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Live from the Arizona State University California Center Broadway in Los Angeles, CA: As coalitions, partnerships, and allegiances shift and emerge, Zócalo and an alliance of partners convene two back-to-back panels to discuss how we might best ally to survive this moment in history. The first panel explores how alliances are rebuilding Los Angeles in the wake of January's fires, and features Altadena business owner Nadeerah Faquir, Center for Cultural Innovation president and CEO Angie Kim, climate action strategist Nina Knierim, and California Community Foundation president and CEO Miguel Santana, moderated by Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano. The second panel explores state, national, and global governance as a new U.S. administration takes power, featuring American diplomat Nina Hachigian, immigrant rights advocate Angelica Salas, and global democracy expert Laura Thornton, moderated by Zócalo columnist and Democracy Local founder Joe Mathews. This program was co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, ASU Mechanics of Democracy Lab, UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, California Humanities, Los Angeles Local News Initiative, LA2050, KCRW, and Los Angeles Times.
When I spoke to Dalia Dassa Kaye back in early November 2023, she more or less predicted the escalatory cycle that is currently unfolding between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran. In our conversation nearly a year ago, she explained the dynamics that might lead a contained conflict in Gaza to a wider war between Israel and Iran, which could potentially drag in the United States. Events over the last several weeks are unfolding in ways that she predicted. So, I wanted to have her back on the show today to explain why the logic of escalation has taken hold and where this conflict might head next. Dalia Dassa Kaye is a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations. She also has a brand-new piece in Foreign Affairs that covers some of the same ground we discuss today.
On April 1st, Israel launched airstrikes on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus, killing seven Iranian officials, including a very senior general. Iran responded with a massive drone attack on Israel, marking the first time that Iran directly attacked Israeli soil. All this is happening, of course, in the context of the conflict in Gaza. My interview guest Dalia Dassa Kaye is a Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and a Fulbright Schuman Visiting Scholar at Lund University. She has done extensive research and writing on the mechanics of armed conflict escalation in the Middle East, which we discuss in the context of this current crisis. We kick off discussing the recent series of events since April before having a broad conversation about the dynamics of escalation between Israel and Iran. This includes the potential that the United States becomes more deeply dragged into this conflict in the Middle East.
Four months after Hamas's October 7 attack, the war in Gaza continues with little reason to think that Israel is particularly close to achieving its declared goals. Meanwhile, the Middle East is on the precipice of a full-scale regional war—and it may be that that war has already begun. Dahlia Scheindlin is a pollster, a policy fellow at Century International, and a columnist at Haaretz. She is the author of the new book, The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel. Dalia Dassa Kaye is a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and a Fulbright Schuman Visiting Scholar at Lund University. We discuss the domestic political landscape inside Israel, the risks of further escalation in the region, and whether there is a better path forward. You can find transcripts and more episodes of The Foreign Affairs Interview at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/podcasts/foreign-affairs-interview.
The conflict in Israel and Gaza is escalating, but it has so far not spread in any major way across the region. But so long as the conflict persists, it could just be a matter of time until other fronts of this war open up. Middle East scholar Dalia Dassa Kaye explains how the Gaza war may ignite the entire middle east. She is a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations and a Fulbright Schuman visiting scholar at the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University. We spoke on Tuesday, October 31 about a why a wider regional war is very much in the realm of possibility.
To further examine President Biden's trip to the Middle East and whether it's in America's interests for him to go to Saudi Arabia, we get two views. James Jeffrey, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Turkey who is now at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Dalia Dassa Kaye, a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center on International Relations, join Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
To further examine President Biden's trip to the Middle East and whether it's in America's interests for him to go to Saudi Arabia, we get two views. James Jeffrey, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Turkey who is now at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Dalia Dassa Kaye, a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center on International Relations, join Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
To further examine President Biden's trip to the Middle East and whether it's in America's interests for him to go to Saudi Arabia, we get two views. James Jeffrey, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Turkey who is now at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Dalia Dassa Kaye, a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center on International Relations, join Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Tonight's guest is Gen. Wesley Clark, retired 4 star General, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, Speaks about how to combat authoritarianism.
Gen. Wesley Clark, retired 4 star General, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and a senior fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations. Speaks about how to combat authoritarianism.
