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Geopolitics & International Relations

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The following activities and people highlight efforts at Stanford to understand geopolitics and strengthen peace and security.

Upcoming Events

Research

  • The China’s Global Sharp Power Project delivers data-driven analysis and actionable solutions that equip decisionmakers to strike more resilient, balanced, and vigilant relationships with the People’s Republic of China.

Engagement Opportunities

  • CISAC offers a rich variety of fellowships for scholars who want to spend an academic year researching an international security issue.
  • FSI’s Global Policy Internships offer placement, mentorship, and a stipend for students pursuing off-campus roles with international policy and affairs organizations through the Global Opportunities and Enrichment for Students (GOES) program.
  • The Hoover Institution in Washington supports policy research and outreach by connecting Hoover fellows with D.C. policy circles through events, seminars, and media engagement, advancing scholarly impact in the nation’s capital.

Courses

Meet the Stanford Community Advancing Geopolitics & International Relations

  • Cryptography Professor and Professor of Electrical Engineering
  • Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Emerita
  • Mosbacher Senior Fellow of Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Professor, by courtesy, of Sociology and of Political Science
  • Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Health Policy
  • Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
  • Edgar E. Robinson Professor of United States History, Emerita
  • Olivier & Nomellini Senior Fellow in International Studies at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Political Science
  • John H. Scully Professor of International Business Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Psychology
  • Michelle and Kevin Douglas Professor of International Studies and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and, by courtesy, at the Hoover Institution