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AI-augmented Class Tackles National Security Challenges of the Future
In classes taught through the Gordian Knot Center, artificial intelligence is taking a front and center role in helping students find innovative solutions to global policy issues.
Students from San Jose and Salinas Valley—taught by Dr. Ignacio Ornelas Rodriguez—met on May 22, 2025 for the fourth annual International Security Symposium.
Culture is all around us — but we take it for granted, says Michele Gelfand, a professor of organizational behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business and an affiliated faculty member at CDDRL.
In his new book, The Four Talent Giants, Shin offers a new framework for understanding the rise of economic powerhouses by examining the distinct human capital development strategies used by Japan, Australia, China, and India.
There is a significant gap between what technology, especially AI technology, is being developed and the public's understanding of such technologies. We must ask: what if the public were not just passive recipients of these technologies, but active participants in guiding their evolution?
Undergraduate student Akari Kikuchi from the School of Social Sciences reflects on her experience participating in the SPICE/Stanford–Waseda intensive course.
On World Class Podcast, Arzan Tarapore and Michael McFaul discuss the latest escalation between India and Pakistan and what ongoing tensions in the Indo-Pacific could mean for geopolitical security.
Stanford Health Policy researchers address issues of liability risk and the ethical use of AI in health care, making the case for tools that address liability and risk—while making patient safety and concerns a priority.
For a U.S. administration claiming that it wants to restore American power in order, among other things, to negotiate from a position of strength, the past week has not advanced the cause.
In his remarks to the Class of 2025 of the Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy, Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster (Ret.) called for the new graduates to lead with confidence.
The Sustainability Dialogue 2025 on “Climate Action: Billions of Trees” gathered policymakers, academics, private sector leaders, and civil society representatives in Ulaanbaatar to expedite the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 13 by strengthening Asia-Pacific regional cooperation and facilitating research-policy partnerships.
In an interview with Arirang TV, Shin unpacks the implications of South Korea's new president's high-stakes trip and the challenges ahead as he pushes for "pragmatic diplomacy."
This is a prepared text of remarks from the CISAC Honors Graduation Ceremony delivered by the William J. Perry Lecturer, Rose Gottemoeller, on Friday, June 13, 2025.
A June 3 panel hosted by CDDRL’s Program on Identity, Democracy, and Justice brought together four leaders who shared their personal and professional insights on how to continue the work of justice when the road is long and the odds are steep.
Anne Neuberger delivered the 2025 Payne Distinguished Lecture, outlining how the United States must rethink cyber deterrence to defend critical infrastructure.
