Calendar of Events
Results For 2011
WikiLeaks - Part I: Implications for National Security and US Foreign Policy
Join us for the first installment of our WikiLeaks mini-series, a panel discussion about the likely implications of the WikiLeaks release on US national security and US foreign policy.
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
WikiLeaks - Part II: Will WikiLeaks Transform American Diplomacy?
Join us for the second installment of our WikiLeaks mini-series, a discussion of the diplomatic cables release with Geoffrey Cowan, Dean Emeritus of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and Ambassador Derek Shearer, Occidental College.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
WikiLeaks - Part III: What are the Legal Implications of WikiLeaks?
Join us for the last installment of our WikiLeaks mini-series, a discussion about the legal implications of WikiLeaks with Norman Abrams, Acting Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Law Emeritus; David Kaye, Executive Director of the Law School’s International Human Rights Program; and with law professors Jon Michaels and Eugene Volokh.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
'Peace Process or War Process? The Defeat of Reason in the Middle East:' Leon Wieseltier delivers the 2011 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture
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 2011 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture featuring Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of 'The New Republic'.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Winter International Career Panel
Please join us for the first international career panel of 2011 with panelists Prof. Michael Dukakis, Prof. David Kaye, and MA candidate Nicholas Smith. The Burkle Center and the Undergraduate International Relations Society (UIRS) co-sponsor two international career panel per year to provide insight about various fields and professions in the international arena and guidance on how to best prepare for international careers.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Advantage: How American Innovation Can Overcome the Asian Challenge, a talk by Adam Segal, Council on Foreign Relations
Please join us for a in-depth examination of Asia's rapid rise in educational achievement and entrepreneurship, and recommendations how America can meet and overcome this challenge.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The State Department’s Role in U.S. Foreign Economic Policy, a conversation with Under Secretary of State Robert Hormats
Please join us for a conversation with Robert Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, and former Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for International Business Education and Research.
Friday, February 25, 2011
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Peace Corps: The Next 50 Years
2011 marks 50 years since President John F. Kennedy signed the executive order that created the Peace Corps. With 200,000 Americans having volunteered through the agency since its founding, the Peace Corps has emerged as one of the nation’s beloved institutions, symbolizing our country’s best intentions to help those in need and to better understand people from across the globe. More than 1,800 UCLA alumni have served in the Corps, making UCLA the # 8 producer of volunteers in the nation.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Who May Be Killed? Anwar al-Awlaki as a Case Study in the International Legal Regulation of Lethal Force - Robert Chesney, Univ. of Texas School of Law
Please join us for a talk by Robert Chesney, Charles I. Francis Professor in Law, University of Texas School of Law.
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Outsourcing War and Peace, a talk by Laura Dickinson, Arizona State University, with Special Remarks by Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.)
Please join us for a talk by Laura Dickinson, Foundation Professor of Law and
Faculty Director, Center for Law and Global Affairs, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University.
GENERAL WESLEY K. CLARK (ret.) will deliver special remarks on the issue of outsourcing war and peace immediately following Prof. Dickinson's speech.
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Debating the Intervention in Libya
Join us for a discussion on the intervention by the US and its allies in Libya, with General Wesley K. Clark (ret.), UCLA Law Professor Asli Bali and UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala.
Monday, April 11, 2011
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Fading Friendships: Alliances, Affinities and the Activation of International Identities - Erik Gartzke, University of California San Diego
Please join us for a talk by Erik Gartzke, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California San Diego.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
“America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy,” Joseph Stiglitz delivers the Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture
Join us for the Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture Series delivered by Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate & Professor of Economics, Columbia University.
VIDEO AND PODCAST NOW AVAILABLE
Thursday, April 21, 2011
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Spring International Career Panel
Please join us for the second international career panel of 2011 with panelists Gary Bagley, Prof. Peter Katona, and Jim Newton. The Burkle Center and the Undergraduate International Relations Society (UIRS) co-sponsor two international career panel per year to provide insight about various fields and professions in the international arena and guidance on how to best prepare for international careers.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Public Symposium with UCLA researchers: "Buddhism and Neuroscience: a Discussion on Attention, Mental Flexibility and Compassion"
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is unable to travel due to ill health. His scheduled appearances at UCLA on Monday, May 2 have been canceled. However, this symposium will go ahead without the Dalai Lama's participation.
Monday, May 02, 2011
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CANCELED: Public Talk by His Holiness: “What is True Wisdom?"
With great regret, we announce that His Holiness the Dalai Lama's morning public talk on May 2 has been cancelled due to ill health; the continental breakfast scheduled for premier ticket holders is also cancelled. Please note that the press availability has also been cancelled.
Monday, May 02, 2011
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Iran Conference: Full Conference Multimedia Coverage Now Available!
The 2011 Iran Conference is sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and the UCLA International Institute.
Friday, May 13, 2011
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castañeda: Can Mexico Get its Act Together?
Please join the Burkle Center and Zocalo Public Square for a talk by Jorge Castañeda, former Foreign Minister of Mexico.
Friday, June 03, 2011
8:00 PM
Winning the War on War, a talk by Joshua S. Goldstein, American University
Please join us for a talk by Prof. Joshua S. Goldstein from the School of International Service at American University, about his new book, Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
UCLA Study Abroad Fair
We invite you to join in the 25th Annual UCLA Study Abroad Fair. Each year, more than 2000 students visit the fair to learn about the wide variety of study abroad programs available.
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
The Urgent vs. The Important: US Policy in the Middle East and in East Asia, a talk by Christopher R. Hill, former Ambassador to Iraq
Please join us for a talk by Amb. Christopher R. Hill, Dean of the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies, and former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The Behavioral Psychology of Elite Decision Making: Implications for Political Cooperation, a talk by Emilie Hafner-Burton & David Victor
Please join us for a talk by Emilie Hafner-Burton and David Victor, professors at the UC San Diego School of International Relations and Pacific Studies and co-Directors of the School’s new Laboratory on International Law and Regulation.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Panel discussion with Nobel Laureate Jody Williams: Rape - A Crime Against Humanity & a War Crime: Accountability & the International Criminal Court
Please join us for a discussion regarding the use of rape as a war crime with Nobel Laureate Jody Williams; Ana Deutsch, Program for Torture Victims; and Shirin Ershadi, International Criminal Court Alliance. This panel will be moderated by Prof. Lara Stemple from the UCLA School of Law.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
General James Mattis, Commander of US CENTCOM, in Conversation with Mike Shuster, NPR
Please join us for a conversation with GENERAL JAMES MATTIS, Commander of U.S. Central Command and successor to General David Petraeus as top commander of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and Mike Shuster, award-winning foreign correspondent, National Public Radio.
Friday, November 18, 2011
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
