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    Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies

    Is the Islamic Republic of Iran on the Verge of Collapse? If So, What Next?

    On January 15, 2026, Senior Director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies' Iran Program, Behnam Ben Taleblu, discussed the growing protests in Iran against the current regime.

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    Center for European and Russian Studies

    On Strategists and Strategy: A Conversation with Sir Lawrence Freedman

    A moderated discussion with Lawrence Freedman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies King's College London, one of the world's foremost scholars of warfare.

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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

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Discussion with Amir Tibon on The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue

On November 19, 2025, the Center hosted an on-campus screening of "The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue," which was followed by a discussion with Amir Tibon, whose family's story of terror and rescue on October 7 is retold in the film.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
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Making Bribery Profitable Again? The Market Effects of Halting Extraterritorial Accountability for Overseas Bribery

Edmund Malesky, Professor of Political Economy at Duke University and Scientific Director of VinUniversity Green-X Research Center

Burkle Center for International Relations
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The 30th Anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin's Assassination, and the Reverberations Today

An online discussion with Itamar Rabinovich—former Israeli Ambassador to the United States and Yitzhak Rabin's biographer—about Rabin's life and legacy, and the impact that his tragic assassination left on the world.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
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Public Health Management and Mass Trauma Events: The Israeli Experience

On October 20, 2025, the Center was honored to host in person Brigadier General (ret.) Dr. Chezy Levy, the former Surgeon General of the Israel Defense Forces and former Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Health.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
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Prospects for Israeli-Palestinian Peace: Lessons from Oslo & Trump's 20-Point Plan

A discussion with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian National Authority Nasser Al-Kidwa about the prospects for peace today.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
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Art in Places of Worship in the Middle East and Southeast Asia

This K-12 teacher institute, featuring two art historians, provided educators with an opportunity to learn more about the cultures and histories of these two world regions through their religious spaces and places of worship.

Center for Near Eastern Studies
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The Iran–Israel War: What's Next?

A discussion on the recent Israel–Iran war, the ceasefire, and what the events over the last few weeks mean for the region's future.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
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International Institute Commencement Ceremony 2025

Global health researcher and advocate Dr. Felicia Maire Knaul will be the featured commencement speaker.

UCLA International Institute
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Trump 2.0 & US–Middle East Relations: New Deals and Shifting Alliances

This online discussion about rapidly shifting US–Middle East relations was hosted on June 10th, 2025.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
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The 2024-25 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace: "The Small States Club: How Small Smart States Can Save the World"

H.E. Armen Sarkissian, Former President of the Republic of Armenia

Burkle Center for International Relations
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Judicial Territory: Law, Capital and the Expansion of American Empire

Shaina Potts, Associate Professor, Geography and Global Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

Burkle Center for International Relations
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Iran and the Axis of Resistance since Oct 7th

On May 29th, Dr. Raz Zimmt and Dr. Dalia Dassa Kaye discussed how Iran seeks to reassess its approach to its regional partners and proxies—specifically Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Assad regime in Syria—after having been significantly weakened over the last two years.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
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Youth, Social Media, and Iran-Israel Relations: Digital Bridges and Cyber Battlegrounds

Can social media truly serve as a bridge between these historical rivals, or is it just another battlefield in a shadow war fought through screens? Dr. Liora Hendelman-Baavur's talk considers how digital platforms both foster connections and amplify divides, contributing to a complex new dimension of relations between the two nations.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
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Words of War: Negotiation as a Tool of Conflict

Eric Min, Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles

Burkle Center for International Relations
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Spirituality, Political Religion and Lived Experience in Iran

In this panel, Leyla Hajimehditajer (Independent Scholar), Maryam Heydarkhani (Barakat Postdoctoral Scholar, Khalili Research Centre, University of Oxford), and Zahra Khoshk Jan (Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Sociology, University of Chicago) discuss literature, architecture, and religion and politics in Iran. The webinar took place on May 07, 2025.

Center for Near Eastern Studies
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Panel on Afghan Refugees in Iran

Monday, January 12, 2026
11:00 AM

Co-organized by UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies and UCLA Iranian Studies. Read More

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[Book Talk] Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in the Philippines and South Korea

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
5:00 PM

In this book talk, Suzy Lee (Binghamton University) traces the history of labor export programs... Read More