Bernard-Henri Lévy Warns on Anti-Semitism, Stage 6

The famed, if not always celebrated, French intellectual urges all groups to refrain from absurd, counterproductive 'competition of victimhoods.'
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Posted: 4/14/2006

Islam and Politics, Muslim Diasporas, Historical Photography Anchor Spring Programs

More than 50 scholars from around the world participate in a host of academic activities sponsored by CNES
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Posted: 4/5/2006

Headscarves and Discrimination in Europe

Author of 'The Islamic Challenge' says moderate European Muslims face challenges from all sides, should be consulted on security issues.
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Posted: 3/1/2006

Designing for Terror

Institute-funded study of transit security, begun before bombing attacks in Madrid and London, finds officials concerned about physical design of stations, riders' perceptions of risk. Europeans get higher marks for coordination than more secretive American officials.
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Posted: 1/3/2006

A Wake-up Call for Transit System Security

A study with funding from the Global Impact Research Initiative in the Ronald W. Burkle Center for International Relations explores the complex security and terrorism issues that affect public transportation worldwide.
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Posted: 12/8/2005

British Expert Discusses Globalization Issues

Over 125 people heard Blair adviser Anthony Giddens address global communications, security, and the history of the globalization debate.
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Posted: 11/8/2005

Victory Deflated, Delayed, Debunked

Indecisive German elections spark questions at UCLA. What happened to Merkel's lead? Why can't anyone team with the Left? Did Germans bring the grand coalition on themselves?
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Posted: 10/31/2005

Terror on Mass Transit

Executive summary from research project led by Professor Loukaitou-Sideris, with collaborators from the Urban Planning faculty at UCLA and the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at UC Berkeley, aims to study terrorist attacks on rail and subway systems around the world with the goal of designing stations that are less vulnerable to bomb or gas attacks.
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Posted: 7/7/2005

Who is a Nazi victim? Constructing Victimhood through Post-War Reparations in France, Germany and Switzerland

a CEES public lecture by Regula Ludi, a Charles H. Revson Foundation Fellow at the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Posted: 6/13/2005

Global Entertainment and Popular Culture

Special Guest Lecture by Gareth Chang, with Professor Toby Miller, UC Riverside
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Posted: 5/17/2005

Greece: Lessons of Her Performance in the European Union

Professor Stergios Babanassis, from the Univesity of Aegean, discusses comparative studies of countries, Europe, Economic integration, International linkages to development, Role of the International organization, long term indicators.
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Posted: 5/16/2005

The Rise of Islamic Extremism in Central Asia

Former Uzbek Ambassador to Iran and Afghanistan reviews the development of Muslim groups in his region as Soviet power faded and Saudi and Iranian influence grew.
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Posted: 4/28/2005

European Trade Conference Covers Wide Range of Issues

Experts report on U.S.-Hungarian trade, Russia's power plays in oil, the Central European film industry, and EU trade policy.
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Posted: 3/18/2005

France and Globalization in the Late 18th Century: The Kourou Disaster

Noted British historian Emma Rothschild recalls a terrible turning point in French efforts to expand into the New World.
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Posted: 3/14/2005

Learning from past mistakes

UCLA student writes thesis on Spain's transit security
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Posted: 3/14/2005

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