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Reform, Not Tax Relief, Is the Way to Lure Investors

Non-economic factors, not fiscal policy, are fundamental in explaining the lack of investment in many developing countries, writes Global Fellow Nathan Jensen in the Financial Times.
Posted: 5/17/2006

Middle East Moments

Four scholars uncover, try out ways of seeing early photographs of region.
Posted: 5/9/2006

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arts Activists Call Out to Human Trafficking Victims

Symposium on human trafficking is one of three recent globalization events sponsored by WAC with support from the International Institute. The others were a symposium on globalization and the arts and WAC's activites on World AIDS Day.
Posted: 2/13/2006

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

Doctor of Stability

Mexican Finance Minister Francisco Gil Díaz explains how his country has avoided fiscal crises like those that plagued it over three decades.
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

Missing Merchants

A Paris researcher says historians of colonial India have been neglecting an important part of history.
Posted: 1/25/2006

Q&A: Nathan Jensen

A political scientist and Global Fellow studies how multinational corporations make decisions that affect developing countries.
Posted: 1/9/2006

Chinese Labor Activist Han Dongfang on Why China Needs Unions

Han's UCLA Regents Lecture is now available via streaming video.
Posted: 12/14/2005

UCLA Faculty Speaking on Asia -- November 2005

Discussing Schwarzenegger in China...
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

Q&A: Eric Hayot

A Global Fellow at the International Institute takes up queries on torture, Abu Ghraib, the adoption of Chinese girls, and success in academia.
Posted: 11/8/2005

Brazilian Cinema Reborn

Director Karim Ainouz and others discuss filmmaking and the state of the industry in Brazil.
Posted: 11/2/2005

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

Japan's Economy Steamrolls Back

In an excerpt from a longer Chicago Tribute opinion piece, UCLA professor Sanford M. Jacoby argues that Japan's economy is back on track.
Posted: 7/1/2005

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