The Generation is the UCLA Burkle Center's foreign affairs magazine featuring students’ perspectives on international politics and global current events.
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When prompted with the question of where atrocities are occurring in the modern day, we commonly point to regions in the Global South, namely ongoing genocide in East Turkistan or Myanmar. However,…
Check out Elizabeth Onibokun's compelling article regarding Chinese Neo-colonialism in Jamaica
Introduction China’s rising influence around the world has been a subject of concern, particularly for the United States, who continue to fear China’s spreading power over different regions around …
The Biden Administration's recognition of the Armenian Genocide has striking complications for future US-Turkey relations. Check out Andreas Papoutsis' article.
Fourteen American presidents have come and gone since the term “genocide” was coined in 1944, nearly 30 years after the Ottoman Empire committed unfathomable atrocities against ethnic Armenians dur…
It's not too late to sign up for this week's event on Human Trafficking in South Asia! Link below
The Generation, UCLA's foreign affairs magazine, is now accepting applications for staff writers for the 2021-2022 school year! We are looking for a few undergraduate students with an interest in international relations to join our team.
As a part of our team you will have the opportunity to write original articles, or create multimedia content about contemporary foreign affairs. Our writer's work is published on our website, as well as in our quarterly print edition. Writers for The Generation also have the option to take part in interviews of esteemed guests of the Burkle Center (previous guests include Bob Woodward, Paul Romer, and many, many others). Interested students should contact us at [email protected].
Please visit our website for more details, and don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!
"In the past two decades China has invested unmatched resources into the African continent, exploiting underutilized opportunities and markets."
"As of December 2020, eighteen African countries are at risk for high debt distress, a figure that has doubled since 2013. Evidently, Chinese investment has come at a cost, and it’s one African countries must now pay back with interest."
Check out Katherine Jones' timely article on African debt to China.
In the past two decades China has invested unmatched resources into the African continent, exploiting underutilized opportunities and markets. China, the world’s largest creditor, has granted…
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“For a framework agreement [for peace] to be credible, it must not only mention the core issues but actually identify how each issue is to be resolved.”
Check out Alex Choy's new article analyzing the continued failure of Israeli-Palestinian peace.
The Generation is a project based out of the Burkle Center for International Relations at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
“While … ambiguity may have motivated extremist contingents on both sides to acquiesce, intractable issues were kicked like a can down the road.” Nearly three decades have elapsed since the signing…
"Although it is not yet clear what decision the World Bank will make, Tanzanian advocates for gender equality are paying close attention."
Check out guest writer Rayna Salam's article on Tanzania's pregnant schoolgirl ban, and the World Bank's response.
Tanzania’s law forbidding pregnant girls from attending school has been cause for global concern, but the World Bank has been the only development actor to respond publicly. Last January, the World…
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The latest episode of The Generation's World View docuseries is out! This time, our research team delved into the criminal underworld of human trafficking networks in South Asia.
View the full episode on our youtube page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJfJATeIECM&ab_channel=TheGenerationMagazine-UCLA
Eighteen years ago today, American and Coalition troops raced across the Iraqi desert, capturing Baghdad in a matter of weeks. Was the justification for invasion sound?
With the release of several archival documents, there is now empirical evidence that the Bush Administration manipulated intelligence ex-post-facto to justify an invasion of Iraq, and that it may have gone even one step further by attempting to influence postwar investigations in order to obfuscate its complicity.
Check out Staff Writer Alex Choy's article.
“Let’s keep in mind the fact that this war’s going to happen regardless of what [CURVEBALL] said or didn’t say. The Powers That Be probably aren’t terribly interested in whether [he] k…
"Does this argument hold up? Was 1/6 a blow to world democracy? Or, alternatively, was the successful transfer of power to Joe Biden despite the sitting president’s flagrant attempts to overturn America’s constitutional order a vindication of democracy?"
Check out Editor in Chief Grayson Peters' article.
Inspired by the attempted January 6th insurrection in Washington, D.C., “Changing of the Guard” is a series of reflections on transitions of power — the peaceful, the violent, and the era-defining.…
"The big question is whether Tunisia has moved on from these instabilities or is there risk of future instability in the region? Were the rights gained in the Tunisian Revolution truly worth it or is there another political leader on the horizon just waiting for the right moment to strike?"
Check out Staff Writer Elizabeth Onibokun's article on the outlook of Tunisia post-Arab Spring.
Inspired by the attempted January 6th insurrection in Washington, D.C., “Changing of the Guard” is a series of reflections on transitions of power — the peaceful, the violent, and the era-defining.
Inspired by the attempted January 6th insurrection in Washington, D.C., “Changing of the Guard” is a series of reflections on transitions of power — the peaceful, the violent, and the era-defining.…
"The impacts of genocide on women are not merely long-lasting, but initiate cultural, structural, economic, and psychological issues that only continue to pile with the passage of time and a lack of justice."
