The Institute and our affiliated centers and programs record selected lectures and make them available to the public. To date we have published 812 podcasts.
Edward Wong, diplomatic correspondent for the New York Times...
A discussion with diverse regional experts about the many significant elections that have already or will soon take place in 2024....
The UCLA Center for Middle East Development hosted the event, "One Year After October 7th - Reflecting on Israel, Palestine, and the Region," on October 8, 2024. Followed by audience Q&A....
Hear insights on U.S.-Israel alliance and the landscape of U.S. security cooperation....
This session discussed the options around the interrelated humanitarian, security, governance, reconstruction, and diplomatic questions surrounding the Gaza war, and how the key actors can build the coordination and cooperation necessary for addressing immediate-term needs grounded in longer-term objectives for a just and sustainable resolution to the conflict....
On April 15, 2023, the war broke out in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Response Forces (RSF) — led by the generals who, together, staged a coup against the civilian-led transitional government and effectively cut Sudan's journey towards democracy. Join us to learn the latest on the state of the......
Steven Pinker, Award-winning Author and Experimental Psychologist, Harvard University...
Recording of a lecture by Semiha Topal...
Nataliya Gumenyuk, Ukrainian journalist, on how to reunite truth with justice amidst war against Ukraine....
In this episode, posted on Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Professor Dov Waxman and Professor Avinoam Patt from NYU discuss the relationship between Israel and the Holocaust, the ways that Israel's commemoration of the Holocaust has changed, as well as when and how Yom HaShoah was established. Recorded on May 3, 2024....
Exploring the roles women play during times of conflict in the MENA region, from frontline activism to behind-the-scenes peacemaking....
The Hamas surprise attack on Israel last October 7 and Israel's subsequent military response have caused enormous upheaval and tragedy in the region. Hamas acted in part to stop ongoing US-brokered negotiations for Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel in exchange for American defense guarantees and Israeli commitments toward Palestinian statehood. Now, more than......
Iran's unprecedented and massive drone and missile attack last weekend against Israel has prompted grave concerns about a potential Israeli response and the possibility of all-out war. CMED Director, Professor Steven Spiegel meets with Matthew McInnis, senior fellow at the Institute for the Study of War, and Robin Wright, senior fellow at the US Institute......
The ongoing war between Hamas and Israel has escalated the humanitarian crisis and political instability in the Middle East, especially in Yemen, where a civil war has been raging since 2014. How can the international community help end the violence and support a political solution in Yemen? What are the challenges and opportunities for dialogue......
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