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Partisan Financial Cycles: Politics, Policies, and Financial Crashes
A talk by Lawrence Broz, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. This event was co-sponsored by the UCLA Department of Political Science and part of the department's Comparative Pro-Seminar.
Posted: 10/19/2010
The Fabric of Life
More than 50 years after they graduated, UCLA Fulbright coordinator Ann Kerr-Adams has interviewed six of her American University of Beirut classmates to discover the lives they have built in the Middle East.
Posted: 10/14/2010
Codicological Notes on the Newly Discovered Manuscript of the Shahnameh in the Bibliotheque Orientale of Saint-Joseph University, Beirut (Ms. NC.43)
A paper by Iraj Afshar, Tehran University (read by Mahmoud Omidsalar, California State University Los Angeles). Part of the conference The Shahnameh: Iran's National Epic.
Posted: 10/6/2010
A Brief Report on Another Edition of the Shahnameh (in Persian)
A paper by Jalal Khaleghi-Motlagh, University of Hamburg (presented by Dr. Pirnazar). Part of the conference The Shahnameh: Iran's National Epic.
Posted: 10/5/2010
Host of Gulf TV Forum Foresees More Room for Debate in Arab World
In a panel discussion with UCLA faculty members, Tim Sebastian, founder of "The Doha Debates," says that Arab governments will lose control over what is said and written in their countries within a generation.
Posted: 10/1/2010
The Diplomat and the General: No Easy Answers on Ending War Crimes
The thorny topic of the crime of aggression, to come under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court, made for lively discussion Sept. 27 between David Scheffer, the first U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes, and Gen. Wesley K. Clark, the retired general and Burkle Center senior fellow.
Posted: 10/1/2010
Campus Welcomes Whirlwind Visits by Heads of State
The presidents of Chile, Croatia and the Dominican Republic descended on UCLA with their entourages over a five-day span Sept. 24-28. The dignitaries held meetings with Chancellor Gene Block and university, state and city officials and forged international partnerships in education, research, environmental issues and other areas.
Posted: 9/30/2010
Is Freedom of Speech Possible in the Arab World?
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 Bali and Professor David Kaye.
Posted: 9/30/2010
Is Aggressive War a Crime? The International Criminal Court and the Future of International Justice
A discussion between the first US Ambassador-at-Large for Crimes, Amb. Scheffer and Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.)
Posted: 9/27/2010
Chilean President Piñera, Gov. Schwarzenegger Visit Campus
The leaders witnessed the signing of memorandums of understanding between universities in California, including UCLA, and Chile.
Posted: 9/25/2010
International Migration Scholar Waldinger Joins Institute Leadership
As interim associate vice provost, Sociology Professor Roger Waldinger will oversee changes in the International Institute's degree programs, lead a faculty search, and work with center directors on Institute-wide projects. Professor Waldinger also coordinates the interdisciplinary UCLA Migration Study Group.
Posted: 9/22/2010
Lost Boy of Sudan Seeks To Heal His Homeland
Sudan's civil war killed more than 2 million people and, in a well-known episode, sent 20,000 boys in the country's South on a 1,000-mile march to Ethiopia and Kenya. Beset by thirst, hunger, wild animals and bombing attacks, fewer than half of them survived. John Dau, one of about 4,000 so-called Lost Boys of Sudan who were helped to relocate to the United States, told his story at the law school.
Posted: 9/20/2010
Local Efforts Key to Nuclear Disarmament
Commemorating the atomic bombings on Japan in 1945 and joining in the call for a world without nuclear weapons were, on Wednesday in Haines Hall, a local grandmother who survived the Hiroshima attack, a Japanese-born artist, a UCLA anthropologist and, by Internet link, local officials from Hiroshima and Manchester, UK, who lead international anti-nuclear organizations.
Posted: 8/6/2010
2 in East Asian Studies Win Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships
Grace Yoo and Wendy Zheng will finish interdisciplinary UCLA bachelor's and master's degrees under the fellowships, which provide additional support for graduate school and domestic and overseas internships with the State Department.
Posted: 7/12/2010
Burkle Fellow Amy Zegart on NPR: Once a Critic, Obama now Embraces Commissions
Burkle Center Fellow Prof. Amy Zegart comments on the effectiveness of Presidential Commissions, their political value to Congress and to erstwhile critic President Obama and how rarely their recommendations impact policy.
Posted: 7/12/2010
His Goal: $100 for Every Child Born in the World
Professor Bhagwan Chowdhry has an idea that could change the world. The bank accounts he proposes would provide an incentive to register births and a way to save money for children. In the wake of a natural disaster or emergency, governments and charitable and relief organizations could transfer money electronically to those in need in the most efficient way possible.
Posted: 7/1/2010
Richard Turco on the Nuttiness of Climate Engineering
Research by the UCLA atmospheric chemist considers whether tinkering with the stratosphere to slow down global warming is feasible, let alone advisable.
Posted: 6/29/2010
Closing Remarks at China and the World Conference by Yan Yunxiang and Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.)
Yan Yunxiang is co-director of the Center for Chinese Studies and Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.) is a senior fellow with the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations.
Posted: 6/25/2010
A Conversation with John Podesta on China
Keynote: John Podesta, Center for American Progress, interviewed by Terry McCarthy, CBS News
Posted: 6/24/2010
China's Role in Regional and Global Security Challenges
Podcast of the first panel at the China in the World 2010 conference.
Posted: 6/24/2010
Counter-Narcotics Policy in Afghanistan May Benefit Insurgents, Analysis Finds
Drug-economy experts to discuss findings in Washington, D.C., July 6.
Posted: 6/24/2010
What Could End Cooperation with China?
Opening Remarks: Stephen Krasner, Stanford University
Posted: 6/24/2010
China and The World Panel 1: China's Role in Regional and Global Security Challenges
The May 24 conference at the James West Alumni Center focused on China's engagement on key international issues. It was sponsored by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for American Progress and, from UCLA, the Burkle Center for International Relations, the Center for Chinese Studies and the International Institute.
Posted: 6/23/2010
China and The World Panel 2: China's Role in Global Economic and Climate Polic
The May 24 conference at the James West Alumni Center focused on China's engagement on key international issues. It was sponsored by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for American Progress and, from UCLA, the Burkle Center for International Relations, the Center for Chinese Studies and the International Institute.
Posted: 6/23/2010
China and The World Panel 3: What Can the US Do to Shape China
The May 24 conference at the James West Alumni Center focused on China's engagement on key international issues. It was sponsored by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for American Progress and, from UCLA, the Burkle Center for International Relations, the Center for Chinese Studies and the International Institute.
Posted: 6/23/2010
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