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Pacific Briefing: Steady Growth in Gross Transnational Cool

UCLA project devoted to Tokyo-LA interactions in art, fashion, food holds workshop on 'LA as Offshore Japan.'
Posted: 5/25/2006

Law Prof Reaffirms Islam's Moral Message

In Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt and Turkey, audiences of up to 1,000 people recently turned up to listen to him speak. In the United States, Abou El Fadl's views have made him unpopular among fellow Arab Americans.
Posted: 5/24/2006

Flashpoint in Japanese-Korean Relations

Connecticut College's Alexis Dudden speaks on "Illegal Korea".
Posted: 5/18/2006

Iranians Demand Change, Reject War by US, Says Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi

Human rights advocate denounces Iranian laws that harm children and women, set back path to 'advanced democracy.' Protesters interrupt speech; a few are ejected.
Posted: 5/17/2006

Iranian Lawyer to Give Talk on Human Rights

Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, was given the award for her dedication to human rights and a nonviolent, evolutionary process for change in the Iranian government.
Posted: 5/15/2006

Indonesia, Democracy, and Playboy

M. Din Syamsuddin, president of one of Indonesia's largest Muslim organizations, talks about the future of his country at UCLA.
Posted: 5/12/2006

14 Ways of Looking at a Bald Eagle

Veteran New York Times international reporter Stephen Kinzer, author of Overthrow, worries that Americans again harbor good intentions about Iran.
Posted: 5/3/2006

Joschka Fischer Argues Global Powers 'Condemned to Cooperation'

In talk at UCLA, former German foreign minister sees no future for 'balance-of-powers' geopolitics, defends European expansion within bounds, urges US not to give up on 'the West.' Fischer calls Iranian nuclear program biggest threat in troubled Middle East.
Posted: 5/2/2006

'Truth Without Justice' in Chile

Human rights lawyer Fabiola Letelier argues that Chile has assembled plenty of facts about Pinochet years, needs to move on to punishment of guilty and reparations for victims. She does not entirely share public 'optimism' about President Michelle Bachelet.
Posted: 4/26/2006

Nepalese Journalist to Speak on Benefits of News Blogs

As online publications increase in popularity, critics question their credibility as sources.
Posted: 4/12/2006

Global Terrorism Prevention on a Shoestring

Scholar of political terrorism and key figure in UN efforts to prevent it challenges conventional wisdom on extremist groups.
Posted: 4/11/2006

Lawyer to Discuss Human Rights

Fabiola Letelier will be speaking today about prosecuting secret police in Chile.
Posted: 4/11/2006

Sudan Divestment Team Heads to Capital

The task force's new campaign comes about three weeks after the UC Board of Regents voted unanimously to divest from nine companies with holdings in Sudan.
Posted: 4/5/2006

Leading Ethiopian Historian Revisits Student Movement

Bahru Zewde of Addis Ababa University was a member and early observer of the movement that supplied ideas for transition after the 1974 revolution.
Posted: 4/4/2006

UC Student Activists Make News With Sudan Divestment

Students won unanimous vote by Regents to shed holdings in nine companies doing business with government accused of genocide.
Posted: 3/29/2006

Afghan Foreign Minister Calls Judiciary 'Biggest Challenge'

Dr. 'Abdullah' Abdullah notes progress, urges diplomatic solution to dispute between neighboring Iran and the United States.
Posted: 3/20/2006

Afghan leader forges new state, ties to UCLA

A full lecture hall of UCLA students heard about the progress of Afghanistan's government directly from Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah.
Posted: 3/20/2006

Regents Approve Divestment

Board votes unanimously to pull investments from nine companies supporting Sudan.
Posted: 3/17/2006

Nuclear Deal Fueled by India's Energy Needs, Says Diplomat

Consul General B.S. Prakash says Indo-U.S. relations are warming.
Posted: 3/16/2006

Tainted Legacy

U. of Pittsburgh's Akiko Hashimoto examines the debate surrounding Japan's guilt over World War II.
Posted: 3/16/2006

Brazilian Ambassador Denies U.S.-Latin Divide

On Southern Californian trip, Ambassador Roberto Abdenur discusses trade, left-leaning Latin American governments, Brazil's Bolivian investment.
Posted: 3/9/2006

Mexican Politics Comes to UCLA

The Latin American Center has scheduled speakers from the three major political parties in this year's Mexican presidential election to give guest lectures at UCLA.
Posted: 3/8/2006

Mexican voting system problematic

Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, former president of the PRI and founding member of the center-left PRD, said keeping track of eligible voters living abroad has been a major problem.
Posted: 3/3/2006

Former Israeli Ambassador Sees Few Ways Forward

Iraq war, Hamas electoral win, and Iran's ambitions make settlement with Palestinians still harder than before, says UCLA alumnus Itamar Rabinovich.
Posted: 2/24/2006

China's Clout in Africa

Absence of political strings makes Chinese investment attractive for African governments, says Maryland foreign policy specialist Ernest J. Wilson III.
Posted: 2/21/2006

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