UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations http://www.international.ucla.edu/bcir/ The Center fosters research, teaching, scholarships, public outreach and service on the contemporary world and the role of the United States in global security, military, political, social and economic affairs. en-us Wesley Clark: Can NATO Survive Afghanistan? Clark, a senior fellow at UCLA's Burkle Center for International Relations, opened the afternoon session for a Nov. 6 conference, "1989: Assessing the Collapse of Communism Twenty Years Later." The conference was organized by the UCLA Center for European and Eurasian Studies. http://www.international.ucla.edu/bcir/news/article.asp?parentid=112893 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:48:59 PDT Burkle Sr. Fellow Dr. Suphamongkhon Speaks About ASEAN Progress In October 2009 Burkle Senior Fellow Kantathi Suphamongkhon traveled to Santiago, Chile, for a conference to present his views on ASEAN progress in a speech titled "From Zero-sum to Positive-sum: Asean Turning Weakness Into Strength". http://www.international.ucla.edu/bcir/news/article.asp?parentid=112877 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:35:34 PDT Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.) on CNN Larry King Live debating Pete Hegseth about Afghanistan Gen. Clark on CNN Larry King Live on Monday, November 2 where he debated Pete Hegseth about Afghanistan. http://www.international.ucla.edu/bcir/news/article.asp?parentid=112862 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:45:22 PDT Lighting a Fire for Human Rights When Jack Healey, founder and president of the Human Rights Action Center, came to UCLA on Nov. 5, his purpose was clear: to inspire undergraduates to dedicate themselves to the universal struggle for human rights, as he has done for nearly three decades. http://www.international.ucla.edu/bcir/news/article.asp?parentid=112849 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:01:02 PDT Obama Committed to Working with International Institutions, US Official Says Assistant Secretary of State Esther Brimmer looks at U.S. cooperation on issues from global warming to peacekeeping and human rights. http://www.international.ucla.edu/bcir/news/article.asp?parentid=112720 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:04:54 PDT Burkle Center Senior Fellow Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.) in <i>Foreign Affairs</i> on the Need for Cybersecurity Burkle Center Senior Fellow and former Supreme Commander of NATO, General Wesley K. Clark, and Peter L. Levin, former CEO of the cybersecurity company DAFCA, report on the need to secure U.S. computer networks, software, and hardware from cyberterrorism. http://www.international.ucla.edu/bcir/news/article.asp?parentid=112702 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:36:54 PDT Burkle Center Welcomes Fall 2009 Interns: Annie Augustine, Tomasz Dziadkowiec, Deborah Magsaysay, Sarah Mallory, Anubha Prakash, Amy Ta & Jasmin Yu New to our Center are 7 accomplished undergraduate and graduate students to work as this year's Fall/Winter Quarter interns. http://www.international.ucla.edu/bcir/news/article.asp?parentid=112696 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:27:45 PDT Former Pakistani PM Urges Open Talks on Afghanistan Shaukat Aziz, who served Pakistan for eight years as finance minister and prime minister, argues in a talk at UCLA that global and regional powers will need to meet with all Afghan factions, the Taliban included, and offer a Marshall Plan for Afghanistan in order to put the country on the right track. http://www.international.ucla.edu/bcir/news/article.asp?parentid=112306 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 15:37:42 PDT Burkle Center Podcasts Ranked in the Top Ten of International Relations Podcasts Worldwide The Center for Security Studies in Zurich, Switzerland, ranks Burkle Center podcasts as among the best of all international relations podcasts. http://www.international.ucla.edu/bcir/news/article.asp?parentid=112145 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:51:08 PDT <i>Huffington Post</i> Op-Ed by Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala: "Power in the Post American World" In this op-ed published by <i>The Huffington Post</i>, Kal Raustiala discusses the changing look of power in the world. http://www.international.ucla.edu/bcir/news/article.asp?parentid=112013 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:18:09 PDT