About the Burkle Center

Director and Staff

Kal Raustiala
Director

Alexandra Lieben
Deputy Director

Margaret Peters
Associate Director

Samantha Sorin
Program Manager

Fellows

Haroon Azar
Senior Fellow

Tony Camerino
Fellow

Jerrold Green
Senior Fellow

Dalia Dassa Kaye
Senior Fellow and Director, Initiative for Regional Security Architectures

Benjamin Radd
Senior Fellow

Faculty Advisory Board

Etel Solingen
Tierney Chair in Peace and Conflict Studies; Chair of Burkle Center Faculty Advisory Board

John Agnew
Distinguished Professor

Kimberly Clausing
Eric M. Zolt Chair in Tax Law and Policy

Sebastián Edwards
Professor of Global Economics and Management, Henry Ford II Chair in International Management

Eric Min
Assistant Professor

Arthur Stein
Professor

Alex L. Wang
Professor; Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in U.S.-China Relations and Communications; Co-Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

2024-25 Interns

Mariam Ally
Undergraduate Intern

Narod Arisian
Undergraduate Intern

Reina Cooper
Undergraduate Intern

Isabelle Germain
Undergraduate Intern

Ashley Hiti
Undergraduate Intern

Julianne Khoury
Undergraduate Intern

The Generation Editorial Team

Grace Funk
Editor-In-Chief

Madeline Abellera
Staff Writer

Zach Apt
Staff Writer

Clarissa Damesyn
Staff Writer

Charlie Donlan
Staff Writer

Lucine Ezkian
Staff Writer

Jade Faircloth
Staff Writer

Seamus Kim
Staff Writer

Chaitanya Kishore
Staff Writer

Joey Sinigiani
Staff Writer

Tracy Tawil
Staff Writer

Our Mission

The Burkle Center fosters research on and promotes discussion of international relations, U.S. foreign policy, and complex issues of global cooperation and conflict. We bring the brightest minds in these fields to UCLA and encourage faculty and students to explore and shape debate.

History and Activities

Created in 1979, the Center sponsors conferences, lectures, and other events that bring world leaders and internationally renowned scholars to UCLA and to the Los Angeles community; runs the Burkle Global Impact Initiative, a program designed to activate the entertainment industry to engage more deeply and effectively with global policy, humanitarian, and advocacy issues; funds research and courses on international affairs; hosts Senior Fellows, sponsors a renowned and highly competitive internship program; administers fellowships and scholarships; and provides podcasts and videos of Burkle Center events that raise awareness and shape debate about important issues in international relations.