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In this Fall edition of our eNewsletter you will find information about upcoming sponsored and co-sponsored Burkle Center events for the winter quarter, recent news, podcasts, and other announcements.
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SAVE THE DATE:
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
3:30 PM, Korn Convocation Hall, Anderson School of Management
About the Speaker: Admiral Mike Mullen is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Armed Forces and the President's principal military advisor. As such, he advises the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council. Prior to this duty, Adm. Mullen served as the 28th Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), the Navy's top uniformed leader and representative to the JCS. Since taking office as Chairman in October of 2007, Adm. Mullen has focused his efforts on three main priorities: 1) defending vital national interests in the Middle East; 2) resetting, revitalizing and reconstituting the Armed Forces; and 3) properly balancing global risk. He has placed significant emphasis on the expansion of counter-insurgency warfare training and resources and was an early advocate for a greater focus on operations in Afghanistan. He now considers that war the U.S. military's "main effort."
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
7:00 PM, James Bridges Theater, UCLA
 Film Screening: Enemies of the People: A Personal Journey into the Heart of the Killing Fields Join us and the UCLA community for the screening of a Cambodia film and discussion with Writer & Producer Rob Lemkin. General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public. RSVP here.
Monday, October 25, 2010
7:30 PM, Actor's Gang, Los Angeles
 "How America Ends its Wars" a talk by Gideon Rose, Editor, Foreign Affairs Gideon Rose, Editor of Foreign Affairs and author of "How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle," visits Zócalo and the Burkle Center to explain how to conclusively and effectively end our wars. General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public. Registration will be available at www.zocalopublicsquare.org.
Friday, October 29, 2010
1:00 PM, Anderson School of Management, Korn Convocation Hall
 A Unique Look inside North Korea: The Personal Experience of the 39th Foreign Minister of Thailand A Marschak Colloquium featuring Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon, Burkle Center Senior Fellow and former Foreign Minister of Thailand. This lecture is co-sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center. General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public.
Friday, October 29, 2010
7:00 PM, James Bridges Theater, UCLA
 Film screening: Fair Game: Valerie Plame - Wife, Mother, Spy Fair Game, a thriller directed by Doug Liman ("Bourne Identity") and starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn, is based on the true story of Valerie Plame and on Plame’s memoir, "Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House." The screening will be followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala. This screening is co-sponsored with the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public.RSVP here.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
12:00 PM, Bunche Hall, room 6275
 "The Economic Crisis and You" a talk by Skip Victor The purpose of this lecture is to de-mystify the Economic Crisis and provide listeners, particularly students, with a framework to help them think more clearly about the economy at large and the financial decisions they will make over time. Skip Victor is a senior managing director and co-founder of Chanin Capital Partners, a Duff & Phelps company. Victor has more than 20 years of experience in all phases of corporate restructurings, recapitalizations and other distressed transactions. General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public. RSVP here.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
5:30 PM, James Bridges Theater, UCLA
 Film Screening: "Climate Refugees" Join us and the UCLA community for a screening of "Climate Refugees," a documentary film about "the human face of climate change." There will be a small reception preceding the screening at 5:30 pm and the screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker Michael Nash and subject experts. General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public. RSVP here.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
12:00 PM, Bunche Hall, room 10383
 "Why Limited Force Rarely Works," a talk by Micah Zenko Please join us for a talk by Micah Zenko, a fellow for conflict prevention in the Center for Preventive Action (CPA) at the Council on Foreign Relations, who will be discussing his new book, “Between Threats and War: U.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War World.” General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public. RSVP here.
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Sebastian Mallaby on "Are Hedge Funds Heroes or Villains?" via Zócalo
"Israel, Iran, and the United States," a talk by Prof. David Menashri, Tel Aviv University
