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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.

Spring Quarter: 3/20/2012 - 6/15/2012

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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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"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.

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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.

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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.

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