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UC Regents Assess Possible Sudan Divestment

At UCLA meeting, students argue that action could help bring end to atrocities.
Posted: 2/15/2006

Global leaders offer ways to improve Middle East Company

Former President Clinton opens session with plan to make oil revenues benefit region.
Posted: 2/14/2006

Prof's perspectives on Asia reach millions

Tom Plate's "Pacific Perspectives" is widely syndicated in the U.S. and in Asia
Posted: 2/13/2006

Sectarianism Plaguing Iraq, Says Expert

Spiegel, who is one of the world's foremost experts on American foreign policy in the Middle East, was in Doha to take part in the international conference on Enriching the Middle East's Economic Future.
Posted: 2/6/2006

Former President Clinton Addresses Mideast 'Prosperity' Conference Co-Sponsored by UCLA Burkle Center

Speaking before high-level international delegations in Doha, Qatar, Clinton urges economic diversification in Middle East, advancement of women in workforce.
Posted: 1/31/2006

Slouching Towards Lebanon

Iraq expert Juan Cole and ex-CPA adviser on democratization Larry Diamond view Iraqi civil war as likely, US leverage slight. Experts discuss history of US-led military occupation, Iraqi constitution, election results.
Posted: 1/27/2006

Juan Cole Examines Jihadist Groups

Back at UCLA for first of two events, professor and Internet blogger brings sociology of religion to bear on militant Islam's recruiting methods, lending support to view that Iraq invasion revived Al Qaeda.
Posted: 1/20/2006

Designing for Terror

Institute-funded study of transit security, begun before bombing attacks in Madrid and London, finds officials concerned about physical design of stations, riders' perceptions of risk. Europeans get higher marks for coordination than more secretive American officials.
Posted: 1/3/2006

The Boundaries of the Bill of Rights

Only outdated notions of national sovereignty, and not the U.S. Constitution, prevent basic protections from applying beyond U.S. borders, argues law and global studies professor Kal Raustiala.
Posted: 12/23/2005

Recognize Difference Between Two Islams

Abou El Fadl is professor of law, an authority on Islamic jurisprudence and the author of “The Great Theft: Wrestling Islam From the Extremists.”
Posted: 12/15/2005

A Wake-up Call for Transit System Security

A study with funding from the Global Impact Research Initiative in the Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations explores the complex security and terrorism issues that affect public transportation worldwide.
Posted: 12/8/2005

Listening to Islam

Written in spite of death threats and illness, book by UCLA legal thinker Khaled Abou El Fadl takes aim at Muslim 'puritans.'
Posted: 11/21/2005

UC Regents Take Up Sudan Divestment

Students rally outside Regents' meeting at UCLA, say silence on Darfur genocide not an option.
Posted: 11/15/2005

Darfur Panel Illustrates Region’s Suffering

Speakers criticize international community’s apathy toward Sudan.
Posted: 11/10/2005

Philippines Study Abroad Program in Jeopardy

The UC Education Abroad Program is extending its suspension of the program through this academic year because of a U.S. State Department travel warning.
Posted: 10/27/2005

U.S.–Arab Relations Broken After Iraq War, Scholar Reports

University of Maryland and Brookings Scholar Telhami says growing opposition to U.S. foreign policy is not the worst news for the superpower.
Posted: 10/25/2005

Researchers Delve into Sept. 11 Effects

Four years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, UCLA professors and researchers from various departments continue to work to better understand how the events affect American society and the world.
Posted: 10/11/2005

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

Syrian Ambassador Calls for Comprehensive Peace Settlement in the Middle East

Dr. Imad Moustapha addresses UCLA undergraduate class on Syria's relations with the United States, Lebanon, and Israel; calls for marginalizing extremists on both sides in the effort to end Middle East conflicts.
Posted: 6/9/2005

Wahhabism, bin Ladenism, and the Saudi Arabia Dilemma

Gregory Gause, speaking on "Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia and 9/11," says Saudi Arabia maintains a delicate balance.
Posted: 5/31/2005

Future of Iraq, Israel-Palestine Conflict, and Central Asia Weighed at International Conference

Three-day meeting at UCLA hears reports on "The Middle East in 2005"
Posted: 5/27/2005

UCLA Chancellor Carnesale on the Risks of Nuclear Attacks on the United States

Security expert Albert Carnesale looks at U.S. options to head off nuclear spread in North Korea and Iran, and the danger of terrorist groups with atom bombs.
Posted: 5/18/2005

The West Must Support Islamic Moderates to Fight Jihadist Terrorism

Counter-terror expert Boaz Ganor warns that Islamic terrorism is a deadly threat to Islamic moderates as well as the West, and outlines measures to reduce its influence.
Posted: 5/12/2005

Warren Christopher Fields Student Questions on International Hot Spots

The former Secretary of State recalls the three most memorable political events of his long life and answers questions from students on today's global crises.
Posted: 5/5/2005

Hizbullah: Political Party or Terrorist Organization?

Yale scholar says Lebanese organization is in the process of joining the political mainstream
Posted: 4/29/2005

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