Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
Center for International Security and Cooperation
Stanford Health Policy
Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Forum on Contemporary Europe
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
Program on Food Security and the Environment
Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language StudiesFSI Stanford Calendar of Events
As part of its educational and outreach mission to encourage thoughtful consideration of international issues and challenges, the Freeman Spogli Institute hosts public events, discussions and lectures on pertinent international issues involving Stanford faculty, as well as prominent outside politicians, officials, and academics.
The FSI Stanford events calendar provides a consolidated listing of events sponsored by the Freeman Spogli Institute and its centers.
May 1, 2008
- The End of Belgium?
FCE Seminar
Christophe Crombez, Visiting Professor, Stanford University
Audio transcript available 
- The International Control of Atomic Energy, 1945-46: Why Did It Fail? Are There Lessons to be Learned for Today?
CISAC Social Science Seminar
David Holloway; Michael M. May - Muslim Politics in Southeast Asia: Democratic Islam Hijacked? Or Re-invigorated?
Shorenstein APARC, SEAF Special Event
Robert W. Hefner, 2008 NUS-Stanford Lee Kong Chian Distinguished Fellow, Shorenstein APARC and Professor of Anthropology, Boston University
May 2, 2008
- The New Cold War: Putin, Medvedev, and the Threat to the West
FCE Seminar
Edward Lucas, Central and Eastern Europe correspondent for The Economist Audio transcript available 
- The Moral Standing of States Revisited
CDDRL, PGJ Workshop
Charles Beitz, Visiting Professor of Politics, Stanford University
May 5, 2008
- Petrostate: Putin, Power and the New Russia
FCE Seminar
Marshall Goldman, Professor Emeritus of Soviet Economics, Wellesley College Audio transcript available 
- Business Development of Biopharmaceuticals in Regulated Markets
Shorenstein APARC, Corporate Affiliates Research Presentation
Venkatesh Subramaniam, Corporate Affiliate Visiting Fellow, Reliance Industries
May 6, 2008
- Assessing the International Influences on Democratization
CDDRL Research Seminar
Jon Pevehouse, Associate Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
paper available
- The Foxy Art of Herding Dragons: How Sly Asian Leaders Pulled off Politically Difficult Economic Reforms
Shorenstein APARC, Corporate Affiliates, SEAF Seminar Series
Dennis Arroyo, 2007-2008 Shorenstein APARC/Asia Foundation Visiting Fellow, Shorenstein APARC Audio transcript available 
May 7, 2008
- The Taiwan Elections: Implications for the Future
CDDRL Special Seminar
Alan Romberg, Distinguished Fellow and Director of the East Asia Program, Henry L. Stimson Center
- The National Plant Diagnostic Network and Agricultural Biosecurity in the U.S.
CISAC Science, Technology and Security Seminar
Richard Bostock, Professor of Plant Pathology and Director, Western Plant Diagnostic Network, University of California, Davis - Impact of Tumor Volume Doubling Time and Breast Density on Mammography Sensitivity in Women Ages 40 to 49 Years
CHP/PCOR Research in Progress Seminar
Stephanie Bailey, PhD, Fellow in Department of Radiology
May 8, 2008
- Informal Care for the Elderly in South Korea and the Impact on Caregivers' Labor Force Participation
Shorenstein APARC, AHPP Seminar Series
Young Kyung Do
- Is America Sill a Free Country?
CDDRL Research Seminar
Thomas O. Melia, Deputy Executive Director, Freedom House paper available
- Friends Indeed? The United Nations, Groups of Friends, and the Resolution of Conflict
CISAC Social Science Seminar
Teresa Whitfield; Patrick Johnston; - If the World Could Vote: What Does the World Want from the Next US President?
Shorenstein APARC Lecture Series
Alejandro Toledo; Kantathi Suphamongkhon; Michael H. Armacost Audio transcript available
May 9, 2008
- The Politics of North Korea in Japan
Shorenstein APARC, KSP Seminar Series
Ambassador Rust Deming, Adjunct Professor, Japan Studies, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University 
paper, presentation available
- Mediterranean Film Festival
FCE Special Event
May 9, 2008 - May 13, 2008 conference agenda available
May 12, 2008
May 13, 2008
May 14, 2008
- Are Japanese Corporate Governance Reforms Creating Increased Value?
