Event Calendar
The Burkle Center hosts a variety of events that serve to increase public awareness about critical issues in international relations and to create a hub for intellectual dialogue and debate.
2012
American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
Please join us for a talk by Prof. Barry Sanders from the UCLA Dept. of Communication Studies, about his new book, American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination.
The Al Qaeda Factor: Plots Against the West, a talk by Mitchell Silber, NYPD's Intelligence Division
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Bunche Hall, room 4357
Please join us for a talk by Mitchell Silber from the New York City Police Department Intelligence Division about his new book, The Al Qaeda Factor: Plots Against the West. This talk is co-sponsored by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
The Justice Cascade: How Human Rights Prosecutions Are Changing World Politics, a talk by Kathryn Sikkink, University of Minnesota
Thursday, January 19, 2012
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
UCLA School of Law, Room 1457
Please join us for a talk by Prof. Kathryn Sikkink from the Department of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, about her new book, The Justice Cascade: How Human Rights Prosecutions Are Changing World Politics. This lecture is co-sponsored by the UCLA International Human Rights Law Program.
The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square, a talk by Steven Cook, Council on Foreign Relations
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
Please join us for a talk by Steven Cook from the Council on Foreign Relations about his new book, The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square. This talk is co-sponsored by the Burkle Center for International Relations, the Center for Near Eastern Studies & the Center for Middle East Development.
Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture with David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker
Monday, January 30, 2012
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Korn Convocation Hall, UCLA Anderson School of Management
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, the Daniel Pearl Foundation and the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA proudly present the 2012 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture featuring David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker.
All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals, a talk by Amb. David Scheffer
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
UCLA Law School, Room 1420
Please join us for a talk by Amb. David Scheffer, the first US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes, about his new book, All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals (Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity). This talk is co-sponsored by the UCLA International Human Rights Law Program.
Nixon in China: A Legacy Revisited - FULL CONFERENCE MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE NOW AVAILABLE!!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
UCLA James West Alumni Center
A conference commemorating the 40th anniversary of President Nixon’s historic visit to Beijing and Shanghai and his meetings with Chairman Mao
Senator George Mitchell in Conversation with NPR's Renee Montagne - Turmoil in the Middle East: Its Effect on U.S. Foreign Policy
Thursday, March 01, 2012
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
UCLA Schoenberg Hall
Join us for the Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace with Senator George Mitchell, in conversation with National Public Radio's Renee Montagne.
International Career Panel
Thursday, April 05, 2012
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Bunche Hall
Please join us for the 2012 international career panel with panelists Justin Connolly, Dalia Dassa Kaye & John Maris. The Burkle Center and the Undergraduate International Relations Society (UIRS) are co-sponsoring this panel to provide insight about various fields and professions in the international arena, and to guide students on how to best prepare for international careers. Alexandra Lieben, Deputy Director of the UCLA Burkle Center, will moderate the discussion.
Janet Napolitano, US Secretary of Homeland Security - FULL MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE NOW AVAILABLE!!
Monday, April 16, 2012
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Korn Convocation Hall, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Please join us for a lecture by Janet Napolitano, US Secretary of Homeland Security and the former governor of Arizona.
Multitasking in the Middle East: Obama and the Challenges of Israel, Iran, and the Arab Awakening - a talk by Jeremy Ben-Ami, President of J-Street
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
1430 Law School
Please join us for a talk with the President & Founder of J-Street, Jeremy Ben-Ami. This event is co-sponsored by Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies.
International Online Piracy Panel
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
UCLA Bunche Hall, room 6275
Please join us for an International Online Piracy panel with panelists Noam Dromi, Dr. John Richardson Jr., and Danielle Van Lier. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, The Generation and the Undergraduate International Relations Society (UIRS).
"No Woman, No Cry"
Monday, May 07, 2012
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
UCLA Tamkin Auditorium, Ronald Reagan Medical Center
Join us for a special screening of "No Woman, No Cry," a documentary film on maternal health, directed and produced by Christy Turlington Burns. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and a small reception. Admission is free and open to the public.
The Next Convergence: Developing Country Growth & the Transformation of the Global Economy - 2012 Harberger lecture by Nobel Laureate Michael Spence
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Anderson Entrepreneurs Hall, Room C-315
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations proudly presents the 2012 Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture on Economic Development featuring Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate and professor of Economics at New York University.
The Great Recession and Its Aftermath: A Global Overview - a talk by Jeffry Frieden, Harvard University
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
UCLA Bunche Hall, room 4357
Please join us for a talk by Jeffry Frieden, Stanfield Professor of International Peace at Harvard University’s Department of Government.
International Institute IDP Open House & Fall Reception-Part of 'Welcome Week'!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
As part of the campus-wide 'True Bruin Welcome Week' activities, the International Institute Interdepartmental Programs (IDPs) will be hosting an Open House & Fall Reception, to which you are cordially invited.
The Obamians - a conversation with best-selling author James Mann about his new book
Monday, October 01, 2012
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
School of Law, room 1420
Please join us for a conversation with James Mann, author of New York Times bestsellers "The Rise of the Vulcans" and "The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan", and Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala about the acclaimed author's new book, "The Obamians." ROOM AND TIME CHANGE: UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW, ROOM 1420 AT 4:30 PM
UCLA Study Abroad Fair
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom
We invite you to join in the 26th Annual UCLA Study Abroad Fair. Each year, more than 2000 students visit the fair to learn about the wide variety of study abroad programs available.
The Crisis in Syria
Thursday, October 11, 2012
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
1347 Law School
Please join us for a panel discussion regarding the current crisis in Syria with panelists UCLA Law professor Asli Bali, RAND Political Scientist Dalia Dassa Kaye and UCLA Political Science professor Daniel Treisman. This panel will be moderated by UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala.
Public Support for Global Climate Cooperation
Thursday, November 08, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
UCLA Bunche Hall, room 4357
A talk by Michael Bechtel, Professor of Political Science at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
US Policy in the Middle East: A View from the Pentagon
Friday, November 09, 2012
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Luskin School of Public Affairs, Room 2343
A talk by Matthew Spence, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy at the U.S. Department of Defense.
Ending the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Are International Institutions Succeeding or Failing?
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
UCLA Law, Room 1447
A talk by Amb. Stephen Lewis, the previous UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa & Co-Director of AIDS-Free World.
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