Check out Staff Writer Caroline Mendoza's article on the Cambodian Genocide.
In light of Women’s History Month, it cannot be understated that women in Cambodia are disproportionately and uniquely affected by a myriad of issues, many of which, if not all, are the result of d…
Check out Zachary Durkee's compelling article that questions whether President Xi Jinping is the driving force behind today’s China, or a product of it?
Inspired by the attempted January 6th insurrection in Washington, D.C., “Changing of the Guard” is a series of reflections on transitions of power — the peaceful, the violent, and the era-defining.
Inspired by the attempted January 6th insurrection in Washington, D.C., “Changing of the Guard” is a series of reflections on transitions of power — the peaceful, the violent, and the era-defining.…
"The abuses committed against Burma’s ethnic minorities cannot be disregarded when speaking on the coup. These abuses represent the extent of the military’s power in Burma and have inflated the egos of a violent and abusive leadership that will affect the entirety of the country, especially ethnic minorities."
Check out Staff Writer Caroline Mendoza's article on the recent coup in Myanmar.
Inspired by the attempted January 6th insurrection in Washington, D.C., “Changing of the Guard” is a series of reflections on transitions of power — the peaceful, the violent, and the era-defining.
Inspired by the attempted January 6th insurrection in Washington, D.C., “Changing of the Guard” is a series of reflections on transitions of power — the peaceful, the violent, and…
Burkle Center Grants for Faculty Research ProjectsThe Burkle Center awards proposals for faculty research working groups and faculty research-related projects. Proposed themes must address a topic or topics related to globalization, international relations, U.S. foreign policy, or issues of internat...
Student Voices: A new discussion series by students, for students
"It is even more important to remember that the U.S. is not, and never will be, Europe. We shouldn’t strive to blindly emulate an imperfect system especially in a country facing such different conditions."
Check out Managing Editor Katie Jones's take on the 'Scandinavian Model' emulated by popular leftists such as Bernie Sanders.
Imagine life in Switzerland: an idyllic alpine country in which gun ownership is legalized, immigration and multilateralism are frowned upon, healthcare is privatized and costly, and military servi…
Enjoying World View? Want an exclusive chance to talk to some of our experts? Well the Burkle Center and World View are teaming up to do just that! RSVP today to the first World View Spotlight Q&A where you can chat with experts from the original series.
RSVP: https://www.international.ucla.edu/burkle/event/14885
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Join us on Feb 19th at 3pm (PT) for the inaugural event of Student Voices, a new student-only discussion series hosted by the Burkle Center interns! We are excited to feature Victoria Samson, Washington Office Director for the Secure World Foundation, for our discussion on the “Militarization of Space.”
Check out the two-part episode produced by the World View team at The Generation: UCLA's Foreign Affairs Magazine, and RSVP here: https://www.international.ucla.edu/burkle/event/14885
Since China's 2007 anti-satellite missile test, some say we now operate in the 2nd Space Security Age. With these new security challenges comes the need for new geopolitical solutions. Watch the latest World View episode for a full analysis.
Watch below and subscribe to our YouTube page for more: https://youtu.be/IQ9k0ZUQ7-0
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The Generation's World View series has a new fan! Thank you National Geographic Chairman Gary Knell for supporting our project!
New episodes are released each month on Youtube- see our last episode here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7tcVODRK2I&t=483s&ab_channel=TheGenerationMagazine-UCLA
World View researchers recently interviewed Professor John Logsdon, of George Washington University regarding the militarization of space.
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A webinar with Jennifer Hillman, former member of the WTO Appellate Body & Sr. Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy at the Council on Foreign...
Our writers just sat down with CFR’s Senior Fellow for Trade and International Political Economy, Jennifer Hillman.
Professor Hillman specializes in U.S. trade policy, the law and politics of the World Trade Organization (WTO), international organizations, and Brexit. She further is a Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, teaching courses in international economic law, including international trade, investment and international business transactions.
Stay tuned for our articles about this discussion!
Thirty years ago this coming Sunday, as part of the Gulf War, Operation Desert Storm began. Desert Storm was the high-water mark of post-Cold War international cooperation.
Read Staff Writer Alex Choy's article on how the Gulf War serves as the premier example of how skillful domestic diplomacy can unify a multinational response and overcome the collective action problem.
The havoc unleashed by the 1991 Iraqi annexation of Kuwait marked the first major international crisis in a unipolar post-Cold War world. For the first time since the inception of the United Nation…
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The latest episode of The Generation's World View docuseries is out! This time, our research team delved into the criminal underworld of human trafficking networks in South Asia. View the full episode on our youtube page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJfJATeIECM&ab_channel=TheGenerationMagazine-UCLA
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