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Law students shoulder a heavy responsibility as they work for months to prepare a man from Africa for his one chance at being granted asylum.

Russia's president took a big risk when he annexed Crimea and backed Ukraine separatists, writes Daniel Treisman, UCLA political science professor.

The UCLA Burkle Global Impact Initiative assisted in recruiting a diverse roster of film and music stars to appear in a new video for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

With the world's attention focused on Brazil and its social problems, Gary Rhodes, a UCLA expert on global education, calls for using the World Cup games to build international understanding.

As the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's demise approaches, UCLA political scientist Daniel Treisman evaluates how former Soviet bloc countries have fared in post-communism Eastern Europe.

The new Film Independent Humanitarian Award recognizes an individual in the world of film and TV whose work has demonstrated a deep commitment to humanitarian causes. Turner will receive the award June 12.

UCLA archaeologist Giorgio Buccellati, who has been working on excavating an ancient city in Syria for almost two decades, is working remotely with a team of villagers in the region to protect the site from being destroyed in the ongoing civil war.

UCLA information studies professor Michelle Caswell’s new book examines the ethical questions of archiving and displaying documentation of human rights violations and atrocities.

The launch of the UCLA Center for World Health featured experts discussing "grand convergence," the concept that, with the right investments, people in rich and poor countries can enjoy long lives by the next generation.

The former secretary of state offered her observations about the turmoil in Ukraine and offered advice to UCLA students about how they could help reinvent the U.S. economy for the 21st century.

"Much of the world’s sorrow can be traced to cycles of retribution, where one group seeks revenge for real or imagined wrongs done by another," Power said.

Hollywood got a helping hand from an unexpected partner at UCLA that’s not usually listed in the rolling credits of a TV series.

In 2013, people with unique experience and expertise in world affairs on many levels came from every corner of the globe to participate in events at the UCLA International Institute and its affiliated centers. 

An exhibit currently on view through Dec. 14 at UCLA Hillel tells the story of more than 20,000 Jewish men, women, and children who were shielded from persecution and death in the Holocaust by living in a "Designated Area for Stateless Refugees," a...

Can music create a connection that years of politics and diplomacy have failed to build? Faculty and students at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music think that music can build such a bridge.

In his new book, Berend analyzes the economic and social causes of the European recession of 2008-12 and says flaws in the EU should have been a clear warning of impending economic troubles.

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