About the Burkle Center

Director and Staff

Kal Raustiala
Director

Alexandra Lieben
Deputy Director

Leslie Johns
Associate Director

Stacey Tamura
Program Manager

Fellows

Haroon Azar
Senior Fellow

Tony Camerino
Fellow

Dalia Dassa Kaye
Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative for Regional Security Architectures

Faculty Advisory Board

John Agnew
Distinguished Professor

Edward Leamer
Distinguished Professor Emeritus

Maggie Peters
Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Chair of the Global Studies

Etel Solingen
Tierney Chair in Peace and Conflict Studies; Chair of Burkle Center Faculty Advisory Board

Arthur Stein
Professor

Alex L. Wang
Professor; Co-Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

2023-24 Interns

Lauren Akason
Undergraduate Intern

Rita Dahi
Undergraduate Intern

Grace Funk
Undergraduate Intern

Jack Garland
Undergraduate Intern

Guinivere Kimber
Undergraduate Intern

Mohamed Mido
Undergraduate Intern

Eiman Siadati
Undergraduate Intern

The Generation Editorial Team

Seher Alvi
The Generation Co-Editor-in-Chief

Grace Funk
The Generation Print-Editor

Nathan Akiyoshi
The Generation Staff Writer

Ben Chlarson
The Generation Staff Writer

Jack Hill
The Generation Staff Writer

Nina Parsee
The Generation Staff Writer

Max Schaked
The Generation Staff Writer

Lillian Shen
The Generation Staff Writer

Dylan Tzung
The Generation Staff Writer

Our Mission

The Burkle Center fosters research on and promotes discussion of international relations, U.S. foreign policy, and complex issues of global cooperation and conflict. We bring the brightest minds in these fields to UCLA and encourage faculty and students to explore and shape debate.

History and Activities

The Burkle Center fosters research on and promotes discussion of international relations, U.S. foreign policy, and complex issues of global cooperation and conflict. We bring the brightest minds in these fields to UCLA and encourage faculty and students to explore and shape debate.

Created in 1979, the Center sponsors conferences, lectures, and other events that bring world leaders and internationally renowned scholars to UCLA and to the Los Angeles community; runs the Burkle Global Impact Initiative, a program designed to activate the entertainment industry to engage more deeply and effectively with global policy, humanitarian, and advocacy issues; funds research and courses on international affairs; hosts Senior Fellows, including former Supreme Allied Commander of Europe General Wesley K. Clark (ret.); sponsors a renowned and highly competitive internship program; administers fellowships and scholarships; and provides podcasts and videos of Burkle Center events that raise awareness and shape debate about important issues in international relations.