Another volatile week in the financial markets on escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China. The Dow extends its weekly losing streak to 5, the longest in 8 years. A rally on Friday ahead of the three day Memorial Day Holiday weekend eases some of the week's losses. Analysis from Art Hogan, Chief Market Strategist, National Securities. Student loan debt hits another record high. Washington considers new ideas to ease student debt and promote savings. A new wealth survey finds how much money Angelino's need to have to be considered "wealthy." Retired four-star U.S. Army General Wesley Clark, former NATO Allied Supreme Commander, CEO, Wesley Clark and Associates, and Senior Fellow, UCLA Burkle Center; discusses the impact of US China tensions, sabre rattling in the Middle East and his thoughts on Memorial Day weekend 2019. Support the show.
A Saudi journalist living in the United States is murdered by agents of a government to which America provides arms. President Trump openly favors autocratic rulers from Russia to Hungary to the Philippines, and even expresses “love” for North Korea’s dictator. What does it mean when the president of the United States, a country long cast as a defender of freedom, sides with repressive regimes and even withdraws from democratic alliances? Is American financial and rhetorical support for autocrats really responsible for the decline of liberal democracy, or are other factors driving the rise of authoritarianism globally? And what specific U.S. actions strengthen authoritarians around the world—and which policies and institutions might frustrate or weaken them? Director of the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations Kal Raustiala, Washington Post Global Opinions editor Karen Attiah, and UCLA political scientist Richard D. Anderson visited Zócalo to examine how America’s turn away from promoting democracy abroad influences governments around the world. The event, moderated by Carol Giacomo, editorial board member of The New York Times, took place at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles.
Terrified by Trump's latest nuclear tweet? Worried that Kim Jung-Un might fall asleep on his little button and blow us all up? This podcast will probably terrify you even more. Kal Raustiala, Director of the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, and an expert on foreign affairs and international law, joins me this week to explain how close we are to global annihilation, why artificial intelligence could prove to be more dangerous than a global thermonuclear war, and why California should just call it quits and secede from the union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
UCLA Professor Emeritus, David Rapoport examines the underlying motives of the Islamic State, the challenges it faces, and its attempt to rope the West into the chaos. Co-sponsored by UCLA CMED and the UCLA Burkle Center.
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A book talk with Marvin Kalb, nonresident senior fellow with the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, and senior advisor at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Discussant: Mike Shuster, Senior Fellow, UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
A lecture by Dr. Abdullah Toukan, president and CEO of the Strategic Risk Assessment Center in Dubai. Co-sponsored by UCLA CMED and the UCLA Burkle Center
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
A lecture by Dr. Abdullah Toukan, president and CEO of the Strategic Risk Assessment Center in Dubai. Co-sponsored by UCLA CMED and the UCLA Burkle Center
A lecture by Dr. Abdullah Toukan, president and CEO of the Strategic Risk Assessment Center in Dubai. Co-sponsored by UCLA CMED and the UCLA Burkle Center.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The UCLA Burkle Center sponsored the 2015 International Career Panel to provide students insight into various fields and professions in the international arena and guidance on how to best prepare for international careers. The panel hosted Keely Badger, G
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The UCLA Burkle Center sponsored the 2015 International Career Panel to provide students insight into various fields and professions in the international arena and guidance on how to best prepare for international careers. The panel hosted Keely Badger, G
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, the Daniel Pearl Foundation and the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA proudly present the 2013-14 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture featuring Amb. Samantha Power.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, the Daniel Pearl Foundation and the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA proudly present the 2013-14 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture featuring Amb. Samantha Power.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations proudly presents the 2012-13 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace featuring Ambassador Ryan Crocker. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Program on Central Asia, the UCLA Cen
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations proudly presents the 2012-13 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace featuring Ambassador Ryan Crocker. This event is co-sponsored by the UCLA Program on Central Asia, the UCLA Cen
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations proudly presents the 2012-13 Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture on Economic Development featuring Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute and Professor of Sustainable Development, and of Hea
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations proudly presents the 2012-13 Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture on Economic Development featuring Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute and Professor of Sustainable Development, and of Hea
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, the Daniel Pearl Foundation and the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA proudly present the 2012-13 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture featuring Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of Stat
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, the Daniel Pearl Foundation and the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA proudly present the 2012-13 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture featuring Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of Stat
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The International Online Piracy panel featured panelists Noam Dromi, Dr. John Richardson Jr., Nat Segaloff and Danielle Van Lier. This event was co-sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, The Generation and the Undergraduate Inter
