Podcasts .::. UCLA Center for Middle East Development

Professor David Rapoport: Why Did the Islamic State Strike the Western World?
3/10/2016

UCLA Professor Emeritus, David Rapoport examines the underlying motives of the Islamic State, the challenges it faces, and its attempt to rope the West into the chaos. Co-sponsored by UCLA

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Dr. Abdullah Toukan: U.S. - Arab Strategic Partnership in the Evolving Regional Security Landscape
5/27/2015

A lecture by Dr. Abdullah Toukan, president and CEO of the Strategic Risk Assessment Center in Dubai. Co-sponsored by UCLA CMED and the UCLA Burkle Center.

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Duration: 0:53:52

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Tribute to Professor Leonard Binder
12/1/2014

Students, both former and present, pay tribute to Professor Leonard Binder.

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Duration: 53:37

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Leading Specialists Discuss the Future of the Middle East: Honoring Professor Leonard Binder
12/1/2014

A discussion of current topics in Middle East research with former students of Professor Leonard Binder.

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Duration: 01:45:57

01:45:57

The Legacy of Malcolm Kerr
4/8/2014

Dr. Keith Watenpaugh, Dr. Fred Lawson, and Dr Necla Tschirg, former students of Malcolm H. Kerr commemorate his legacy on the 30th anniversary of his death.

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Stopping the Nuclear Threat from Iran
3/6/2014

Amb. Thomas Pickering in discussion with Joseph Cirincione, moderated by Mike Shuster, on the debate around Iran's nuclear program.

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Aaron David Miller: Why America Is Winning in the Middle East
11/6/2013

Aaron D. Miller discusses America's prospects in the Middle East, followed by Q&A. Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Middle East Development and the Burkle Center, November 5, 2013.

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Duration: 01:21:12

01:21:12

At the Negotiation Table: What Are the Options? Israel, Palestine and the US Role
10/14/2013

Ambassador Oded Eran discusses the peace process.

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Duration: 01:16:47

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The Fourth Way: Leading the Future
4/15/2013

Princess Basmah bint Saud outlines her concept of "The Fourth Way," a method of establishing a new platform to help bring stability to the world

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Duration: 50:00

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Will the Peace Treaties between Israel, Jordan and Egypt Survive?
10/30/2012

Ambassador Oded Eran, Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University discusses the peace treaties between Israel, Jordan and Egypt.

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Duration: 1:04

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The Arab Spring: An Update from the Region
7/7/2011

A lecture and question and answer session with James A. Larocco, Ambassador (Retired) and Director, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA), National Defense University

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Duration: 1:34:20

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Is Freedom of Speech Possible in the Arab World?
9/30/2010

On Tuesday, September 28, UCLA's Center for Middle East Development (CMED) hosted a panel discussion on "Is Freedom of Speech Possible in the Arab World?" with Tim Sebastian, Dr. Asli

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Duration: 1:46:00

1:46:00

Establishing Formal Rules such as Property Rights is a Promising Road to Sustainable Economic Growth and Peace
12/2/2009

Elena Panaritis, author of Prosperity Unbound: Building Property Markets with Trust (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), speaks at UCLA.

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Duration: 10:16

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Transforming Americas Israel Lobby
11/16/2009

Dan Fleshler offers insight into the shifts taking place in the pro-Israel American Jewish community, including growing dissent against what he calls the “conventional Israel lobby.”

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Duration: 1:15:46

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The Peace Process in the Middle East: What is Going On?
3/11/2009

Ayman Abdel Nour, consultant to various multinational organizations dealing with civil society in Syria, discusses the current state of the peace process in the Middle East.

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Duration: 1:21:52

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Challenges for the Next President: Is the Middle East Still Important?
10/17/2008

Dr. Shibley Telhami focuses on the high regional expectations for a new American role in Iraq, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and relations with Iran, and on the shifting economic and global

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Duration: 1:37:29

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Lebanon Today
10/8/2008

Nizar Abdel-Kader, political analyst and columnist at Ad-Diyar Newspaper, discusses the roles of major players that will effect Lebanon's stability and explains the current challenges that Lebanon is now facing.

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Duration: 1:11:05

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Iraq: Beyond Benchmarks, A Regional Perspective
4/29/2008

Ambassador Lawrence E. Butler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, comments on our current state of relations with Iraq, and the political, security and economic challenges ahead.

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Duration: 1:07:23

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America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace
4/8/2008

Aaron David Miller offers expert analysis of what future leaders can learn from past successes and failures, and outlines a workable roadmap to peace in the Middle East.

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Duration: 1:24:45

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