Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

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Foreign Aid Sanctions Set Back Decades of Progress on Maternal, Child Mortality

Researchers analyzed three decades of sanctions on foreign aid to assess their impact on health.

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Conference in Taipei Ponders Taiwan’s Path Forward in a Changing World

Scholars and industry experts gathered to consider policy measures and practices for tackling the technological, economic, social, and demographic forces shaping the island nation’s future and strategies for ensuring its continued growth and success.

TAIWAN

A collage of six student groups from the 2025 Policy Change Studio at the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.

Student Capstone Projects Aim for Worldwide Impact

Students in the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy program are practicing their policymaking skills through projects on cybersecurity within NATO, countering political disinformation in Ghana, commercial space technology in Australia, and more.

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Upcoming Events

Thu Apr 24

12:00 PM - 01:15 PM

Unintended Consequences of Transnational Repressions: How Opposition Gains Support Abroad in Response to Criminalization by Autocrats

Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to the William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.

Fri Apr 25

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Young Researcher Workshop: What Determines the Price of Health? Corruption-Information Tradeoff in Authoritarian Governance

Goldman Room, Encina Hall, E409

Fri Apr 25

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Stanford Health Policy Seminar: Alejandro Schuler - Free from the ATE: Defining and Estimating Your Own Causal Effects

Health Policy Seminars are hybrid events open to the Stanford community. For more information, please reach out to healthpolicy-comms@stanford.eduEncina Commons, Room 119Department of Health Policy/Center for Health Policy 615 Crothers Way, StanfordLunch will be provided

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Three Years of War: Updates from Ukraine

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Robert G. Wesson Lecture 2024: A Discussion with Vladimir Kara-Murza

Alumni Spotlight

Lisa Einstein to Lead Artificial Intelligence Efforts at CISA

Einstein, a MIP alumna, was Stanford’s first dual master’s degree recipient in computer science and international policy.

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Shiro, Master's in International Policy ('23)

Shiro Wachira, MA '23: Harnessing Farming’s Human Capital

MIP alumna Shiro Wachira is empowering Africa’s rural communities to see farming not as a method of survival but as a dynamic entrepreneurial activity.

Shiro Wachira

Abuzar Royesh ('20), and Amélie-Sophie Vavrovsky ('22), and Alex Laplaza ('20).

MIP Alumni Named to the 2023 Forbes ‘30 Under 30’

Alex Laplaza, Abuzar Royesh, and Amélie-Sophie Vavrovsky have been recognized for their impacts on global social issues and venture capital.

30 UNDER 30

Lina Hidalgo speaks at a community event in Houston, Texas

CDDRL Honors Graduate Lina Hidalgo Named to Time100 Next

Hidalgo has become a prominent voice in Texas politics, and gained recognition for her leadership during the COVID-19 crisis and the 2020 elections.

Time100 Next

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Larry Diamond

Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy

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Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency

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Didi Kuo

FSI Center Fellow

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The Great Retreat: How Political Parties Should Behave and Why They Don't

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Gi-Wook Shin

FSI Senior Fellow

Recent Publication

The Four Talent Giants

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Kathryn Stoner

FSI Senior Fellow

Mosbacher Director, CDDRL

Recent Publication

Russia Resurrected: Its Power and Purpose in A New Global Order

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