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Former U.S. diplomats Michael McFaul and Susan Rice argued that second Trump administration is a driver of global democratic recession. (Photo: TIANYUE KUANG/The Stanford Daily)

Former diplomats claim Trump administration is influential in global democratic recession

Tianyue (Tommy) Kuang
  •  
Dec. 2
University
Joel Wit holding his book, titled "Fallout."

Former diplomat claims Obama, Trump failed on North Korea policy at CISAC event

Tianyue (Tommy) Kuang
  •  
Nov. 19
Campus Life
The "Reimagining Democracy" webinar series launched for its second rendition on Tuesday, featuring professor Francis Fukuyama. (Courtesy of Francis Fukuyama)

‘Reimagining Democracy’ launches for its second year

Grace Pratt and Tanya Nguyen
  •  
Oct. 8
From the Community
Photo of Salvatore Mattera in front of Hoover Tower.

From the Community | Stanford must end its complicity in COVID harms

From the Community
  •  
Feb. 13, 2025
University
Three speakers sit in discussion in armchairs on a wood-paneled stage.

Russia experts decode Trump-Putin dynamics

Sophia Browder
  •  
Feb. 6, 2025
World & Nation
Xinru Ma speaks in front of a slideshow.

China’s rise may not be antithetical to U.S. interests, scholar says

Andrew Gerges
  •  
Jan. 22, 2025
Letters to the Editor
María Corina Machado appears virtually from Venezuela for a conversation with Larry Diamond at an FSI event.

Letter to the Editor | Maria Corina Machado should not be touted as the leader of a democratic opposition in Venezuela

From the Community
  •  
Nov. 25, 2024
University
María Corina Machado appears virtually from Venezuela for a conversation with Larry Diamond at an FSI event.

Venezuela’s opposition party leader calls for international support in democratic transition

Sofia Williams
  •  
Nov. 21, 2024
University
Avril Haines talks U.S. intelligence at an FSI event moderated by Michael McFaul.

Inside the best and worst days of U.S. intelligence

Sam Solomon
  •  
Nov. 1, 2024
News
Condoleezza Rice and Michael McFaul condemn global assaults on democracy at an election event moderated by James Steyer.

‘Institutions matter’: Condoleezza Rice and Michael McFaul condemn global assaults on democracy ahead of election

Sophia Browder
  •  
Oct. 30, 2024
World & Nation
Audra Plepytė, the Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States converses with Michael McFaul ’86 M.A. ’86 — the director of the Freeman Spogli Institute.

Lithuanian ambassador urges resistance to Russia

Laura Artandi
  •  
Oct. 25, 2024
World & Nation
Hoover Tower above sandstone buildings, purple and pink sky in the background

‘Still a close and hard-fought election’: Stanford experts react to presidential candidate changes

Nataly Delcid
  •  
Sept. 9, 2024
Opinions
The flag of the Philippines overlaid on a drawing of three Pilipino students.

Cu | Stanford must rename the Asia-Pacific Research Center

Mark Allen Cu
  •  
March 5, 2024
News
People sit around watching people on a Zoom screen

‘Unpunished evil grows’: Ukrainian leaders warn of international complacency

George Porteous
  •  
Feb. 25, 2024
Screen
Three people sitting on the stage of an auditorium.

Sean Penn reveals Ukraine’s ‘Superpower’ and calls for military aid

Rani Chor
  •  
Jan. 24, 2024
Campus Life
Kathryn Stoner, the director of the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, former national security advisor H. R. McMaster and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer sit together at Encina Hall during a panel.

Professors reflect on evolving role of democracy in global politics

Alana Belle M. Tirado
  •  
Nov. 10, 2023
World & Nation
Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks at a podium in CEMEX auditorium.

‘We are running out of time’: Colombian President calls for climate action during Stanford visit

Andrew Gerges
  •  
April 20, 2023
Speakers & Events
A panel of speakers

President Niinistö of Finland visits Stanford, calls for trans-atlantic security cooperation

Andrew Gerges
  •  
March 9, 2023
Arts & Life
Four panelists, including Sindeeva and filmmaker Vera Krichevskaya, sit on a large wooden stage in blue armchairs. Behind them is a red paneling with the words "Stanford University," and above them is a screen with the projected words: "Tango with Putin: Fighting for Free Media in Russia." Several audience members sit in seats below them.

Untangling from the Russian state: Russian independent journalists’ ‘Tango with Putin’

Linda Liu
  •  
Oct. 2, 2022
World & Nation
Nancy Pelosi shakes hands with Taiwan Vice President

Stanford experts cast grim predictions for U.S.-China relations following Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

Jed Ngalande
  •  
Aug. 5, 2022
The Stanford Daily

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