All Entries Tagged With: "Global Security Seminars"
March 15 – American Overreach? Evaluating US Middle East Policy with special attention to recent events in Egypt
Aslı Ü. Bâli, Acting Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law, explores why American policy in the Middle East designed to advance democracy tends to yield outcomes that frustrate the aspirations of local actors while undermining the values purportedly being promoted by the US.
February 8 – China in the 21st Century: Legacies of the Past and Prospects for the Future
When: Tuesday, February 8, 2011, 6:30 PM Where: UCLA Faculty Center Contact: RSVP to bennettramberg@aol.com by February 7, 11am with your selection of $33 dinner/$38 dinner with dessert. Please bring your check payable to “Michael Intriligator,” your UCLA host. Parking is available at Structure 2, near the Faculty Center, at the corner of Hilgard and [...]
January 13 – Preparing for the Possibility of a North Korean Collapse
North Korea’s escalating provocations reflect a level of instability in North Korea. This instability is exacerbated by the dynastic succession now apparently planned to Kim Jong-Il’s youngest son, Kim Jong-Un (27), who lacks the preparation his father had. While the North Korean regime may yet survive for a decade or more, it could also collapse in the coming years.
December 7 – THE WORLD IN 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization’s Northern Future
When: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 6:30 PM Where: UCLA Faculty Center Contact: RSVP to bennettramberg@aol.com by December 6, 11am with your selection of $33 dinner/$38 dinner with dessert. Please bring your check payable to “Michael Intriligator,” your UCLA host. Parking is available at Structure 2, near the Faculty Center, at the corner of Hilgard and [...]
November 9 Afghanistan: Should the United States Stay or Go?
When: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 6:30 PM Where: UCLA Faculty Center Contact: RSVP to bennettramberg@aol.com by November 8, 11am with your selection of $33 dinner/$38 dinner with dessert. Please bring your check payable to “Michael Intriligator,” your UCLA host. Parking is available at Structure 2, near the Faculty Center, at the corner of Hilgard and [...]
September 16 – Teach Peace to the Wrong Persons and Go to Jail
When: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 6:30 PM Where: UCLA Faculty Center Contact: RSVP to bennettramberg@aol.com by September 15, 11am with your selection of $33 dinner/$38 dinner with dessert. Please bring your check payable to “Michael Intriligator,” your UCLA host. Parking is available at Structure 2, near the Faculty Center, at the corner of Hilgard and [...]
July 29 – Trends in Turkish Foreign Policy
Bordering Syria, Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Georgia, Greece and Bulgaria, Turkey is a gateway between Europe and the Middle East. A NATO ally Turkey also has important ties with Iran. How Turkey balances its interests across this complex region will be the subject of Consul General Hakan Tekin’s presentation.
June 16 – Albert Carnesale, “Zero Nuclear Weapons: Good idea? Bad idea? So what?”
The Global Security Seminar is pleased to announce its June dinner meeting at the UCLA Faculty Center featuring UCLA Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Public Policy and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Albert Carnesale on prospects for a nuclear weapons free world.
May 20 – Erroll G. Southers – “Combating America’s Emerging Terrorist Threat”
Erroll G. Southers is a former Presidential nominee for Director of the Transportation Security Agency, Governor Schwarzenegger’s Deputy Director of the California Office of Homeland Security and FBI Special Agent. His presentation and discussion will illustrate our increasing understanding of the social networking aspects of terrorist planning and how to exploit opportunities for disruption.
February 18 – David Karl – “India: The Paradoxical Power”
The Global Security Seminar featuring a presentation by David Karl, President Asian Security Initiative on “India: The Paradoxical Power.” The emergence of China and India as important players on the global stage is altering international power dynamics and diminishing America’s relative global standing.
January 19 – Glen MacDonald – “Beyond Climategate: Greenhouse Gas Increases, Climate Change Evidence and the California Perspective”
UCLA’s Institute of the Environment Chair, Glen MacDonald, will explore what scientifically known and what is predicted regarding increases in greenhouse gases and associated climate change. Drought and impacted communities in Southern California will be discussed.
Dec. 8 – Mark A.R. Kleiman – “How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment”
We have too much crime and vastly too many people behind bars. Is it possible to have less of both? Doing things we already know how to do, we could have half as much crime and half as many people in prison in ten years from now as we have today.
Nov. 23 – Dr. Peter Katona – “Pandemic Swine Flu: Is the Response Justified?”
This is a most novel pandemic. How do we handle all this uncertainty when historical perspective is lacking? Join infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Katona for an informative discussion at the monthly meeting of the Global Security Seminar.
Oct. 22 – Mike Shuster – “Iran in Crisis” Global Security Seminar
Since June Iran has experienced a political crisis unlike anything it has gone through since the Islamic Revolution of 1978-79. Millions of people challenged the election results that handed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a second term. The very legitimacy of the Iranian government continues to face serious challenges. Then in September came news of the discovery of a secret uranium enrichment facility under construction, leading to a new set of foreign policy challenges for the Iranian regime. Mike Shuster was in Iran for the presidential election and its aftermath and he has covered the Iran nuclear issue for years.
Sept. 24 – Jeffrey Cole – “The Internet Revolution: National and Global Impacts” Global Security Seminar
Drawing on ten years of data and insights from a worldwide project in 30 countries, Jeffrey Cole, director of the Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School, will separate myth from reality as he describes how the Internet, mobile and broadband are changing the fabric of daily life in the US and globally. The presentation will examine the trends and developments that are likely to occur in the next two to three years.