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    Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies

    Israel in a Post-October 7 World: The Path to Peace and a Secure Middle East

    Join us at UCLA on June 8th, 2026, for the Younes Nazarian Memorial Lecture, presented by Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Israeli statesman, physician, and retired Brigadier General of the Israel Defense Forces.

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    Center for Near Eastern Studies

    Retaining Jews after Morocco's Independence: Secularism as the Path Untaken

    In this Averroes lecture, Brahim El Guabli examines the relationship between secularism and Moroccan Jewry in post-colonial Morocco.

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Media Production

The UCLA International Institute and its 25 centers and programs run a busy public events programs that spans lectures, symposia, panel discussions, book talks, conferences and artistic events. These events are frequently recorded and made available to the public, both on the institute website, individual center/program YouTube channels and Facebook pages. To date, we have published 812 podcasts and over 226 videos.

Recent Media

Equality and Exclusion: Israel

Equality and Exclusion: Israel's Constitutional Order and Its Palestinian-Arab Minority (1948–2025)

This program is part of the Center's series Key Legal Issues in Israel.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
The Theater: Courage and Survival in the Defining Atrocity of the Ukraine War

The Theater: Courage and Survival in the Defining Atrocity of the Ukraine War

A talk by journalist James Verini on the single worst act of mass civilian killing of the war.

Center for European and Russian Studies
2025-26 Burkle Center International Career Panel

2025-26 Burkle Center International Career Panel

Dr. Richard Downie, Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Pacific Council on International Policy; Kristin Ghazarians, Associate Director of the Human Rights Watch Student Task Force; Jim Newton, veteran journalist, author and teacher

Burkle Center for International Relations
Wars, Nations, and States: Rethinking State Formation in the Balkans

Wars, Nations, and States: Rethinking State Formation in the Balkans

In this lecture, Sinisa Malesevic (University College, Dublin) challenges the conventional view of the Balkans as a region historically defined by excessive nationalism and persistent warfare. Instead, he argues that the region's trajectory has been shaped more by the relative absence of sustained inter-state conflict and fully developed nationalist ideologies.

Center for Near Eastern Studies
A Sephardi World on the Border: The Jews of Edirne from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic

A Sephardi World on the Border: The Jews of Edirne from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic

In this lecture, Jacob Daniels (University of Texas at Austin) explored how one of the world's largest Sephardi communities dealt with the encroachment of modern borders. Rather than tracing a linear path "from empire to nation-state," the Jews of Edirne zigzagged between the Ottoman Empire and three nation-states—without moving a mile.

Center for Near Eastern Studies
Assessing Israeli Economic Performance after 33 Months of War: Evidence of Resilience and Costs

Assessing Israeli Economic Performance after 33 Months of War: Evidence of Resilience and Costs

A webinar on the state of Israel's economy post-October 7th.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Innovation Meets Tradition: Designer Ismar David and the First Hebrew Typeface Family

Innovation Meets Tradition: Designer Ismar David and the First Hebrew Typeface Family

Shani Avni, the Ismar David Visiting Assistant Curator at the RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection, discusses Ismar David's foundational work for the state of Israel and his seminal typeface.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
"Judicial Reform" and the Battle over the Israeli Supreme Court

"Judicial Reform" and the Battle over the Israeli Supreme Court

This program is part of the Center's series Key Legal Issues in Israel.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Could Federalism Save Israel?

Could Federalism Save Israel?

This is the first webinar in the Center's series "Key Legal Issues in Israel." Join us for a webinar with Professor Yishai Blank, the Dean of Tel Aviv University Law School, who will address religious, national and cultural tensions in Israel, the way local governments are managing these tensions, and how local governments can mitigate them.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
The Iran War: The Impact on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Iran War: The Impact on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

This event is part of the Center's urgent series offering different perspectives on the 2026 Iran War.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
<i>Tatami</i> Screening and Filmmaker Conversation

Tatami Screening and Filmmaker Conversation

Tatami is the first feature film co-directed by Iranian & Israeli filmmakers. A riveting tale of freedom vs. oppression set in a judo arena, Tatami is a powerful and gripping sports thriller.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
The 2025-26 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace

The 2025-26 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace

Ambassador Eric Garcetti, 26th United States Ambassador to India and 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles

Burkle Center for International Relations
Webinar: Hungary

Webinar: Hungary's Revolution by Election

A virtual conversation with Kim Scheppele on the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election and the significance of Péter Magyar's electoral victory over Viktor Orbán.

Center for European and Russian Studies
The Iran War: Consequences for Israel and the Region – An Interim Assessment

The Iran War: Consequences for Israel and the Region – An Interim Assessment

This event is part of the Center's urgent series offering different perspectives on the 2026 Iran War.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Pathways to WWIII with Stephen Kotkin

Pathways to WWIII with Stephen Kotkin

A talk by Stephen Kotkin, Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and John P. Birkelund '52 Professor Emeritus in History, on the origins of WWII and the pathway to WWIII.

Center for European and Russian Studies
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International Institute Commencement Ceremony 2026

Saturday, June 13, 2026
6:30 PM

Interdisciplinary artist and double Bruin alumna Gala Porras-Kim will be the featured commencement speaker. Read More

The Compilation and Publication of Ming Dynasty Local Gazetteers Viewed Through Their Material and Structural Elements

The Compilation and Publication of Ming Dynasty Local Gazetteers Viewed Through Their Material and Structural Elements

Monday, June 15, 2026
4:00 PM

This online lecture series brings together leading scholars from North America and China to explore... Read More


8th Annual Undergraduate Scholars Conference in Israel Studies (2026)

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
9:00 AM

The UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies will host its 8th annual Undergraduate Scholars... Read More