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Greetings from the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations!

In this March 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.

If you are an undergraduate or even a graduate student interested in international relations, we welcome you to join the International Relations Alliance. This group was recently restarted by the Burkle Center interns.

As a supporter of the Burkle Center, your attendance at our events and your feedback are invaluable. We encourage you to stay engaged and involved!

Best Wishes,
The Burkle Center Staff

Recent News

Hitchens Sites Daniel Pearl Lecture in Vanity Fair Online
Vanity Fair Daily, March 15, 2010

The Seismic Jew
Jewish Journal, March 9, 2010

Journalist Christopher Hitchens Condemns Anti-Semitism at 8th Annual Daniel Pearl Memorail Lecture
The Daily Bruin, March 5, 2010

Hitchens Here to Give Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture
LA Observed, March 3, 2010

Daniel Pearl Lecture featured on LA Times Hot List for Events
LA Times, March 3, 2010

Kal Raustiala on Oscars Lead to Fashion 'Plagiarism'
NY Times, March 3, 2010

UN Secretary-General Appeals to Hollywood, California Students
Voice of America, March 2, 2010

Yonhap News in Korea Covers Ban Ki-moon Lecture (In Korean)
Yonhap News, March 2, 2010

UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon comments on terrorism in Afghanistan
KPCC, March 1, 2010

UN Secretary-General to Visit UCLA
Xinhua, February 24, 2010

Burkle Senior Fellow Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.) Speaks in Favor of Obama's Repealing the Military's "Don't Ask/Don't Tell" Policy
Larry King Live, February 2010

Burkle Fellow Amy Zegart Comments on Gaps in US Intelligence
Voice of America, January 5, 2010

Burkle Fellow Amy Zegart Comments on Failure of American Security Agencies
The Atlantic, January 5, 2010

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Click here to learn about opportunities for support and engagement.

Thursday, March 11, 2010
5:00 PM, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Rm 1422

Mike Medavoy and Nathan Gardels: "American Idol After Iraq: Competing for Hearts and Minds in the Global Media Age" Join us for a talk by Mike Medavoy, Chairman and CEO of Phoenix Pictures, and Nathan Gardels, Editor of the New Perspectives Quarterly, as they discuss their recent book. This talk is co-sponsored by the School of Theater, Film and Television. General admission is on a space available basis. Copies of their book will be available for purchase at the event. This event is open to the public. To RSVP click here.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010
7:00 pm, Location by RSVP only

Prof. Dan Kammen, UC Berkeley: "Innovation for a Clean Economy" Join us for a talk by Dan Kammen Professor at UC Berkeley and an expert on energy and the environment. This talk is co-sponsored by the UCLA Institute of the Environment. For details about this event and to RSVP, please send an email to events@ioe.ucla.edu and write "subscribe" in the subject line.

Monday, April 5, 2010
12:30 PM, Bunche Hall, Rm 4357

Prof. Richard Steinberg, UCLA School of Law: Topic TBD Join us for a talk by Richard Steinberg, Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law. This talk is co-sponsored by the UCLA Department of Political Science. General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public. To RSVP click here.

Thursday, April 15, 2010
12 PM, School of Public Affairs, Rm 2355

Eric Garcetti, LA City Council: "LA and CA in the World: Our Position & Our Global Interests" Join us for a lecture by Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti. This talk is co-sponsored by the UCLA School of Public Affairs. General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public. To RSVP click here.

Monday, April 26, 2010
12:30 PM, Bunche Hall, Rm 4357

[CANCELLED] Prof. Marc Busch, Georgetown School of Foreign Service: "Judicial Economy in WTO Rulings" Join us for a talk by Marc Busch, Professor of International Business Diplomacy at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service, and Associate Professor in the Government Department, Georgetown University. This talk is co-sponsored by the UCLA Department of Political Science. General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public.

Friday, May 14, 2010
7:00 PM, James Bridges Theater, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television

UCLA Advance Movie Screening of "Climate Refugees" Join us and the UCLA community for an advance screening of "Climate Refugees," a documentary film about "the human face of climate change." This screening is co-sponsored by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. General admission is on a space available basis. Parking available in lot 3. This event is open to the public. To RSVP click here.

Monday, May 17, 2010
12:30 PM, Bunche Hall, Rm 4357

Prof. Robert Rauchhaus, UC Santa Barbara: Topic TBD Join us for a talk by Robert Rauchhaus, Assistant Professor of International Relations at UC Santa Barbara. This talk is co-sponsored by the UCLA Department of Political Science. General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public. To RSVP click here.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Time TBA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Isobel Coleman, Council on Foreign Relations: Topic TBD Join us for a talk by Isobel Coleman, Senior Fellow for US Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. She is an expert on economic development, gender issues in the Middle East and Southwest Asia, foreign aid, microfinance, and education reform in the Middle East. This talk is co-sponsored by Zócalo Public Square. General admission is on a space available basis. This event is open to the public. Registration will be available at www.zocalopublicsquare.org.

Monday, May 24, 2010, 8:30AM-5 PM UCLA James West Alumni Center

2010 Annual Conference: "Responsible Stakeholder or Revisionist Superpower? China and the World in the 21st Century," co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, the Center for American Progress (CAP), and the UCLA International Institute. Details forthcoming.

Recent Videos

Christopher Hitchens delivers the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA

Video of the Q&A from the Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture at UCLA

His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, gives Bernard Brodie Lecture

His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, receives The UCLA Medal

Complete video coverage of above events coming soon. Click here for our video mainpage.

Recent Podcasts

audio podcast iconKarim Sadjadpour, Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on Iran: The Future of the Opposition & the Islamic Republic

audio podcast iconProf. Abe Lowenthal, USC School of Intl. Rel, on Global CA: Rising to the Cosmopolitan Challenge

audio podcast iconBenjamin Cohen, Prof. of Political Science at UCSB, on the Future of the Global Currency System

Additional podcasts of winter quarter events coming soon. Click here for our podcast mainpage.

Announcements


Thank you all applicants to the Belkin Scholarship. We will review applications during the winter quarter and make announcements in the spring.


International Internships & Fellowship deadlines courtesy of the UCLA Career Center


If you are interested in joining the International Relations Alliance (IRA) at UCLA, please visit our site for more information.


Click here to learn more about the IGCC Dissertation Fellowships. Earn up to a $15,000 stipend and up to $3,000 in travel/research funds. The deadline for IGCC has been extended to March 22nd. UCLA affiliates must submit a Golden Rod form to the UCLA Office of Contracts and Grants by March 22, 2010.

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