"I think Greenland was sort of the straw that broke the camel's back because it was more than just tariffs," UCLA Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala tells Markerplace regarding President Trump's visit to Davos. Listen to the segment here.Friday, January 23, 2026
The U.S. relationship with Iran is now "the longest adversarial relationship [in the history of the U.S]. It has now lasted longer than the Cold War with the Soviet Union," Dalia Dassa Kaye tells Press Play. Listen to the segment here. Tuesday, January 20, 2026
"The President and other senior officials have offered mixed messages on the purpose of military threats, suggesting goals ranging from the protection of protesters, the possibility of regime change, ... and the need to reassert U.S. credibility. Such varied aims leave the strategic objectives of a potential strike unclear—and raise the risk that military action becomes a substitute for strategy. Moreover, military tools are unlikely to achieve any of these objectives, and may only make the situation worse," Burkle Center Senior Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye writes in a new article in Just Security.Friday, January 16, 2026
Kal Raustiala, UCLA law professor and author of “The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire,” celebrates today's 75th anniversary of the civil rights leader's acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize. Listen here. Thursday, December 11, 2025
"We need to have a sustained end of fighting, not just a pause, but a sense that this is it for good, that this is really the end of the war," Dalia Dassa Kaye, senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, explains on the newly announced plan. Hear more from Dalia Dassa Kaye on CNN. Tuesday, October 14, 2025
“The worry is that there are a lot of short-term and long-term obstacles that remain, just as we saw with the last cease-fire,” Dalia Dassa Kaye, senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, says to the BBC about the Sept. 29 Gaza peace proposal unveiled at the White House by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hear more from Dalia Dassa Kaye on the BBC.Wednesday, October 1, 2025
"Consensus doesn't go viral. Consensus doesn't give you hits or likes on the internet or social media. And most importantly, consensus does not get you elected," Benjamin Radd, senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, tells CNN regarding the fractured American electorate in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination. Hear more from Benjamin Radd on CNN. Photo: Gage Skidmore on FlickrFriday, September 12, 2025
"Netanyahu may be correct in surmising that Israel's neighbors respect its new position of strength, but he is repeatedly misjudging their reactions when that strength lacks a political purpose and ignores their interests," Burkle Center Senior Fellow Dalia Dassa-Kaye writes in a new article in Foreign Affairs. Friday, August 1, 2025
Burkle Center Senior Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye joins podcast Global Dispatches to discuss Israel's strategic calculus moving forward, Iran's options for retaliating against the United States, and whether the American bombing of Iran may have traded short-term gains for a long-term disaster. Listen to the full podcast.Friday, July 18, 2025
Dalia Dassa Kaye, Burkle Center Senior Fellow, takes a deep dive into the history of Iran-Israel antagonism in this podcast with The National.Friday, July 11, 2025
Eric Min, assistant professor of political science and global studies at UCLA, uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to examine how nations use negotiations during war in his new book, "Words of War." Thursday, July 10, 2025
"For many years both Iran and Israel had reasons to avoid a direct war of this nature, and many in the region and globally sought to prevent it. But those days are over. The war is here, and it is not clear if there is anyone willing or able to stop it," Burkle Center Senior Fellow Dalia Dassa Kaye writes in a new article on Just Security.Tuesday, June 17, 2025
"For Iran, it's difficult to see an off ramp," Burkle Center Senior Fellow Benjamin Radd tells CNN. "It has two problems. There's the external problem, the existential problem of attacks from Israel. But the domestic problem, which is now underscored by these attacks, is that, quite frankly, the Iranian government has failed several times now in recent years to keep its senior leadership safe." Hear more from Benjamin Radd on CNN.Tuesday, June 17, 2025
U.S. tariff policies, a rapid shift to green energy in Asia and policies that promote a carbon-dominant economy in the U.S. are likely end the dollar's status as the dominant trade financing vehicle and preferred global savings asset, said Mark Blyth at the Burkle Center. Friday, May 23, 2025
“The Trump administration has initiated a shock and awe campaign — only this time, against our allies. Has it changed the minds of many around the world about us? Yes, and justifiably,” Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala tells The Hollywood Reporter.Friday, May 9, 2025