Burkle Center for International Relations
Edward Fishman, Sr. Research Scholar, Center Global Energy Policy & Adj Professor, SIPA, Columbia University
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Center for Near Eastern Studies
This lecture explores the shared passion for acquiring and disseminating Arabo-Islamic knowledge that connected a Muslim and a Jew in the first half of the twentieth century.
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.
Simon Johnson, 2024 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics & Professor at MIT Sloan
Haviv Rettig Gur, Journalist and Senior Analyst at The Times of Israel
Award-winning journalist and Emmy-nominated producer Yardena Schwartz discusses her new book Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre in Palestine That Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict.
On March 3rd, journalist, radio broadcaster, and former Chairperson of the Journalists' Association in Israel, Nurit Canetti, discussed the challenges facing Israeli journalism and the fight for its survival in light of what appears to be a coordinated effort by the government to severely harm the free press.
Dr. Yehonatan Abramson discusses his and Dr. Anil Menon's research into whether foreign criticism during war affects public support for change in war-related policies.
Mark Blyth, William R. Rhodes '57 Prof International Economics & Acting Director, Climate Solutions Lab
Rami Hod, the Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation Distinguished Fellow at the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center, analyzes the current challenges facing Israel's democracy, including the critical role of education in shaping democratic values.
In this talk, Anthony Spires (The University of Melbourne) presents on the unstable relationship between Global Civil Society (GCS) and China, analyzing the normative impacts GCS has had on China in recent decades and the possibilities created by Beijing's new “going out” policies for Chinese civil society groups.
This event is the first in a series organized in coordination with the Tel Aviv University's Alliance Center for Iranian Studies (TAU) on the relationship between Israel and Iran.
Fiona Cunningham, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania
What prospect, if any, is there for peace between Israel and the Palestinians? In this lecture at UCLA, veteran Israeli politician and peace negotiator Dr. Yossi Beilin discussed whether a peaceful resolution to the century-old conflict is possible in the near future, especially after the horrific Hamas-led attack on October 7 and the ensuing war in Gaza.
Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye, Burkle Center Senior Fellow and Prof. Dov Waxman, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Chair of Israel Studies and Professor of Political Science, UCLA
This event is the first in a series of lectures on music in Israel. On January 30th, Dr. Naomi Cohn Zentner, Assistant Professor at Bar Ilan University's Music Department, discussed the important role music has played in Israeli society after October 7th.
In this webinar, Omar Lamghibchi examines the complex dynamics of Jewish-Muslim relations in Tétouan, Morocco, often referred to by Jews as "the small Jerusalem," from the late 15th century to the mid-20th century.
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