Shorenstein APARC, SPRIE Seminar
Robert Eberhart, Visiting Scholar, Stanford University Audio transcript available presentation, flyer available
- U.S. Biodefense Plans
CISAC Science, Technology and Security Seminar
Pat Scannon, Founder, Executive Vice President, and Chief Biotechnology Officer, XOMA
- Life Expectancy and Educational Investments: Evidence from Maternal Mortality Declines
CHP/PCOR Research in Progress Seminar
Seema Jayachandran - 2008 Payne Lecture Series: Can the Poor Afford Democracy? A Presidential Perspective (Final Lecture)
FSI Stanford, CDDRL Lecture Series
Alejandro Toledo, Payne Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, CDDRL Visiting Scholar, and Former President of Peru Audio transcript available presentation available
May 15, 2008
Cancelled: Beyond the Final Score: The Politics of Sport in Asia
Shorenstein APARC Seminar Series
Victor Cha, Director, Asian Studies, Georgetown
- The Transatlantic Link: Repairing EU-USA Relations
FCE Seminar
Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President (former), Latvia flyer available
- National Cultures and Soccer Violence
CISAC Social Science Seminar
Edward Miguel, Associate Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - A Ticking Time Bomb: The Global Tobacco Pandemic - Current and Future Scenarios
CDDRL Lecture Series
John Seffrin, CEO of America Cancer Society presentation available
May 16, 2008
- Just Supply Chain
CDDRL, PGJ Conference
Joshua Cohen; Richard Locke
May 16, 2008 - May 17, 2008 2 papers, conference agenda available - 9/11 and the Jihad Tradition
CDDRL, CISAC, PGJ Workshop
Sohail Hashmi, Political Science, Mt. Holyoke College paper available
May 20, 2008
May 21, 2008
- Cancelled: Conversation between Spanish Army General Felix Sanz and US General John Abizaid
CDDRL Conversation
Felix Sanz, Spanish Army General
- The Indian Nuclear Program: Reflections Based on a Trip to India
CISAC Science, Technology and Security Seminar
Chaim Braun; Siegfried S. Hecker - The HIV Testing Masquerade: Concealing an Interest to Test for HIV
CHP/PCOR Research in Progress Seminar
Sean Young
May 22, 2008
- Multilateralism in Northeast Asia: Combining Values with Security
Shorenstein APARC Seminar Series
Gil Rozman, Professor of Sociology, Princeton University - How Can We Live After This? Women's Memories of Srebrenica
FCE Seminar
Selma Leydesdorff, Professor of Oral History and Culture; Faculty of Humanities, Department of Arts, Religion and Cultural Sciences, University of Amsterdam Audio transcript available 
- Manipulating the Peace: Government Strategy in the Sudanese Peace Processes
CISAC Social Science Seminar
Patrick Johnston; Stephen J. Stedman
May 23, 2008
- Finding a Better Fable: After 10 Years of Sunshine Policy
Shorenstein APARC, KSP Special Seminar
Jongkyu Park, Visiting Scholar, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
- Are the Chinese Anti-American?
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, SCP Lecture
Professor Alastair Iain Johnston, Department of Government, Harvard University
May 27, 2008
- The Puzzle of Slovenia and Estonia in the Post-Communist Era: How Deliberated Nationalism Explains Reform and Consensus-Driven Transition
FCE Seminar
Li Bennich-Bjorkman, Johan Skytte Professor of Elocution and Political Science, Uppsala University Audio transcript available 
- Ethnofederalism and the Mismanagement of Nationalism
CDDRL, CISAC Research Seminar
Philip Roeder, Professor of Political Science, University of California, San Diego presentation available - Is Japan Creating an Entrepreneurial Economy?
Shorenstein APARC, SPRIE Seminar
Yoko Ishikura, Professor, Hitotsubashi University presentation available
May 28, 2008
- Under The Eagle's Wing: A National Security Strategy of the United States for 2009
Lecture
Former Senator Gary Hart; Michael A. McFaul
- Natural Security: A Darwinian Approach to a Dangerous World
CISAC Science, Technology and Security Seminar
Terence Taylor; Raphael Sagarin - Dating but Not Married: Southeast Asian Security Responses to the Rise of China
Shorenstein APARC, SEAF Seminar Series
John Ciorciari, 2007-2008 Shorenstein Fellow Audio transcript available 
- Mathematical Modeling and Public Health: A Little Help Can Go a Long Way
CHP/PCOR Research in Progress Seminar
Margaret L. Brandeau
May 29, 2008
- Does Peacekeeping Work? Shaping Belligerents' Choices after Civil War
CISAC Social Science Seminar
Page Fortna; Jeremy M. Weinstein - China's Power and What It Means for America
Shorenstein APARC Special Event
David M. Lampton, George and Sadie Hyman Professor and Director of China Studies, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Audio transcript available paper available
May 30, 2008
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