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The International Online Piracy panel featured panelists Noam Dromi, Dr. John Richardson Jr., Nat Segaloff and Danielle Van Lier. This event was co-sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, The Generation and the Undergraduate Inter
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
Panel II at the Nixon in China: A Legacy Revisited conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center, the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, and the UCLA Confucius Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The opening remarks and the keynote address at the Nixon in China: A Legacy Revisited conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center, the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, and the UCLA Confucius Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
Panel I at the Nixon in China: A Legacy Revisited conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center, the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, and the UCLA Confucius Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
Panel II at the Nixon in China: A Legacy Revisited conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center, the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, and the UCLA Confucius Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
Panel I at the Nixon in China: A Legacy Revisited conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center, the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, and the UCLA Confucius Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The opening remarks and the keynote address at the Nixon in China: A Legacy Revisited conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center, the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, and the UCLA Confucius Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The second panel at the 2011 Iran Conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the UCLA International Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The third panel at the 2011 Iran Conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the UCLA International Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The fourth and final panel at the 2011 Iran Conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the UCLA International Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The third panel at the 2011 Iran Conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the UCLA International Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The second panel at the 2011 Iran Conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the UCLA International Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The opening remarks and the first panel at the 2011 Iran Conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the UCLA International Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The opening remarks and the first panel at the 2011 Iran Conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the UCLA International Institute.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
The fourth and final panel at the 2011 Iran Conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the UCLA International Institute.
When George W. Bush declared the Iraq War finished in May 2003, it was far from over. Over the next several years, terrorism and sectarian conflict continued and American troop levels increased. Now, after Barack Obama’s own speech declaring the combat mission complete, conflict wears on. As the U.S. turns its forces toward Afghanistan, how can America learn to bring conflicts to an end? Driven by ideology or constrained by domestic politics, presidential administrations throughout the 20th century have botched postwar planning, and successive leaders have failed to learn from the past. In an event co-presented with the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, Gideon Rose, editor of Foreign Affairs and author of How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle, visits Zócalo to chat with Burkle Center director Kal Raustiala and explain how to conclusively and effectively end our wars.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
Yan Yunxiang is co-director of the Center for Chinese Studies and Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.) is a senior fellow with the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations.
Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations
Yan Yunxiang is co-director of the Center for Chinese Studies and Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.) is a senior fellow with the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations.
Iraq isn’t the first war that began with an overestimation of American power. Woodrow Wilson and the pro-war progressives believed World War I would transform the world. Lyndon Johnson and the Camelot intellectuals thought America could stop any communist movement from taking power anywhere on earth. George W. Bush and the neoconservatives imagined they could usher in their very own 1989 in the Middle East. Why does success produce hubris, and can tragedy produce wisdom? In an event sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center, journalist Peter Beinart, author of The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris, visited Zócalo to chat with The Atlantic's Ben Schwarz about why it’s so difficult — and so crucial — to acknowledge the limits of American power.
To the Western world, women’s rights and political Islam can appear incompatible. Deeply ingrained social norms and particular interpretations of Islamic law leave women in most Middle Eastern countries without legal protection from domestic violence or spousal rape. Women generally have fewer rights than men when it comes to education, work, divorce, and daily life — from dress to driving to being alone outside the home. But a budding grassroots reform movement has seen women begin to demand their rights within an Islamic framework, rather than against it. In the last two decades, more women have begun pursuing education — including college, advanced degrees and even religious education — and participating in politics, business, and the media. Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Isobel Coleman, author of Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Women are Transforming the Middle East, visited Zócalo in an event co-sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations to discuss Islamic feminism, the women behind the movement, and why their success is crucial to fighting extremism and creating progress and stability in the Islamic world.
Micheal Mann, Professor of Sociology at UCLA, and Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.), Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center.
Micheal Mann, Professor of Sociology at UCLA, and Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.), Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center.