a Writer and Her Readers Discover Each Other
Walls, fences and being overheard beyond walls and fences were the themes of Taiwanese intellectual Lung Ying-tai's May 2 lecture, in which she invited the audience to "sit along with me at the writer's desk." The event, attended by nearly 300 people, was sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies.
Posted: 5/4/2011
Burkle Fellow Matthew Alexander on The Ed Show Discussing Cooperation with Pakistan and Interrogation in the War on Terror.
Matthew Alexander analyzes possible trends in partnership and intelligence emerging out of the death of Osama bin Laden and comments on the legacy of torture and its effects on the international War on Terror.
Posted: 5/4/2011
News|Week: Al-Qaeda After bin Laden
Three faculty experts agree the death of Osama bin Laden is significant but should have little effect on Al-Qaeda. The network was in decline before bin Laden was killed, and its loose organization makes the central leader less important.
Posted: 5/4/2011
Burkle Center Fellow Amy Zegart quoted in CNN story “Is the U.S. safer today than before the 9/11 attacks?”
Experts believe the U.S. is safter today, but they say the nation still faces threats that are very real.
Posted: 5/2/2011
Foreign Policy Article by Burkle Center Fellow Matthew Alexander: The Prisoners' Dilemma
Does WikiLeaks' newest document dump tell us anything we don't know about Guantánamo, or is it just another reminder that the United States' least worst place is now its most intractable legal problem?
Posted: 4/27/2011
Joseph Stiglitz Delivers the 2011 Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate and Columbia Economics Professor, delivers the 2011 Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture entitled: "America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy.”
Posted: 4/26/2011
Debating the Intervention in Libya
A discussion on the intervention by the U.S .and its allies in Libya, with General Wesley K. Clark (ret.), UCLA Law Professor Asli Bali and UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala.
Posted: 4/22/2011
Debating the Intervention in Libya
A discussion on the intervention by the U.S .and its allies in Libya, with General Wesley K. Clark (ret.), UCLA Law Professor Asli Bali and UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala.
Posted: 4/22/2011
Senior Fellow Kantathi Suphamongkhon on the Thai-Cambodia Temple Dispute
Kantathi Suphamongkhon wrote about the military clashes over the Hindu temple of Preah Vihear, and the issue of border demarcation in the May 2011 issue of "Business Report Thailand."
Posted: 4/22/2011
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