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The Institute and our affiliated centers and programs record selected lectures and make them available to the public. To date we have published 821 podcasts.

2012 Levi Della Vida Conference:"Structures of Personalized Power in the Modern Middle East: Presidents, Prime Ministers and Party Bosses" Keynote Address
Center for Near Eastern Studies
Keynote lecture by 2012 Levi Della Vida Award recipient Roger Owen, Harvard University
Duration: 54:12

Rebellion and Repression on the Arabian Peninsula
Center for Near Eastern Studies
Fred Lawson, Mills College
Duration: 00:46:37

Rebellion and Repression on the Arabian Peninsula
Center for Near Eastern Studies
Tariq Ali, editor, New Left Review
Duration: 00:34:16

What History Explains: The Arab World at the Intersection of the National and Transnational.
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A talk by James Gelvin (UCLA)
Duration: 00:23:12

Mobilization and Collective Action in the Arab Spring.
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A talk Juan Cole (University of Michigan)
Duration: 00:38:16

Is Freedom of Speech Possible in the Arab World?
Center for Middle East Development
On Tuesday, September 28, UCLA's Center for Middle East Development (CMED) hosted a panel discussion on "Is Freedom of Speech Possible in the Arab World?" with Tim Sebastian, Dr. Asli Bali and Professor David Kaye.
Duration: 1:46:00

Establishing Formal Rules such as Property Rights is a Promising Road to Sustainable Economic Growth and Peace
Center for Middle East Development
Elena Panaritis, author of Prosperity Unbound: Building Property Markets with Trust (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), speaks at UCLA.
Duration: 10:16

Transforming Americas Israel Lobby by Dan Fleshler
Center for Middle East Development
Book talk with Dan Fleshler, author of "Transforming Americas Israel Lobby: the Limits of Its Power and the Potential for Change."
Duration: 1:15:46

The Peace Process in the Middle East: What is Going On?
Center for Middle East Development
Podcast of a lecture by Ayman Abdel Nour presented by the UCLA Center for Middle East Development and the UCLA International Institute on March 11, 2009.
Duration: 1:21:52