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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
Scott Rozelle works with two small children.

Beyond the ivory tower: Scott Rozelle seeks perspectives on the ground

Kayla Chan
  •  
June 6
University
Professor and former ambassador Michael McFaul sits in a chair at FSI in front of an audience, with a Zoom screen showing the four speakers behind him.

Ukrainian leaders call for American support three years into full-scale war

Alula Alderson
  •  
Feb. 25
University
Former Colombian Ambassador Juan Carlos Pinzon talks animatedly at the head of a conference table.

Former Colombian ambassador advocates for hard line on organized crime amid geopolitical turbulence

Maia Pak
  •  
Feb. 18
University
Three speakers sit in discussion in armchairs on a wood-paneled stage.

Russia experts decode Trump-Putin dynamics

Sophia Browder
  •  
Feb. 6
Magazine
Blue background with golden leaves blowing in from the left.

History in the policy room

Judy N. Liu
  •  
Jan. 31
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
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
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
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
Speakers & Events
A panel of speakers

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

Andrew Gerges
  •  
March 9, 2023
News
Two speakers on zoom are projected on a screen behind a podium at the Freeman Spogli event.

‘A civilization war’: Ukrainian leaders discuss a year of Russian invasion

Rani Chor
  •  
Feb. 27, 2023
News
Michael McFaul, Hakeem Jefferson, Cheryl Philips, Mehran Sahami and Janine Zacharia, from left to right, sitting in chairs at Meyer Green in front of Hoover Tower.

Democracy experts sound alarm ahead of midterm elections

Jack Murawczyk
  •  
Oct. 3, 2022
News
Speaker stands in front of crowd on main quad

Stanford students rally in support of Ukraine

Itzel Luna
  •  
Feb. 24, 2022
News
The panel of the Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Program.

Stanford welcomes Ukrainian emerging leaders after COVID-19 disruption

Tianyu Fang
  •  
Oct. 26, 2021
Speakers & Events
photo of Joe Felter talking at a CISAC 9/11 - Afghanistan talk

Stanford experts criticize Afghanistan withdrawal, call for updated counterterrorism measures

Tom Quach
  •  
Oct. 6, 2021
World & Nation
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Stanford alums in House vote to impeach Trump, again

Evan Peng
  •  
Jan. 13, 2021
University
A zoom call with Kelly Born, Jeff Hancock, Amy Orben and Erica Pelavin

Webinar focuses on ‘tech and teen wellbeing’ during the pandemic

Michael Espinosa and Vivian Chang
  •  
July 8, 2020
The Stanford Daily

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