Geopolitics & National Security
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The following activities and people highlight efforts at Stanford to understand geopolitics and national security in the service of upholding liberal democracies around the world.
Upcoming Events
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Technology & Governance
Trust and Safety Research Conference
-Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
326 Galvez St
Stanford, CA 94305
United States -
Geopolitics & National Security
2026 Stanford Conference on National Security and Technology
David and Joan Traitel Building of Hoover Institution
435 Lasuen Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
United States
Research
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Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)
CISAC scholars are involved in issues like nuclear nonproliferation research, the study of international norms and ethics, and Track II talks with China, North Korea, Pakistan and Russia. -
Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)
An interdisciplinary center for research on development in all of its dimensions: political, economic, social, and legal, and the ways in which these different dimensions interact with one another. -
China’s Global Sharp Power
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
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CISAC Fellowship Program
CISAC offers a rich variety of fellowships for scholars who want to spend an academic year researching an international security issue. -
Existential Risks Initiative Summer Fellowship
Applications are now open for the Stanford Existential Risks Initiative's 2026 summer research fellowship, which funds 10-week full-time academic research projects dedicated to mitigating existential risks. -
Fred Dorsey Master’s in International Policy Student Association (IPSA)
Advocates for the student body by nurturing feedback between administrators and students, provides networking, skills-building and other career-related opportunities for MIP students, and fosters a community around current students and MIP alumni.
Courses
Scholars
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Associate Director of the Program on Turkey -
Hoover Research Fellow -
Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution -
Walter A. Haas Professor of the Humanities, Professor of Comparative Literature and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution -
Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor in International Studies and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Emeritus -
Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies -
Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Emerita -
Professor of History -
Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law, Emerita
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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 Advisor -
Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Health Policy -
Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Emeritus -
Theodore and Frances Geballe Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
