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Prof. Benjamin Cohen, UC Santa Barbara: "The Future of the Global Currency System"
Please join us for our first talk of the winter quarter. Prof. Cohen teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on international political economy at the Political Science Department, UC Santa Barbara, and recently published a book on International Political Economy: An Intellectual History.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
International Career Panel
Join us for an opportunity to hear leaders in the field of international affairs speak candidly about what they did after graduation and how today's recent graduates can prepare for a career in international affairs. Our distinguished panelists have experience in founding a non-profit organization and working on micro-finance projects, as well as working in the Foreign Service and at the United Nations.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Prof. William Clark, UCSD: "Being Academic"
This lecture is part of a seminar series on the "Global Higher Education Revolution & the World-class Universities Movement." The speaker will offer a comparison of the heuristically simplified traditional university (monastic and guild-like) with the modern one (informed by industrial and bureaucratic practices). German academia provides the primary empirical base, with judicious comparisons to England and the US.
Monday, February 08, 2010
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The Goldstone Report & Int'l Law - Part 3: Daniel Taub, State of Israel, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Daniel Taub, Principal Deputy Legal Adviser, State of Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will speak on "Israel, the Palestinians, and International Law". This is the 3rd event of a 3-part lecture series titled, "The Goldstone Report and International Law - Three Perspectives".
Monday, February 08, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Prof. Abe Lowenthal, USC School of Intl. Relations: "Global CA: Rising to the Cosmopolitan Challenge"
Join us for a lecture with Dr. Abraham F. Lowenthal, Professor at the USC School of International Relations, on his recent book, "Global California: Rising to the Cosmopolitan Challenge." Copies of his book will be available for purchase and signing at the lecture.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Karim Sadjadpour, Carnegie Endowment for Intl. Peace: "Iran: The Future of the Opposition & the Islamic Republic"
Join us for a talk by Mr. Karim Sadjadpour, Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former chief Iran analyst at the International Crisis Group based in Tehran and Washington, D.C.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Prof. Peter Rosendorff, New York University: "The UN Convention Against Torture"
Join us for a talk by Dr. Peter Rosendorff, Associate Professor, Department of Politics, New York University
Monday, March 01, 2010
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations: "Mobilizing the Global Citizenry: the United Nations in a Changing World"
Join us for the Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace delivered by His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the presentation to His Excellency of The UCLA Medal.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture feat. Christopher Hitchens
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, the Daniel Pearl Foundation and the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA proudly present the 2010 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture featuring Christopher Hitchens and titled "Varieties of Anti-Semitism." Online registration for this event is now closed; attrition is expected and stand-by seating will be available. Event details are below:
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Mike Medavoy and Nathan Gardels: "American Idol After Iraq: Competing for Hearts and Minds in the Global Media Age"
Join us for a lecture on "American Idol After Iraq: Competing for Hearts and Minds in the Global Media Age," with co-authors Mike Medavoy and Nathan Gardels. Medavoy is Chairman and CEO of Phoenix Pictures and Gardels is Editor of the New Perspectives Quarterly.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Prof. Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley: "Innovation for a Clean Economy"
Join us for a lecture co-sponsoring by the UCLA Institute of the Environment featuring Prof. Dan Kammen of UC Berkeley, an expert on energy and the environment.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Prof. Richard Steinberg, UCLA School of Law: "Power, International Trade Law, and State Transformation"
Join us for a talk by Richard Steinberg, Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law.
Monday, April 05, 2010
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Eric Garcetti, LA City Council: "LA and CA in the World: Our Position & Our Global Interests"
Join us for a lecture by Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.) and Prof. Paul Schroeder: "A Multilateral Moment: A New US Foreign Policy?"
Join us for a lecture co-sponsored by the Center for Social Theory and Comparative History and the Burkle Center for International Relations. General Wesley K. Clark (ret.) is a Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center. Paul Schroeder is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Illinois.
Monday, April 19, 2010
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Amb. Stephen Rapp, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, State Dept.: "The Obama Administration & International Justice"
This lecture is co-sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center, UCLA School of Law's International Human Rights Law Program, and International Criminal Court Alliance.
