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Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
A webinar on the potential outcomes of the October 2026 Israeli elections.
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.
The Greater Asia region is emerging as a global leader in the transition from a “digital first” to an “AI-first” future for consumers, enterprises and society. The Center for Global Management's latest tech-focused global immersion course, led by Professor Terry Kramer, included travel to Shenzhen and Singapore — two of the world's most dynamic innovation hubs. The course examined how technology is transforming society, enterprises, and consumers, with a particular focus on AI and agentic AI.
Join us at UCLA on June 8th, 2026, for the Younes Nazarian Memorial Lecture, presented by Dr. Ephraim Sneh, Israeli statesman, physician, and retired Brigadier General of the Israel Defense Forces.
This program is part of the Center's series Key Legal Issues in Israel.
In this Averroes lecture, Brahim El Guabli examines the relationship between secularism and Moroccan Jewry in post-colonial Morocco.
A talk by journalist James Verini on the single worst act of mass civilian killing of the war.
Dr. Richard Downie, Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies at the Pacific Council on International Policy; Kristin Ghazarians, Associate Director of the Human Rights Watch Student Task Force; Jim Newton, veteran journalist, author and teacher
In this lecture, Sinisa Malesevic (University College, Dublin) challenges the conventional view of the Balkans as a region historically defined by excessive nationalism and persistent warfare. Instead, he argues that the region's trajectory has been shaped more by the relative absence of sustained inter-state conflict and fully developed nationalist ideologies.
In this lecture, Jacob Daniels (University of Texas at Austin) explored how one of the world's largest Sephardi communities dealt with the encroachment of modern borders. Rather than tracing a linear path "from empire to nation-state," the Jews of Edirne zigzagged between the Ottoman Empire and three nation-states—without moving a mile.
A webinar on the state of Israel's economy post-October 7th.
Shani Avni, the Ismar David Visiting Assistant Curator at the RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection, discusses Ismar David's foundational work for the state of Israel and his seminal typeface.
This is the first webinar in the Center's series "Key Legal Issues in Israel." Join us for a webinar with Professor Yishai Blank, the Dean of Tel Aviv University Law School, who will address religious, national and cultural tensions in Israel, the way local governments are managing these tensions, and how local governments can mitigate them.
This event is part of the Center's urgent series offering different perspectives on the 2026 Iran War.
Tatami is the first feature film co-directed by Iranian & Israeli filmmakers. A riveting tale of freedom vs. oppression set in a judo arena, Tatami is a powerful and gripping sports thriller.
Tuesday, October 6, 20266:00 PM
An in-person screening of Episode 1 of “Red Alert," a four-part scripted series depicting the... Read More
Sunday, October 11, 20262:00 PM
A hybrid lecture by Dr. Edita Gzoyan, lecturer at the American University of Armenia and... Read More
Tuesday, October 13, 20261:00 PM
Book talk with Hong Kong writer Gigi Leung Lee-Chi. Read More
