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    The U.S.-Israel Relationship in the Wake of Two Elections

    A webinar analyzing the future of U.S.-Israel relations.

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    The 2026 Israeli Elections: Public Opinion, Key Drivers, and Future Trajectories

    A webinar on the outcomes of the 2026 Israeli elections and how key events in the period leading up to Election Day influenced voter behavior and overall results.

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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

Weaponized Uncertainty: Deepfakes, Democratic Resilience and the Scandinavian Test Case

Weaponized Uncertainty: Deepfakes, Democratic Resilience and the Scandinavian Test Case

The Deepfake Democracy Project is an interdisciplinary Vertically Integrated (VIP) Project founded at Malmö University's Sustainable Digitalisation Research Centre, investigating how AI-generated synthetic media including deepfakes and AI nudification threatens democratic resilience, with particular attention to European contexts.

Center for European and Russian Studies
South Africa

South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel at the International Court of Justice

A webinar analyzing the merits of South Africa's genocide allegations against Israel from a scholarly perspective.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
The Making of an American Islamicist: The Early Career of Richard M. Eaton

The Making of an American Islamicist: The Early Career of Richard M. Eaton

To celebrate the 2026 Levi Della Vida conference and award, Nile Green (UCLA History) interviewed the 2026 awardee, Richard M. Eaton, for his podcast Akbar's Chamber - Experts Talk Islam.

Center for Near Eastern Studies
The 70th Anniversary of the Sinai Campaign

The 70th Anniversary of the Sinai Campaign

A webinar discussing the historical and contemporary significance of the 1956 Sinai Campaign.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
The Current State of the Iran War

The Current State of the Iran War

A webinar on the current state of the Iran war, its effects on regional and global security, and where it might go from here.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
"Red Alert" Post-Screening Discussion with Producer Lawrence Bender

"Red Alert" Post-Screening Discussion with Producer Lawrence Bender

“Red Alert" is a four-part scripted series depicting the harrowing true-life events of October 7, 2023 in Israel near the Gaza border.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Environmental Diplomacy: A Key to Middle East Peace

Environmental Diplomacy: A Key to Middle East Peace

A webinar on efforts to address water shortages and climate change impacts in the Middle East.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Beyond dreamers: Transitions to adulthood in an uncertain age

Beyond dreamers: Transitions to adulthood in an uncertain age

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.

Center for Study of International Migration
The 2026-27 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture

The 2026-27 Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture

Evan Gershkovich, foreign correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

Burkle Center for International Relations
The October 2026 Israeli Elections: Is a New Government Possible?

The October 2026 Israeli Elections: Is a New Government Possible?

A webinar on the potential outcomes of the October 2026 Israeli elections.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Technology-Based Transformation of Greater Asia in the Age of Agentic AI: Implications Regionally and Globally

Technology-Based Transformation of Greater Asia in the Age of Agentic AI: Implications Regionally and Globally

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.

Asia Pacific Center
Israel in a Post-October 7 World: The Path to Peace and a Secure Middle East

Israel in a Post-October 7 World: The Path to Peace and a Secure Middle East

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.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Arms Exports from Israel: Legal and Human Rights Considerations

Arms Exports from Israel: Legal and Human Rights Considerations

This program is part of the Center's series Key Legal Issues in Israel.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
Retaining Jews after Morocco

Retaining Jews after Morocco's Independence: Secularism as the Path Untaken

In this Averroes lecture, Brahim El Guabli examines the relationship between secularism and Moroccan Jewry in post-colonial Morocco.

Center for Near Eastern Studies
Equality and Exclusion: Israel

Equality and Exclusion: Israel's Constitutional Order and Its Palestinian-Arab Minority (1948–2025)

This program is part of the Center's series Key Legal Issues in Israel.

Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israel Studies
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Studying Immigration Courts in Hostile Times

Tuesday, November 10, 2026
1:30 PM

A two-part conversation on how to study U.S. immigration courts through data, ethnography, and advocacy.... Read More


Marxism, Socialism and Sikhi: Shared and Contested Histories and Perspectives

Tuesday, November 10, 2026
3:00 PM

Pritam Singh, professor emeritus at Oxford Brookes Business School, will speak on the interaction of... Read More


International Education Week (IEW) 2026

Monday, November 16, 2026


Participate in a campuswide commemoration of international education and exchange
November 16–20.
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