Asia News Archive

Arab Distrust of America Clouds Prospect for a Stable Middle East

Shibley Telhami, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, reports that only 3% of Saudis are even "somewhat favorable" to the U.S. The Bush administration's prioritizing security over democracy in the region deepens rifts between people and governments.
Posted: 5/20/2003

The United States Is Marginalizing Itself in Northeast Asia

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for China Susan Shirk warns that growing nationalism in South Korea and Japan will exacerbate the Bush administration's inept diplomacy in the North Korean nuclear crisis. She examines possible multilateral options for the region.
Posted: 5/16/2003

Bush Administration Risks Second Korean War, Historian Warns

Distinguished historian of Korea James Palais tells UCLA audience that Washington misreads North Korea's intentions and endangers Koreans in South as well as North.
Posted: 4/21/2003

U.S. Victory in Iraq Opens Possibility of Palestinian-Israeli Settlement

Martin Indyk, leading Middle East specialist for the Clinton government, in UCLA address sees opportunity for George Bush following defeat of Saddam Hussein.
Posted: 4/10/2003

Terrorism vs. Civil Rights: A debate

On Friday April 4th, the Center for European and Eurasian Studies and the UCLA School of Law Program in Public Interest Law sponsored a symposium. Law and politics specialists compared how civil rights are effected when a country is confronted with terrorism.
Posted: 4/4/2003

America and the World: What Has Changed Since 9/11?

Vice Provost Geoffrey Garrett explores the post-9/11 world in first of Burkle Center public class series.
Posted: 4/3/2003

Two Panels Debate U.S.-North Korea Nuclear Options

Chancellor Carnesale, other experts, examine the history and future of Korean Peninsula.
Posted: 3/12/2003

Panel Debates Whether Saddam Has the Weapons

Congressman Howard Berman says inspectors have told him Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. Columnist Robert Sheer is skeptical.
Posted: 3/10/2003

Bush's War Plans Part of Dangerous Bid for Empire, TransAfrica Forum Head Warns

Bill Fletcher Jr. tells UCLA meeting that U.S. goals of regime change may be directed at countries in Africa.
Posted: 3/5/2003

Bush Administration Demands Higher Standard for North Korea than for Itself

Mark Caprio tells UCLA audience that both parties failed to live up to the 1994 agreement between North Korea and the United States.
Posted: 2/20/2003

War on Terrorism Looks Too Much Like a War on Islam, Arab Scholar Warns

Washington should limit war on terrorism to campaign against al-Qaeda, Abdulkader Sinno tells UCLA audience.
Posted: 1/27/2003

One year after 9/11: What Has Really Changed?

The globalization-as-Americanization nexus seems all the tighter now, with people the world over increasingly likely to blame the United States for all their discontents.
Posted: 11/15/2002

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