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This article was written by Jamie Hughins, a Design | Media Arts major at UCLA who lived inLund, Sweden and contributed to the Travel Guide Urban Lowdown
Posted: 8/25/2005
Madrid´s Mega-Market: Spanish Culture Where You Name the Price
This article was written by Dexter Gauntlett, a Political Science major at UCLA who lived in Madrid, Spain and contributed to the Travel Guide Urban Lowdown.
Posted: 8/25/2005
Marbella- The upscale beachtown with international flair
This article was written by Dexter Gauntlett, a Political Science major at UCLA who lived in Madrid, Spain and contributed to the Travel Guide Urban Lowdown
Posted: 8/25/2005
Tolerant Toledo - History, diversity and a side of majestic scenery
This article was written by Dexter Gauntlett, a Political Science major at UCLA who lived in Madrid, Spain and contributed to the Travel Guide Urban Lowdown
Posted: 8/25/2005
Terror on Mass Transit
Executive summary from research project led by Professor Loukaitou-Sideris, with collaborators from the Urban Planning faculty at UCLA and the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at UC Berkeley, aims to study terrorist attacks on rail and subway systems around the world with the goal of designing stations that are less vulnerable to bomb or gas attacks.
Posted: 7/7/2005
Who is a Nazi victim? Constructing Victimhood through Post-War Reparations in France, Germany and Switzerland
a CEES public lecture by Regula Ludi, a Charles H. Revson Foundation Fellow at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Posted: 6/13/2005
Global Entertainment and Popular Culture
Special Guest Lecture by Gareth Chang, with Professor Toby Miller, UC Riverside
Posted: 5/17/2005
Greece: Lessons of Her Performance in the European Union
Professor Stergios Babanassis, from the Univesity of Aegean, discusses comparative studies of countries, Europe, Economic integration, International linkages to development, Role of the International organization, long term indicators.
Posted: 5/16/2005
The Rise of Islamic Extremism in Central Asia
Former Uzbek Ambassador to Iran and Afghanistan reviews the development of Muslim groups in his region as Soviet power faded and Saudi and Iranian influence grew.
Posted: 4/28/2005
European Trade Conference Covers Wide Range of Issues
Experts report on U.S.-Hungarian trade, Russia's power plays in oil, the Central European film industry, and EU trade policy.
Posted: 3/18/2005
France and Globalization in the Late 18th Century: The Kourou Disaster
Noted British historian Emma Rothschild recalls a terrible turning point in French efforts to expand into the New World.
Posted: 3/14/2005
Learning from past mistakes
UCLA student writes thesis on Spain's transit security
Posted: 3/14/2005
The People Who Cover Up Genocide
UCLA panel looks at people and governments who deny or explain away the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the killing of Tutsis in Rwanda in 1994, and the ongoing massacres in the Darfur provinces of Sudan.
Posted: 3/3/2005
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John M. Evans, Speaks at UCLA
Recently appointed U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, John Marshall Evans, visited UCLA on February 17, 2005 to address students, faculty, and the public in an informative talk titled "Report from Armenia, 2005."
Posted: 2/22/2005
Graduate Students Present Research on the European Union
Doctoral students from seven California universities offer papers on the EU's institutional framework, economy, international role, and citizenship policies.
Posted: 2/15/2005
Two Economists Look at Europe's Economic Slowdown
Economic growth and labor productivity have been slowing in Europe as workers take more leisure time. Two experts look at why.
Posted: 11/22/2004
People Who Saved the Lives of Others during the Bosnian War
Tito's granddaughter, Svetlana Broz, records the testimonies of people protected by good samaritans in a terrible time.
Posted: 11/15/2004
Is Russia's Experiment with Democracy Over?
How serious are Putin's changes in electoral laws? How far is he likely to go in restricting political and press freedoms?
Posted: 10/29/2004
Combating TB Is Central to the Fight Against HIV, WHO Doctor Warns
Dr. Marcos Espinal calls for uniting anti-HIV and anti-TB programs to stem the health crisis in Africa, India, China, and the former Soviet Union.
Posted: 10/1/2004
"Dysfunctional" State to "Blackmail" State: Paradoxes of the Post-Soviet Transition in Ukraine
A talk by Mykola Riabchuk.
Posted: 6/1/2004
Is Europe Unable to Assimilate Its Growing Islamic Minority?
Peter O'Brien suggests that liberalism leads to xenophobia when it finds it cannot reshape people to its model of life.
Posted: 5/26/2004
The Dark Side of Globalization: Trafficking & Transborder Crime to, through, and from Eastern Europe
A forum on trafficking of humans and human organs.
Posted: 5/26/2004
UCLA Conference Looks at Expansion of European Union
European and American experts, the German ambassador, and former vice chancellor of Austria weigh implications of the May 1 accession of 10 new states.
Posted: 5/5/2004
Preparing Europe in the Twenty-first Century: United by Terrorism, Divided by History
Michael Naumann, publisher of Die Zeit, discusses European reactions to the war on terrorism.
Posted: 4/26/2004
Eric Hobsbawm Speaks on His New Memoir
Noted historian discusses "Interesting Times: A Twentieth Century Life" with UCLA audience.
Posted: 2/5/2004
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