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    Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies

    The Iran War: The Impact on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    This event is part of the Center's urgent series offering different perspectives on the 2026 Iran War.

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    Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies

    Tatami Screening and Filmmaker Conversation

    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.

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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

The 2025-26 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace

The 2025-26 Bernard Brodie Distinguished Lecture on the Conditions of Peace

Ambassador Eric Garcetti, 26th United States Ambassador to India and 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles

Burkle Center for International Relations
Webinar: Hungary

Webinar: Hungary's Revolution by Election

A virtual conversation with Kim Scheppele on the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election and the significance of Péter Magyar's electoral victory over Viktor Orbán.

Center for European and Russian Studies
The Iran War: Consequences for Israel and the Region – An Interim Assessment

The Iran War: Consequences for Israel and the Region – An Interim Assessment

This event is part of the Center's urgent series offering different perspectives on the 2026 Iran War.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Pathways to WWIII with Stephen Kotkin

Pathways to WWIII with Stephen Kotkin

A talk by Stephen Kotkin, Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and John P. Birkelund '52 Professor Emeritus in History, on the origins of WWII and the pathway to WWIII.

Center for European and Russian Studies
The Iran War: A Regional and Global Strategic Appraisal

The Iran War: A Regional and Global Strategic Appraisal

The 5th event in the Center's urgent series offering different perspectives on the 2026 Iran War.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
The Iran War: The View from the United States

The Iran War: The View from the United States

The fourth event in the Center's urgent series offering different perspectives on the 2026 Iran War.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
The Iran War: The View from the Arab World

The Iran War: The View from the Arab World

The third event in the Center's urgent series offering different perspectives on the 2026 Iran War.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
The Iran War: The View from Israel

The Iran War: The View from Israel

The second event in the Center's urgent series offering different perspectives on the 2026 Iran War.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
The Iran War: An Urgent Update

The Iran War: An Urgent Update

The first event in the Center's urgent series offering different perspectives on the 2026 Iran War.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
God

God's Law, Man's Rule: Debating Women's Right to Health from Sacred Texts to the Taliban

In this virtual talk, Lutforahman Saeed (Visiting Scholar and Islamic Law Lecturer, Birgham Young University Law School, Provo) discussed women's right to healthcare in Islamic law, outlining its foundations in the Qur'an, the Prophet's Sunnah, and the core objectives of Sharia, and examining how these principles compare with the Taliban's restrictive policies on women's access to medical education and healthcare services.

Center for Near Eastern Studies
From Crisis to Opportunity: Navigating Israel

From Crisis to Opportunity: Navigating Israel's Future in a Rapidly Realigning Middle East

On February 25 at UCLA, Ambassador Ronen Hoffman—scholar, former diplomat, and peace negotiator—presented the Center's Harry C. Sigman Distinguished Lecture on future trajectories for Israel and the Middle East in the post-October 7 era.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Supporting Democracy, Coexistence, and Cultural Identity in Israeli Education: Community–Research Partnerships in Jewish and Arab-Palestinian Schools

Supporting Democracy, Coexistence, and Cultural Identity in Israeli Education: Community–Research Partnerships in Jewish and Arab-Palestinian Schools

A conversation on how international community-research partnerships in education can make a difference in regions of conflict.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Averroes and Maimonides: Translating Religious Motives into Philosophy

Averroes and Maimonides: Translating Religious Motives into Philosophy

In this lecture, Ali Benmakhlouf shows that the common concern of these two 12th century philosophers - Averroes and Maimonides, was to translate religious motifs into philosophical arguments.

Center for Near Eastern Studies
Israel

Israel's Haredim: “Israelization” and the Ultra-Orthodox Community's Place in Israeli Society

This is the first event in the Center's new series "Religion in Israeli Society."

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
The 2025-26 Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture on Economic Development

The 2025-26 Arnold C. Harberger Distinguished Lecture on Economic Development

Kenneth Rogoff, Maurits C. Boas Professor at Harvard University and former chief economist, IMF

Burkle Center for International Relations
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Ojalá Supieras (I Wish You Knew)

Tuesday, May 5, 2026
5:30 PM

A film screening organized by UCLA Library. Read More


Release of the 2026 Berggruen Governance Index

Wednesday, May 6, 2026
11:30 AM

Join us for the release of the 2026 Berggruen Governance Index at UCLA. Read More


“Undoing Nothing: Waiting for Asylum, Struggling for Relevance”

Friday, May 22, 2026
12:00 PM

Paolo Boccagni will discuss his book, "Undoing Nothing" (UC Press, 2025), which recounts the untold... Read More