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UN Secretary -General Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary-General, said the international community was failing in its moral duty 'to make the world a better place', and called for improved global cooperation to reduce conflict and suffering. Speaking to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council on Tuesday, April 5th…

City of Gold

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Bruce Bennett on North Korea’s Hydrogen Bomb Test & Rocket Launch

When North Korea detonated a nuclear device in January of this year, and then the following month launched a rocket that outsiders described as a potential ballistic missile, there was widespread condemnation

Ben Bernanke: The 2008 Financial Crisis and Predictions for the Future

Ben Bernanke said he's 'moderately optimistic' about the future of the US economy which he described as being in 'good shape' with steady growth for the last 6-7 years. He said developing economies like Brazil, Russia, Turkey and South Africa have the 'most volatility and risk' and that it is 'appropriate to watch very closely what's happening in the emerging markets – in China and everywhere else because it does affect us.'

Frank Gehry’s Life and Work

Frank Gehry, after nearly six decades working as an architect, said he would like his legacy to be 'transmitting feelings through materials.' Gehry spoke to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council on Wednesday, March 2 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where there is currently a retrospective exhibition of his work.

Mustang

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Philippines President Benigno S. Aquino III

Philippines President Benigno S. Aquino III said his country is facing 'very aggressive action by their neighbor to the west and north: the world's second largest economy and a nuclear power.' He spoke at a Los Angeles World Affairs Council dinner on Tuesday, February 16th and said 'prosperity cannot happen in instability' and that he hopes China will respect international law regarding the current arbitration tribunal case brought on by the Philippines against China on competing claims for sovereignty over islands in the South China Sea.

Theeb

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Laura Secor: The Struggle for the Soul of Iran

Iran as a country looms large in Americans' imaginations, and yet very little is actually known about that country here – which is what drove Laura Secor to spend 10 years traveling back and forth to the country and writing about it for the New Yorker.