Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
A webinar on the current state of the Iran war, its effects on regional and global security, and where it might go from here.
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“Red Alert" is a four-part scripted series depicting the harrowing true-life events of October 7, 2023 in Israel near the Gaza border.
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.
A webinar on efforts to address water shortages and climate change impacts in the Middle East.
The “Dreamer” narrative often portrays undocumented youth as academically successful and awaiting immigration reform, but this overlooks the diversity of their experiences and the challenges of adulthood. In this online UC Migration Series Book Talk, Sofya Aptekar and Amy Hsin discuss how undocumented young adults' opportunities and choices are shaped not only by legal status but also by race, gender, class, family resources, sexuality, education, and community.
Evan Gershkovich, foreign correspondent, The Wall Street Journal
A webinar on the potential outcomes of the October 2026 Israeli elections.
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.
Wednesday, October 21, 20264:00 PM
Indranil Chakravarty — a writer, filmmaker and academic based in India — will discuss his... Read More
Thursday, November 5, 20268:00 AM
The 2026 Giorgio Levi Della Vida conference and award ceremony honoring Professor Richard Eaton (University... Read More
Friday, October 23, 2026
The conference will take place Oct. 23-24 in Room 10383, Bunche Hall, UCLA. Read More
