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Natan Sharansky on Human Rights and Democracy in the Middle East

Former imprisoned Soviet dissident and current Israeli Minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs looks at the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the United Nations, the Western press, and the issue of Jewish settlements in Gaza and the West Bank.
Posted: 12/3/2004

The War on Terror: An Uphill Battle for Global Support

Is terrorism an important issue beyond the borders of the United States?
Posted: 11/8/2004

African Union Representative Explains New Continentwide Organization

UN representative faces sharp criticism of AU role in Darfur during UCLA discussion.
Posted: 11/4/2004

"Greater Chinese Union" - A Political Solution to the Impasse in the Taiwan Strait?

Linda Jakobson explores possibilities for peaceful reconciliation
Posted: 11/2/2004

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

Three Mexican Governors Discuss the Future of Their Country

Overflow crowd hear governors from three parties speak on the new pluralism and Mexico's place in a globalized world.
Posted: 10/28/2004

Shlomo Avineri Speaks on Democracy and the Pursuit of Peace in the Middle East

Well-known Israeli scholar and political theorist offers a comparative view of the preconditions for successful democracies, predicts lengthy "time of troubles" in Iraq.
Posted: 10/18/2004

Ballots and Bullets: Will Strains of War and Public Division Spell Violence in the Coming Election?

Terrorism authority David Rapoport tells Los Angeles Times readers that it has happened before.
Posted: 10/15/2004

Mexican Presidential Candidate Discusses His Country's Future at Burkle Forum

Jorge Castaneda is joined by Harvard Law Professor Roberto Unger in a wide ranging discussion of the future of Latin America.
Posted: 10/11/2004

Jiang Zemin Steps Down --What Next for China?

Center for Chinese Studies Director Richard Baum participates in radio panel on China's future now that Hu Jintao has consolidated power.
Posted: 9/20/2004

2004 California NCTA Study Tour of China

Nineteen California teachers spend three weeks exploring China's rich cultural legacy and its complicated present.
Posted: 9/1/2004

China: The Next Superpower?

Richard Baum jointly conducts a 3-day symposium at the Aspen Institute
Posted: 8/3/2004

Indonesian Rule Weighs Heavy in West Papua

Patsy Spier tells of campaign to investigate Indonesia's role in her husband's murder; John Rumbiak calls for independence for the island peoples.
Posted: 6/25/2004

Centenary of Ralph Bunche Celebrated by Conference at UCLA

Frank discussions examine the Nobel Prize winning diplomat's contributions to African Studies, his controversial role in the Congo crisis of 1960, and his legacy of trusteeship for emergent and failed states.
Posted: 6/11/2004

"Dysfunctional" State to "Blackmail" State: Paradoxes of the Post-Soviet Transition in Ukraine

A talk by Mykola Riabchuk.
Posted: 6/1/2004

Forgiveness in East Timor, But Where Is the Justice?

Five years after the Indonesian massacres in East Timor, reconciliation meetings in many villages have tried to restore the broken bonds between the two sides, but the Indonesian generals who ordered the killings have never been brought to trial.
Posted: 5/28/2004

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

Prominent Egyptian Human Rights Activist Looks on the Bright Side of the Middle East

Former political prisoner Saad Eddin Ibrahim presents 7 reasons for optimism for the region.
Posted: 4/27/2004

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

Middle East Graduate Students Explore Frontiers in UCLA Conference

Jusur, UCLA's graduate student journal of Middle Eastern Studies, sponsors conference on "Limits to the Frontier."
Posted: 4/9/2004

Women in China's Democratization

Women are largely shut out of high office the PRC, says Bruce Gilley
Posted: 4/7/2004

The Election in Taiwan: A Forum

Richard Baum, Stanley Rosen, and James Tong dissect and analyze the presidential election of March 20
Posted: 3/26/2004

Nigerian Vice President Condemns International Debt Structure

Mr. Atiku Abubakar in a UCLA address sharply condemns lending practices of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, and scores the exclusion of Africa from the UN Security Council.
Posted: 3/25/2004

Tense Times in Taipei

A follow-up to "A View from Taipei," UCLA graduate student Norm Apter offers a personal account of the March 20 Taiwan election and its dramatic aftermath
Posted: 3/24/2004

The Election in Taiwan: What happened? Why? and What does it matter?

Expert panel, Tuesday, March 23, at noon in the Sequoia Room, Faculty Center
Posted: 3/22/2004

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