Forgotten War
Stanford scholars: Lessons learned from the Afghanistan War

Afghanistan: The New Forgotten War. Stanford scholars and military experts talk about lessons learned and what to expect after the 12-year war finally comes to an end. +VIDEO+
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An Urgency for Peace
Stanford scholar argues that time is running out for a two-state solution

CDDRL Director Larry Diamond argues in The Atlantic that there is no greater imperative for American interests in the Middle East- and no higher act of friendship that the U.S. can perform for Israel - than to help it find a way to a two-state solution before the option disappears.

Endowed Chair
Stanton bestows $5 million gift on CISAC for professor in nuclear studies

The Stanton Foundation has given CISAC a $5 million gift to establish an endowed professorship in nuclear security and reinforce our mission to build a safer world.

Impact in China
Stanford research team influences Chinese health policy

The Rural Education Action Program has a proven record of influencing policy decisions in China when it comes to improving children's health and nutrition. In interviews with NBC Bay Area, REAP co-director Scott Rozelle and members of his team talk about their work and the changes they've helped make.

Milestone
Celebrating 30 years of connecting Asia and Stanford

This month the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center celebrates 30 years of connecting Asia and Stanford, and helping to guide American policy towards the region. +VIDEO+

Shorenstein APARC

Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC)
Shorenstein APARC produces and publishes outstanding interdisciplinary Asia-Pacific-focused research; educates students, scholars, and corporate and governmental affiliates; and guides Asian nations on key policy issues related to societal transition, development, U.S.-Asia relations, and regional cooperation.

May 13, 2013
Celebrating 30 years of connecting Asia and Stanford

May 16, 2013
Center seeks communications and outreach coordinator

May 15, 2013
As North Korea heats up, South Korea and Japan should warm ties

April 30, 2013
Oi appointed to new Schwarzman Scholars program in China

April 25, 2013
Shorenstein APARC announces 2013-14 postdoctoral fellows

April 15, 2013
Overseas Filipino Workers become economic heroes

February 21, 2013
The historical roots of ethnic conflict in India

January 18, 2013
U.N. leader kicks off Shorenstein APARC thirtieth anniversary +VIDEO+

CDDRL

Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)
The Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) is committed to both academic and practical research that can illuminate the causes of governance failures, and understand how democracy, development and the rule of law can be promoted.

May 15, 2013
Stanford scholar argues that time is running out for a two-state solution

Working paper series on the quality of governance in China debuts

April 30, 2013
Stanford project strengthens legal education from Afghanistan to Rwanda

CHP/PCOR

Center for Health Policy and Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (CHP/PCOR)
The Center for Health Policy and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research conduct innovative, multidisciplinary research on health policy and healthcare delivery in the United States and abroad.

November 27, 2012
Stanford researchers show a better way to curb TB where the disease is rampant

November 19, 2012
Screening all adults would slow spread of AIDS

November 20, 2012
Newly minted Rhodes Scholar has strong research ties to FSI’s health policy center

December 4, 2012
SHP trainees and affiliates earn high honors

CISAC

Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)
The Center for International Security and Cooperation produces cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research on problems of security and international cooperation; trains the next generation of specialists on national and international security; and engages policymakers to help build a safer world.

May 17, 2013
Firewood becomes central to student research in Ethiopia

May 20, 2013
Earth scientist and nuclear waste expert Rod Ewing joins Stanford

Stanton bestows $5 million gift on CISAC for professor in nuclear studies

May 1, 2013
Stanford scholars: Lessons learned from the Afghanistan War

May 16, 2013
Sagan praises Kenneth Waltz's legacy on nuclear debate

April 12, 2013
Sagan honored by ISA as Distinguished Security Scholar

April 29, 2013
'We still face grave nuclear dangers,' says ex-defense secretary at Stanford lecture

April 23, 2013
George Bunn, CISAC professor who helped curb nuclear arsenals, dies

FSE

Center on Food Security and the Environment (FSE)
FSE aims to generate innovative solutions to the persistent problems of global hunger and environmental damage from agricultural practices worldwide through a focused research portfolio and an interdisciplinary team of scholars.

May 16, 2013
Water and agriculture in a changing Africa: What might be done?

May 21, 2013
Stanford research team influences Chinese health policy

April 30, 2013
Expert says Obama's food aid reform has good ideas, bad chance for passage

The Europe Center

The Europe Center
The Europe Center is dedicated to innovative thinking about Europe in the new millennium. European Union expansion deepens the challenges of democratic governance, economic growth, security, and cultural integration.

May 15, 2013
EU’s Catherine Ashton asserts Europe’s responsibility for a robust foreign policy

Innovative leaders bridging diversity in Sweden and the West

February 19, 2013
A Soon-To-Be Global Nuclear Leader? The European Union in Global Nuclear Politics

A cloud over EUs legacy in Afghanistan?

September 18, 2012
A humanistic perspective on the European financial crisis, from Stanford Europe Center scholars

August 1, 2012
A Focus on contemporary Greece

July 24, 2012
Spain's woes and Europe's

Event Calendar

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May 24, 2013

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Quantum System with Restricted Dimension - Potential for high temperature superconductivity in FeSe/SrTiO3
SCPKU Conference
SHEN Zhixun; XIE Xincheng; XUE Qi-kun

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Governance and Public Goods in Indigenous Mexico
Program on Poverty and Governance Seminar Series ( RSVP required)
Beatriz Magaloni, Associate Professor of Political Science, FSI Senior Fellow, Director of Program on Poverty and Governance

May 28, 2013

"Three Reichs and You are Out": Germany in the 21st Century
FSI Stanford, The Europe Center Seminar ( RSVP required)
Josef Joffe

Where Is China Headed?
Shorenstein APARC, Japan Studies Program Seminar Series
Tatsuhito Tokuchi, Managing Director of CITIC Securities in China, Chairman of CITIC Securities International in Hong Kong

May 29, 2013

A Look at South Korea’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Options
CISAC Science Seminar
Robert Forrest, Postdoctoral Fellow, CISAC

Research Presentations (3 of 5) - Fukuda, He, Morigaki and Takeda
Shorenstein APARC, Shorenstein APARC Corporate Affiliates Research Presentation ( RSVP required)
Mitsunori Fukuda; Chengbao He; Tsutomu Morigaki; Toshihiko Takeda

Is foreign aid for health reaching the poor?
CHP/PCOR Research in Progress Seminar
Eran Bendavid, MD, MS

Lessons From a Long War: the U.S., the Middle East, and Af-Pak
Lecture
Ryan Crocker, 2012-2013 Kissinger Senior Fellow, Yale University; Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon

May 30, 2013

The Political Determinants of Health in the Arab World
CDDRL, ARD Research Seminar ( RSVP required)
Lina Khatib; Paul H. Wise; Rajaie S. Batniji