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The Institute and our affiliated centers and programs record selected lectures and make them available to the public. To date we have published 629 podcasts.

The Al Qaeda Factor: Plots Against the West
Burkle Center for International Relations
A talk by Mitchell Silber from the New York City Police Department Intelligence Division about his new book, "The Al Qaeda Factor: Plots Against the West." This talk was co-sponsored by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
Duration: 53:09

Abd al-Hamid al-Katib on the Identity of the Bureaucracy
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A lecture by Wadad Kadi, University of Chicago
Duration: 00:46:46

2012 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture
Burkle Center for International Relations
David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, discusses Daniel Pearl's legacy and freedom of expression in journalism
Duration: 1:14:31

The Immortal Song of Freedom (lecture in Persian)
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A book talk by Parvaneh Bahar, Author
Duration: 1:22:05

Modern Cambodia’s Emergence from the Killing Fields: What Happened in the Critical Years?
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Book talk by Michael Haas, a political scientist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee
Duration: 52:16

American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination
Burkle Center for International Relations
A talk by Prof. Barry Sanders from the UCLA Dept. of Communication Studies, about his new book, "American Avatar: The United States in the Global Imagination."
Duration: 58:40

The Baltic States 20 Years After Independence: Achievements and Disappointments
Center for European and Eurasian Studies
A public lecture by Mark Kramer, Harvard University, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies.
Duration: 48:43

Fazilat-e bakhshesh dar zendegi-ye fardi va siyasi (The Virtue of Forgiveness in Personal and Political Life)
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A lecture by Arash Naraghi, Moravian College
Duration: 1:19:04

In Search of Lost Meaning: The New Eastern Europe
Center for European and Eurasian Studies
A book talk with author Adam Michnik, Editor-in-Chief of Gazeta Wyborcza. Discussant: Ivan Berend, UCLA, History.
Duration: 42:46

Making Biblical Prophets Islamic
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A lecture by Andrew Rippin, University of Victoria
Duration: 43:41

The Lasting Legacy of the Great Game: ‘Pashtunistan’ Through Afghan Lenses
Program on Central Asia
A talk by Amin Tarzi, Marine Corps University, Quantico. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes
Duration: 29:50

Rape - A Crime Against Humanity and a War Crime: Accountability and the International Criminal Court
Burkle Center for International Relations
A discussion regarding the use of rape as a war crime with Nobel Laureate Jody Williams; Ana Deutsch, Program for Torture Victims; and Shirin Ershadi, International Criminal Court Alliance. This panel was moderated by Prof. Lara Stemple from the UCLA School of Law.
Duration: 1:20:14

Jewish Culture without Jews? Public Memory and 'Diaspora Disneys' in East-Central Europe, Eurasia, and Spain
Center for European and Eurasian Studies
A public lecture by Shelley Salamensky, UCLA Theater. Cosponsored by the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies
Duration: 36:09

Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes: Opening Remarks
Program on Central Asia
An introduction by Nile Green, UCLA. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes
Duration: 14:06

Afghan Historiography in the Twentieth Century
Program on Central Asia
A talk by Senzil Nawid, University of Arizona. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes
Duration: 00:32:25

Reclaiming the Past: The Tawarikh-i Hafiz Rahmat Khani and Pashtun Historiography
Program on Central Asia
A talk by Robert Nichols, Richard Stockton College, NJ. Part of the conference: Great Games? Afghan History through Afghan Eyes
Duration: 00:17:56

Electoral Systems and the Balance of Consumer-Producer Power
Center for European and Eurasian Studies
A book talk with presenting author Ronald Rogowski, UCLA, Political Science. Discussant: Kathleen Bawn, UCLA, Political Science.
Duration: 37:53

What Does a Jew Want?: On Binationalism and Other Specters
Center for Near Eastern Studies
Gil Hochberg In a conversation with Udi Aloni about the practice, art and theory toward binationalism.
Duration: 01:11:41

What History Explains: The Arab World at the Intersection of the National and Transnational.
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A talk by James Gelvin (UCLA)
Duration: 00:23:12

Mobilization and Collective Action in the Arab Spring.
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A talk Juan Cole (University of Michigan)
Duration: 00:38:16

Negotiating Identities: Iranian Jews Conversion to Islam and the Baha’i faith
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A lecture by Mehrdad Amanat, independent scholar and writer
Duration: 00:52:51

Qur'an and Elocutionary Union in the Alhambra
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A lecture by Richard Serrano, Rutgers University
Duration: 00:50:57

The Behavioral Psychology of Elite Decision Making: Implications for Political Cooperation
Burkle Center for International Relations
A talk by Emilie Hafner-Burton and David Victor, professors at the UC San Diego School of International Relations and Pacific Studies and co-Directors of the School’s new Laboratory on International Law and Regulation.
Duration: 1:01:18

The Arabs and the Holocaust: The Arab-Israeli War of Narratives
Center for Near Eastern Studies
A lecture by Gilbert Achcar, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
Duration: 00:58:50

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