Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

06/02/2026

Researchers from the Democracy Action Lab at the Stanford Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) are in Peru to examine how institutional instability and social exclusion are contributing to democratic erosion in indigenous and rural communities.

Colonialism, Extractivism, and Institutional Fragility Shaped the Elections in Peru Breadcrumb All FSI News Blogs May 29, 2026 Colonialism, Extractivism, and Institutional Fragility Shaped the Elections in Peru A Democracy Action Lab fieldwork mission to Lima and Cusco around Peru's first-round 2026...

06/01/2026

Nathan Lo is the winner of this year's Rosenkranz Prize from Stanford Health Policy! His research into neglected but still widely impactful tropical diseases is helping to identify scientific gaps and creating better policy recommendations for treatment and prevention.

Rosenkranz Prize Winner Nathan Lo Develops New Methods to Tackle a Neglected Global Infectious Disease Breadcrumb All FSI News News May 28, 2026 Rosenkranz Prize Winner Nathan Lo Develops New Methods to Tackle a Neglected Global Infectious Disease Strongyloidiasis: a widely ignored yet dangerous tro...

05/29/2026

As part of their 50th anniversary commemorations, we bring you the next remembrance from the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education's community.

Professor Emeritus Larry Becker reflects on the early years of SPICE’s Africa Project and how his experience with SPICE enriched and informed his academic journey and teaching practice.

Professor Emeritus Larry Becker reflects on SPICE’s Africa Project

05/28/2026

FSI Director Colin Kahl shares his personal experience of working as the U.S. under secretary of defense for policy during the fall 2022 crisis with Russia, and what nuclear messaging then says about the state of global nuclear policies now.

📄 READ HERE: https://ow.ly/kuhA50Z4P8w

05/28/2026

🗓️ UPCOMING BOOK TALK | Jun 2, 10:30am PT

Rose Gottemoeller will share insights from her new book SECURITY THROUGH COOPERATION, which explores the history of space, nuclear weapons, and U.S.-Russia relations after the Cold War. Sponsored by the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC).

☑️ Register at the link: https://ow.ly/z0ZQ50Z4PIl

05/27/2026

In partnership with FSI scholars, our colleagues at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence have launched the AI and Organizations Lab, a new research center that will establish an empirical science of how AI transforms workplace coordination and organizational performance.

Stanford HAI Launches AI and Organizations Lab to study Science of AI in Workplace Breadcrumb All FSI News News May 26, 2026 Stanford HAI Launches AI and Organizations Lab to study Science of AI in Workplace SHP's Sara Singer will help lead the new center to examine AI's real-world impacts on jobs,....

05/26/2026

AI, biotechnology, propaganda, geopolitics — these forces are intersecting and interacting in novel ways that are rapidly reshaping our world.

Watch a recent panel discussion with our scholars to learn more about how these emerging technologies are impacting society, politics, and global security. ⏯️

https://ow.ly/s4H550Z44iy

05/22/2026

Research from Stanford Health Policy scholars reveals that pulse oximeter devices routinely overestimate blood oxygen levels in darker-skinned patients, a bias that can trigger major, compounding downstream health harms for Black individuals.

How a Biased Medical Device Is Widening the Racial Health Gap Breadcrumb All FSI News News May 20, 2026 How a Biased Medical Device Is Widening the Racial Health Gap A study by physician-economist Marcella Alsan examines how racial bias in pulse oximeters leads to Black patients receiving less follo...

05/22/2026

📚 Get a jump start on your summer reading!

SECURITY THROUGH COOPERATION by Rose Gottemoeller explores how prior U.S. administrations viewed cooperation with Russia as essential to global security and stability, and the lessons that can offer policymakers today.

https://ow.ly/6PLk50Z344m

05/21/2026

🎧 NEW PODCAST EPISODE 🎧

Colin Kahl talks with FSI scholars to discover how AI, social media, biotechnology, propaganda, and geopolitics are intersecting in novel ways that are rapidly reshaping our world.

Artificial intelligence, social media, biotechnology, energy, propaganda, geopolitics — each formidable on their own, these forces are intersecting and interacting in novel ways that are rapidly reshaping our world. On this episode of World Class, Colin Kahl shares expertise and insights from a pa...