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The heads of national security policy at OpenAI and Anthropic join Colin Kahl on the World Class podcast to discuss how AI is changing national security strategies and the nature of U.S.-China competition.
Kaplan, a technologist and entrepreneur, encouraged the graduates of the Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy Class of 2026 to move forward with action in the face of challenging times.
Eyck Freymann joins Colin Kahl on the World Class podcast to explain his plan to bring America's military strength, economic leverage, technological leadership, and diplomatic influence together into a single, coherent plan to curtail China's ambitions toward Taiwan.
Students in the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy program traveled across the globe to work on policy projects addressing AI safety, climate change, public trust in local government, and more.
On the World Class podcast, Abbas Milani and Ori Rabinowitz join host Colin Kahl to discuss the events unfolding in Iran from an Iranian, Israeli, and American perspective.
Scholars from FSI offer insights into the war between Iran and U.S.-Israel forces, and the risk of the conflict expanding beyond the Middle East.
H.R. McMaster and Jake Sullivan join Colin Kahl on the World Class podcast to break down the 2025 National Security Strategy and discuss how questions around Venezuela, Iran, Russia, China, Ukraine, and U.S. partnerships with Europe may shape the rest of 2026.
On the World Class podcast, Michael McFaul officially hands the hosting baton over to FSI's new director, Colin Kahl, who makes the case for why alliances and partnerships — whether across academic departments or between nations — create better, stronger outcomes.
On the World Class podcast, Gabrielius Landsbergis shares what the war in Ukraine has looked and felt like from a European perspective, and what he believes must be done to support Ukraine for the long-term.
Recordings of the course “Silicon Valley & The U.S. Government,” co-led by instructors from FSI’s Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation and the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, are available online for free.
On the World Class podcast, Michael McFaul discusses his new book and makes the case for why the United States should remain an active, engaged member of the international community.
At Stanford's 2025 Reunion weekend, scholars from the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies shared insights into what can be done to address climate change, AI competition with China, Middle East security, democratic backsliding, and the war in Ukraine.
Twenty-two students from around the world have landed at Stanford ready to take on pressing issues in international security, space defense, environmental policy, and multilateral reforms.
FSI scholars Michael McFaul, Steven Pifer, and Rose Gottemoeller analyze the Alaska meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin and its implications for Ukraine’s security and sovereignty.
How Democracy Is Doing Around the World
On the World Class podcast, Larry Diamond and Michael McFaul compare how civic discourse and political institutions are holding up in the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, and other democracies.
On the World Class Podcast, Ruth Gibson shares sobering new data with Michael McFaul about the adverse impact the cessation of foreign aid can have, especially on women and children.
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.
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.
In classes taught through the Freeman Spogli Institute’s Gordian Knot Center, artificial intelligence is taking a front and center role in helping students find innovative solutions to global policy issues.
On the World Class podcast, James Goldgeier and Michael McFaul discuss how relations are evolving between the United States and Europe, and what that means for the future of Ukraine, defense strategy in Europe, and global security interests.
Students from the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy Class of 2025 visited organizations around the world to tackle pressing policy challenges such as human trafficking, cyber threats, disinformation, and more.
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.
Didi Kuo joins Michael McFaul on the World Class podcast to explain why political parties are an essential part of a democracy, and how they can be reshaped to better serve the people they represent.
Steven Pifer joins Michael McFaul on World Class to discuss how America's relationship with Ukraine and Europe is shifting, and what that means for the future of international security.
Michael McFaul and Steven Pifer share analysis of where international security seems to be headed, and what it might mean for the U.S., Ukraine, and their partners.