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.
SCCEI Senior Research Scholar Chenggang Xu’s latest book, "Institutional Genes: Origins of China's Institutions and Totalitarianism", explores the origins and evolution of China's institutions and communist totalitarianism.
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.
WATCH | William J. Perry Lecturer Rose Gottemoeller discusses the future of arms control, emphasizing the need for mutual predictability and limits with Russia and China.
The North American Taiwan Studies Association’s 2025 conference invited participants to embrace the “otherwise,” elevating overlooked aspects of Taiwan and reimagining the field of Taiwan studies to challenge dominant narratives and disciplinary methodologies.
SCCEI's newest research program addresses the pressing sustainability challenges facing China and examines their broader global implications. Grounded in rigorous empirical analysis and economic modeling, researchers aim to inform the development of effective evidence-based policy solutions as well as uncover valuable lessons for other countries navigating similar economic and energy transitions.
A joint statement from the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) and the Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy program (MIP) at Stanford University.
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.
Millie Gan, a current student of Stanford e-Entrepreneurship Japan, launches Teenage Business Contest Japan (TBCJ), a new social entrepreneurship platform for teens.
America in One Room: Pennsylvania brings together a representative sample of registered Pennsylvania voters for a statewide Deliberative Poll in this crucial swing state, revealing surprising common ground and public opinion shifts on issues from immigration to healthcare to democratic reform.
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.
