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.
On November 20, 2025 The Economist published their list of the best books of 2025 and included Hongbin Li's new book, "The Highest Exam: How the Gaokao Shapes China" in the line-up.
Former Knesset member and journalist Ksenia Svetlova examined how the Russia-Ukraine war and the October 7 attacks have reshaped global power dynamics, media narratives, and the challenges facing democratic alliances.
Building on a successful pilot at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, the Jan Koum Israel Studies Program will deepen understanding of Israel through new classes, collaborative research, and community engagement.
The Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy (MIP) Program is now accepting applications for the Class of 2028. Meghan Moura answers some frequently asked questions about the admissions process and the program.
Colin Kahl, who will start as FSI’s new director on January 1, 2026, reflects on a career at the intersection of scholarship and policy—and shares his vision for how the institute can help navigate today’s global challenges.
The political scientist and former U.S. defense official will lead Stanford’s hub for nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research and teaching in global affairs.
The Tech Impact and Policy Center is proud to celebrate Dr. Angela Lee, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Beyond the Digital Town Square: Identifying and Correcting Social Media Distortion Effects,” this week. At the core of Angela’s doctoral research is an exploration of the ways we talk about social media’s role in society—especially through metaphors like the "digital town square," and how different framings influence well-being and perceptions of overall social cohesion.
A screening and discussion of the documentary 'A Chip Odyssey' underscored how Taiwan's semiconductor ascent was shaped by a collective mission, collaboration, and shared purpose, and why this matters for a world increasingly reliant on chips.
Georgetown political scientist Killian Clarke argues that unarmed, democratic revolutions are uniquely vulnerable to reversal, not because they lack legitimacy or popular support, but because of the kinds of power resources they rely on and later abandon.
Taiwan’s experience reveals that trade credit linkages are a substantial transmission channel for global trade shocks, according to research by National Chengchi University’s Hsiao-Hui Lee, an expert in supply chain management. Her work highlights the need to include financial network management in strategies for supply chain resilience.
Stanford Law’s Michelle Mello—also a professor of health policy—discusses how sweeping changes in federal health policy are reshaping public health—and leading states to fill the void.
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.
