Just hours after the redacted Mueller Report's release, CMED Senior Fellow Steve Zipperstein offers his analysis. Zipperstein has worked with both Bill Barr and Robert Mueller throughout his law career.

Representatives from the German think tank Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) provide insights on the their work in the Middle East.

Dr. Bordenkircher argues that the politics of many countries in the Middle East are beginning to resemble Lebanese politics. He discusses the Lebanese political phenomenon, and applies it to Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and Libya.

Professor emerita Galia Golan discusses how we got to the two-state solution – the factors that impeded progress and those that facilitated it at various points.

UCLA Professor Emeritus, David Rapoport examines the underlying motives of the Islamic State, the challenges it faces, and its attempt to rope the West into the chaos. Co-sponsored by UCLA CMED and the UCLA Burkle Center.

A lecture by Dr. Abdullah Toukan, president and CEO of the Strategic Risk Assessment Center in Dubai. Co-sponsored by UCLA CMED and the UCLA Burkle Center.

A discussion of current topics in Middle East research with former students of Professor Leonard Binder.

Students, both former and present, pay tribute to Professor Leonard Binder.

Dr. Keith Watenpaugh, Dr. Fred Lawson, and Dr Necla Tschirg, former students of Malcolm H. Kerr commemorate his legacy on the 30th anniversary of his death.

Amb. Thomas Pickering in discussion with Joseph Cirincione, moderated by Mike Shuster, on the debate around Iran’s nuclear program.