AI Outperforms Traditional Methods in Controlling Disease Spread Between Prisons and Communities
A reinforcement learning AI model used by SHP researchers achieved high reductions in infections with far fewer resources used for testing and much less intense non-pharmaceutical interventions.
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.
Skylar Coleman and Maya Rosales jointly delivered the student remarks at the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2024 of the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy.
Paul Wise and Lauren Stoffel concede U.S. immigration policy has always experienced big ups and downs. What makes this moment unique, they write in this commentary, is that the contentious public sentiment is bearing down on an unprecedented number of unaccompanied children.
Rosenkranz Global Health Policy Research Symposium keynote speaker Mark Dybul talks about the great strides in international health systems over the last 25 years—but calls on next generation to disrupt a system that has become stagnant.
The Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law’s Poverty, Violence, and Governance Lab, in collaboration with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, invited a panel of scholars to discuss the implications of Mexico’s elections and to analyze the political context in which they were held.
Bruce Cain argues that the federalist nature of the U.S., along with regional history and idiosyncratic human behavior, have made resolving collective action problems uniquely difficult.
At a gathering for alumni, the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy program hosted four experts to discuss the ramifications of AI on global security, the environment, and political systems.
"The most meaningful, eye-opening, and challenging project that I have pursued at Stanford was my honors thesis through the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law."
Craig Allen, the President of the U.S.-China Business Council, spoke on the evolving dynamics of technological leadership between the U.S. and China and their implications for the rest of the world.
The Southeast Asia Program at Shorenstein APARC commemorated its 25th anniversary at the conference “Reconsidering Southeast Asia: Issues and Prospects,” gathering leading scholars to examine current trends affecting Southeast Asia’s present and shaping its future.
SHP's Michelle Mello and colleagues find that the most impactful court-imposed restrictions on health orders during the pandemic were in two key areas: orders that restricted religious activities, and actions taken by state and federal agencies.
In a new PBS docuseries, Alice Siu sheds light on how Deliberative Polling has been used to bridge divides among participants and what the future of democracy could look like when empathetic conversations take center stage.
This year's Rosenkranz Prize winner is Natalia Serna, PhD, a health economist investigating how women's health is impacted by price controls on oral contraceptives.
A new working group led by Francis Fukuyama seeks to protect and reform the U.S. civil service by promoting nonpartisan, effective, and adaptable workforce practices while opposing politicization efforts like "Schedule F."
Liza Goldberg and Melissa Severino de Oliveira (Fisher Family Honors Program class of 2024) are among the newest members of this prestigious academic honors society.
Borrell emphasized the need for EU countries to adapt to the changing geopolitical landscape and increase their strategic responsibility, whether in responding to Russian aggression in Ukraine, the crisis in Gaza, or competition with China.
This new study by SHP's Adrienne Sabety examines the association between prescriber workforce exit, long-term opioid treatment discontinuation, and clinical outcomes.
Tomila Lankina’s award-winning book, “The Estate Origins of Democracy in Russia: From Imperial Bourgeoisie to Post-Communist Middle Class” (Cambridge University Press, 2022), challenges the assumption that the 1917 revolution succeeded in leveling old estate hierarchies, arguing that these social structures persist today.
![Maya Rosales [left] and Skylar Coleman [right] jointly deliver remarks at the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2024 of the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy.](https://fsi9-prod.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/328x223_x2/public/2024-06/mip_graduation_2024_skylar_colemna_maya_rosales_hero.png?h=c4d9845d&itok=XUo0YRgk)
![Michael McFaul [left], the director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, speaks with Josep Borrell [right], High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, during an event at Stanford University on May 13, 2024.](https://fsi9-prod.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/328x223_x2/public/2024-05/josep_borrell_eu_democracy_hero.png?h=c4d9845d&itok=cMbAE-U_)
