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Registration is full - sign up to join our waitlist! SANNA MARIN, former Prime Minister of Finland delivers the 2023-24 Bernard Brodie Lecture on the Conditions of Peace, October 4, 2023

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REGISTER NOW! The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice, and Courage - A book talk with Philippe Sands, Professor of Law at the University of London, October 11, 2023

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REGISTER NOW! The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination - A book talk with Stuart Reid, executive editor at Foreign Affairs Magazine, October 18, 2023

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REGISTER NOW! And Then What? Inside Stories of 21st-Century Diplomacy - A book talk with Catherine Ashton, former European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy, October 25, 2023

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REGISTER NOW! Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought - A book talk with Tejas Parasher, Assistant Professor of Political Theory at UCLA, November 8, 2023

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VIDEO AND PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW! The 2022-23 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace with Luis Moreno Ocampo, May 17, 2023

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International Institute Open House & Fall Reception For Undergraduates

As part of the campus-wide 'True Bruin Welcome Week' activities, the International Institute Academic Programs...

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Bunche Hall: In Front of Building (near the elevators)
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Building sustainable cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa

Join us for the official Report Launch - a Chatham House and Burkle Center project

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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The 2023-24 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace

Sanna Marin, Former Prime Minister of Finland

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
4:30 PM
UCLA Law School, Room 1347
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The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice, and Courage

Philippe Sands, Professor of Law at the University of London

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Sr. Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye: How normalized relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel could change the Middle East

Sept. 5, 2023. "Normalization is, of course, positive, and the U.S. should welcome it. But......


Wednesday, September 6, 2023


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The Case Against an Israeli-Saudi Deal: America Shouldn't Push for a Hollow Accord

Aug. 17, 2023. "Israel and Saudi Arabia have quietly expanded ties in recent years, but......


Thursday, August 17, 2023


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Armenians face genocide in Azerbaijan, former International Criminal Court prosecutor warns

Aug. 9, 2023. Luis Moreno Ocampo, the speaker for the 2022-23 Brodie Lecture and first......


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Why the UN Still Matters: Great-Power Competition Makes It More Relevant—Not Less

June 7, 2023. "Contrary to the conventional wisdom that the Cold War rendered the UN......


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Ralphe Bunche and 'The Problem of Palestine'

May 10, 2023. In an essay for Zocalo Public Square, UCLA Burkle Center Director......


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Biden Needs to Rethink His Middle East Agenda

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Arab De-escalations and Realignments Amid Multipolarity

May 3, 2023. "As emergent great powers enter the Middle East scene and as Arab......


Wednesday, May 3, 2023


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A closer look at Ralph Bunche: the radical pragmatist

May 1, 2023. "In a new biography, ‘The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United......


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Arab countries are normalizing relations with Syria, over a decade after the uprising

Apr. 16, 2023. "The region has decided to move on. This is not a Middle......


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What's Happening in Israel Is Unlikely to Stay in Israel

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Friday, March 10, 2023


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Chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov champions democracy

Mar. 7, 2023. "Russian chess grandmaster and political activist Garry Kasparov delivered this year's annual......


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Israel's Dangerous Shadow War With Iran

Feb. 27, 2023. "Military deterrence is no longer just a supplement to diplomacy; it is......


Monday, February 27, 2023


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The Middle East Is Bringing Syria's Assad Back in From the Cold

Jan. 17, 2023. "Global and regional trends appear to be making Syria's normalization an irreversible......


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Q&A with Professor Kal Raustiala on his biography of Ralph Bunche, ‘The Absolutely Indispensable Man'

Dec. 15, 2022. "Ralph Bunche was once so famous he handed out the Best Picture......


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Ralph Bunche and the Birth of UN Peacekeeping

Dec. 2, 2022. "While no one person can claim the mantle of the creator of......


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