Thursday, May 06, 2010
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Spring International Career Panel: Claire Panosian, Kantathi Suphamongkhon, and Stephen Commins
The Burkle Center proudly presents an opportunity for students to hear leaders in the field of international affairs speak candidly about what they did after graduation and how recent graduates can prepare for a career in international affairs.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Isobel Coleman, Council on Foreign Relations: "How Women are Transforming the Middle East"
Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Isobel Coleman, author of Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East, visits Zocalo and the Burkle Center to discuss Islamic feminism, the women behind the movement, and why their success is crucial to fighting extremism and creating progress and stability in the Islamic world. <a href=" http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/upcoming.php?event_id=389">RSVP via Zocalo</a>.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Responsible Stakeholder or Revisionist Superpower? China and the World in the 21st Century
An all-day conference sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center, UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, UCLA International Institute, and Center for American Progress.
Monday, May 24, 2010
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Peter Beinart, journalist and author: "The Limits of American Power"
Journalist Peter Beinart, Senior Political Writer at The Daily Beast, Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation and author of The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris, visits Zocalo to explain why its so difficult and so crucial to acknowledge the limits of American power. <a href="http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/upcoming.php?event_id=408">RSVP via Zocalo </a>
Monday, June 21, 2010
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
'Is Aggressive War a Crime? The International Criminal Court and the Future of International Justice,' with Amb. David Scheffer and Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.)
A discussion between the first US Ambassador-at-Large for Crimes, Amb. Scheffer and Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.)
Monday, September 27, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
'Are Hedge Funds Heroes or Villains?' a talk by Sebastian Mallaby, senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Sebastian Mallaby, Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow and author of 'More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite', visits Zocalo and the Burkle Center to reveal the hidden history and workings of hedge funds, and the way they will shape the future booms and busts of our economy.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
'Israel, Iran, and the United States,' a talk by Prof. David Menashri, Tel Aviv University
David Menashri is the incumbent of the Parviz and Pouran Nazarian Chair for Modern Iranian Studies, Professor at the Department of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University.
Monday, October 04, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
UCLA Study Abroad Fair
The UCLA International Education Office is pleased to be hosting UCLA's 24th annual study abroad fair on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 in Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom.
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
UCLA International Institute Open House
In association with the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars and the International Education Office
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
'Partisan Financial Cycles: Politics, Policies, and Financial Crashes,' a talk by Lawrence Broz
Please join us for a talk by Lawrence Broz, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Department of Political Science and part of the department's Comparative Pro-Seminar.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Film Screening: Enemies of the People: A Personal Journey into the Heart of the Killing Fields
Cambodia film and discussion with Writer/Producer Rob Lemkin
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
'How America Ends its Wars' a talk by Gideon Rose, Editor, Foreign Affairs
Gideon Rose, Editor of Foreign Affairs and author of 'How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle,' visits Zocalo and the Burkle Center to explain how to conclusively and effectively end our wars.
Moderated by Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala
Monday, October 25, 2010
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
A Unique Look inside North Korea: The Personal Experience of the 39th Foreign Minister of Thailand
A Marschak Colloquium featuring Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon, Burkle Center Senior Fellow and former Foreign Minister of Thailand. This lecture is co-sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the Center for Korean Studies.
Friday, October 29, 2010
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Film screening - FAIR GAME: Wife, Mother, Spy
FAIR GAME, a thriller directed by Doug Liman (Bourne Identity) and starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn, is based on the true story of Valerie Plame and on Plame's memoir, 'Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House.' THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE PRE-RELEASE SCREENING. This screening is co-sponsored with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
Friday, October 29, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
'The Economic Crisis and You' a Regents' Lecture by Skip Victor
Please join us for a Regents' Lecture by Skip Victor, Senior Managing Director of Duff and Phelps Corp. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Department of Political Science.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Conversation with Renee Montagne, Co-Host, Morning Edition, National Public Radio
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
2010 International Opportunities Fair
Stop by for information on fellowships, international careers, study abroad opportunities, and events at UCLA. For graduate and undergraduate students.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Film Screening: 'Climate Refugees'
Join us and the UCLA community for a screening of 'Climate Refugees,' a documentary film about 'the human face of climate change.' There will be a small reception preceding the screening at 5:30 pm and the screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker Michael Nash and subject experts.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
'Why Limited Force Rarely Works,' a talk by Micah Zenko
Please join us for a talk by Micah Zenko, Fellow for Conflict Prevention in the Center for Preventive Action (CPA), Council on Foreign Relations
Thursday, November 18, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
