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Former Ambassador Emphasizes Africa's Centrality

Princeton Lyman, a Ralph Bunche senior fellow, visited UCLA to present a report by the Council of Foreign Relations Task Force on U.S. policy towards Africa.
Posted: 2/15/2006

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

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

The Whitewashing of Ariel Sharon

CNES faculty member Saree Makdisi argued in the Los Angeles Times that the 'man of courage and peace' story ignores Sharon's bloody and ruthless past.
Posted: 1/14/2006

UCLA Asian Studies Faculty in the News -- December 2005

Comment on the Vietnamese American community, China's one child policy and adoption trends, and the place of Mao in today's China
Posted: 12/20/2005

Politics Across the Border

Teleconference lets Mexican presidential candidate spread message to students.
Posted: 12/5/2005

Of Apartheid, Prison, and Parliament

Mandela prison-mate and adviser Kathrada remembers indignities suffered, stresses victories won in democratic South Africa.
Posted: 11/16/2005

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

UCLA Hosts Talks on Armenian Genocide

An Oct. 6 conference on the Armenian Genocide marked the first time Turkish scholars outside Turkey have challenged their government's position on the genocide, organizers said.
Posted: 11/7/2005

Victory Deflated, Delayed, Debunked

Indecisive German elections spark questions at UCLA. What happened to Merkel's lead? Why can't anyone team with the Left? Did Germans bring the grand coalition on themselves?
Posted: 10/31/2005

He's No Quake Victim

Historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam argues for return to democracy rather than military rule in Pakistan
Posted: 10/28/2005

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

Koizumi Games the System

Tactics, not issues, were key to the LDP's landslide win in Japan, argues UCLA Professor Emeritus Hans Baerwald.
Posted: 10/21/2005

Remembering James Smoot Coleman

Colleagues, family, and friends gather to honor the UCLA African Studies Center's generous, humble, brilliant founding director.
Posted: 10/11/2005

UCLA Historian Publishes Biography of Gandhi

Stanley Wolpert, Professor Emeritus of Indian History, publishes "Gandhi's Passion: The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi"
Posted: 10/2/2005

Global Audience Gathers for 'Freedom Fighter'

African leader Jacob Zuma talks about apartheid, world race issues.
Posted: 9/30/2005

The Ambassador's Role

The U.S. ambassador to Benin discusses the U.S. agenda, the Beninese ethos, and the trials of his vocation.
Posted: 9/12/2005

Empires Good And Evil

UCLA professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam discusses the nature and impact of British colonialism in South Asia and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s depiction of it.
Posted: 8/5/2005

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

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

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