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Zócalo Public Square
What Alliances Do We Need In Perilous Times?

Zócalo Public Square

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 102:12


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.

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Where the Conflict Between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran May Lead

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 26:45


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.

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Iran, Israel and A Perilous Moment in the Middle East

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 31:35


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.

The Foreign Affairs Interview
The Deepening Disconnect Over Gaza

The Foreign Affairs Interview

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 48:04


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. 

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
How the Israel-Gaza War May Ignite the Entire Middle East

Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 27:11


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.  

PBS NewsHour - Segments
Is Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia in America's best interest?

PBS NewsHour - Segments

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 8:11


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

PBS NewsHour - World
Is Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia in America's best interest?

PBS NewsHour - World

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 8:11


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

PBS NewsHour - Politics
Is Biden's visit to Saudi Arabia in America's best interest?

PBS NewsHour - Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 8:11


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

The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano
What's The Best Thing About The Pandemic | 4-14-21

The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 202:33


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.

Frank Morano
Gen. Wesley Clark | 4-14-21

Frank Morano

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 25:13


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.

Mottek On Money
Mottek On Money (May 25th, 2019)

Mottek On Money

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2019 26:11


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.

Zócalo Public Square
Is America Enabling Autocrats to Run the World?

Zócalo Public Square

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 59:50


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.

Inside the Hive with Nick Bilton
Are We Approaching the End of Days?

Inside the Hive with Nick Bilton

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2018 75:11


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

Podcasts from the UCLA Center for Middle East Development
Professor David Rapoport: Why Did the Islamic State Strike the Western World?

Podcasts from the UCLA Center for Middle East Development

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016


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.

Podcasts from the UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies
Imperial Gamble: Putin, Ukraine, and the New Cold War

Podcasts from the UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2016 82:31


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
U.S. - Arab Strategic Partnership in the Evolving Regional Security Landscape

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2015 53:53


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
U.S. - Arab Strategic Partnership in the Evolving Regional Security Landscape

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2015 53:53


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

Podcasts from the UCLA Center for Middle East Development
Dr. Abdullah Toukan: U.S. - Arab Strategic Partnership in the Evolving Regional Security Landscape

Podcasts from the UCLA Center for Middle East Development

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2015 53:52


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
2014 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture Featuring Ambassador Samantha Power

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2014 75:16


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
2014 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture Featuring Ambassador Samantha Power

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2014 75:16


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 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace with Ambassador Ryan Crocker: "The Arab Spring and US Interests"

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2013 58:50


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 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace with Ambassador Ryan Crocker: "The Arab Spring and US Interests"

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2013 58:50


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
Arnold C. Harberger Lecture on Economic Development with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University: "What Causes Economic Growth? Two Centuries of Global Evidence"

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2013 83:24


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
Arnold C. Harberger Lecture on Economic Development with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University: "What Causes Economic Growth? Two Centuries of Global Evidence"

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2013 83:24


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
Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture with Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2013 75:37


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
Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture with Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to President George W. Bush

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2013 75:37


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
Nixon in China Conference Opening Remarks and Keynote Address

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2012 87:38


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
Nixon in China Conference Opening Remarks and Keynote Address

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2012 87:38


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
Iran Conference Panel II: Prospects for Change Inside Iran

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2011 77:08


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
Iran Conference Panel III: Iran and the International Community

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2011 79:10


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
Iran Conference Panel IV: The US and Iran

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2011 89:18


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
Iran Conference Panel III: Iran and the International Community

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2011 79:10


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
Iran Conference Panel II: Prospects for Change Inside Iran

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2011 77:08


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
Iran Conference Opening Remarks and Panel I: Bringing States Back In

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2011 88:45


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
Iran Conference Opening Remarks and Panel I: Bringing States Back In

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2011 88:45


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
Iran Conference Panel IV: The US and Iran

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2011 89:18


The fourth and final panel at the 2011 Iran Conference, sponsored by the UCLA Burkle Center and the UCLA International Institute.

Zócalo Public Square
How America Ends Its Wars

Zócalo Public Square

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2010 77:19


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
Closing Remarks at China and the World Conference by Yan Yunxiang and Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.)

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2010 11:59


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
Closing Remarks at China and the World Conference by Yan Yunxiang and Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.)

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2010 11:59


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.

Zócalo Public Square
Peter Beinart, The Limits of American Power

Zócalo Public Square

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2010 68:18


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.

Zócalo Public Square
Isobel Coleman, How Women are Transforming the Middle East

Zócalo Public Square

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2010 59:09


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.

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Micheal Mann, Professor of Sociology at UCLA, and Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.), Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center.

Podcast for the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Micheal Mann, Professor of Sociology at UCLA, and Gen. Wesley K. Clark (ret.), Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center.