Graduate Students Tackle Global Policy Challenges Through Hands-on Fieldwork
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.
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.
Three months after Australia's Social Media Minimum Age (SMMA) restrictions took effect, the first wave of evidence is in, and it complicates the story we've all been telling ourselves about kids and compliance.
Hosted by the Close Up Foundation in partnership with the Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab, Generation Lab, and the Hoover Institution’s Center for Revitalizing American Institutions, the program challenged participants to deliberate — not debate — some of the nation’s most pressing policy questions ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
FSI Senior Fellow Drew Endy appeared before the Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the United States Senate to deliver his testimony, "Measures for Victory: Securing American Biotechnology Leadership."
Congratulations to the 16 student honorees from Fukuoka Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, Kagoshima City, Kawasaki City, Kobe City, Oita Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, and Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Eikei University of Hiroshima and Oslo Metropolitan University students share perspectives on local sustainability challenges through human-centered problem solving.
Yukiko Ueda (‘26) came to the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy (MIP) from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. Interested in climate policy, the Tokyo native specialized in Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment. After two years of exploration and self-discovery at Stanford, she's heading to Houston to join a nuclear energy startup. Her path from Tokyo diplomat to Silicon Valley-trained policy innovator embodies MIP's unique approach to international policy education.
Tyler Smith (‘26) came to the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy (MIP) as a Rangel Fellow with a clear and persistent question in mind: how does technology shape society, and who gets a voice in that future? Coming straight from Howard University, the D.C. area native specialized in Cyber Policy and Security. This summer, he is heading to Nairobi to work on digital infrastructure development, a natural next step in his journey to understand how emerging markets navigate AI sovereignty in an increasingly connected world.
