Gelfand is among three Stanford scholars elected to the British Academy in recognition of their achievements in the humanities and social sciences.

CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4-minute read]

Political scientist Francis Fukuyama tells Lianhe Zaobao video producer Audrey Jiajia Li that America on its 250th anniversary is divided and polarised as never before, but there is still hope if it c...

The award recognizes Samet's research on the opportunities and risks of foreign support for opposition movements.

National community forums in the U.S. and India highlight differences in preferences for privacy, user control, and governance of emerging technologies.

The partnership will open opportunities for Stanford faculty and students at one of the world's leading forums for democratic thought and practice, and further position CDDRL as a global leader among ...

How the AKP transformed an expanded university system into a terrain of political control.

A Pew Research poll released late last year showed just 17% of Americans surveyed said they trusted the government in Washington to do what was right.

Michele Gelfand thinks that America’s demands for unconditional surrender are hardening the Islamic Republic’s position.

The US may be experiencing democratic backsliding. Around the world, nonviolent civil movements exist to support democracy and protect fellow citizens.

The Supreme Court heard a case that could reshape how millions of mail-in ballots are counted in this fall's elections. Some states count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. The Republican National Committee is challenging that procedure. Ali Rogin discussed the case with Nate Persily, an election law scholar at Stanford University.

There is no doctrine, just whim.

Scholars from FSI offer insights into the war between Iran and U.S.-Israel forces, and the risk of the conflict expanding beyond the Middle East.

Amichai Magen, director of Jan Koum Israel studies program at Stanford, joins Raj Mathai to discuss the Iran war.

YouTube video by FSIStanford

In the first of a new quarterly series of events, scholars from the Freeman Spogli Institute evaluated recent developments in world affairs, and offered an outlook for 2026.

Feb. 24 | A panel discussion with civic and political leaders in Ukraine

In August 1973, Rep. Donald Fraser, a Democrat from Minnesota, convened a series of House hearings on human rights and American foreign policy. It was a dark moment for democracy globally and in the U...

A Venezuelan civic leader and alumnus of CDDRL’s Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program, Armas was kidnapped by security forces following the country’s 2024 presidential election.

Stanford’s leading Iran scholar on the regime, protests, and what comes next

January 7, 12:00 pm PT

Building on a successful pilot at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, the Jan Koum Israel Studies Program will deepen understanding of Israel through new classes, collaborative res...