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Seminars
Hannah Chapman | REDS Seminar - The Information Paradox: Citizen Appeals and Authoritarian Governance in Russia
Thursday, March 12, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Speaker:
- Hannah Chapman
Moderator:
Seminars
Israel Insights Webinar with Masua Sagiv — Who Stands for Democracy? Understanding Israel's Constitutional Crisis
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
Panel Discussions
DAL Webinar Series — Rebuilding Democracy in Venezuela: Economic Stabilization and Recovery
Friday, March 6, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Online via Zoom. Registration required.
Speaker:
- Sary Levy-Carciente,
- Francisco J. Monaldi,
- Luisa Palacios
Moderator:
Seminars
Laia Balcells — The Impact of Transitional Justice Museums: Comparative Evidence from Three Randomized Control Trials
Thursday, March 5, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Speaker:
- Laia Balcells
Moderator:
Seminars
Kingdom of Crossroads: Jordan’s Politics and the Future of Arab Democracy
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Speaker:
- Sean Yom
Moderator:
War and the Arab World: Regional Responses and Consequences
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM (Pacific)
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM (Pacific)
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to the William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Speaker:
Lectures
AI, Cyber & Systemic Risk: Securing the Digital Frontline
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)
G101- Gunn Building, Stanford Graduate School of Business
655 Knight Way, Stanford
Speaker:
- Nicole Perlroth
Moderator:
- Alexis Opferman, MBA'26
Seminars
Adrienne LeBas — Can Social Intermediaries Build the State? Taxation and State-Building in Lagos, Nigeria
Thursday, February 26, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Speaker:
- Adrienne LeBas
Moderator:
Lectures
Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture featuring Judea Pearl
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (Pacific)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM (Pacific)
Event has reached capacity, and registration is now closed.
Speaker:
- Judea Pearl
Moderator:
Seminars
Israel Insights Webinar with Oded Ailam — Hamas, Israel, and the West: Why This Conflict Matters Far Beyond Gaza
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
Virtual Only Event.
Speaker:
- Oded Ailam
Moderator:
- Or Rabinowitz
Panel Discussions
Four Years of War: Updates from Ukraine
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Pacific)
In-person event for Stanford affiliates only: Bechtel Conference Center (Encina Hall, 1st floor, 616 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford)
Livestream available to the public: via Zoom, if prompted for a password, use: 123456
Members of the media interested in attending this event should contact cddrl_communications@stanford.edu.
Speaker:
- Oleksii Movchan,
- Andriy Shevchenko,
- Oleksandra Ustinova,
- Anastasiia Malenko
Moderator:
Lectures
Power and Accountability: The Costs and Benefits of Speaking Up
Monday, February 23, 2026
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (Pacific)
C106, Class of 1968 Building, Stanford Graduate School of Business
655 Knight Way, Stanford
Speaker:
- Eric Ben-Artzi,
- Ellen K. Pao
Moderator:
- Anat R. Admati,
- Nirali Devgan, MBA ’26
Seminars
Oliver Kaplan — Assessing Labor Market Discrimination Against Ex-combatants
Thursday, February 19, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to E-008 Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Speaker:
Moderator:
Seminars
Book Talk with Muna Güvenç — The City Is Ours: Spaces of Political Mobilization and Imaginaries of Nationhood in Turkey
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM (Pacific)
Encina Commons, 123
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Speaker:
- Muna Güvenç
Seminars
Rebuilding Democracy in Venezuela: Political Challenges and Pathways Forward
Friday, February 13, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Online via Zoom. Registration required.
Speaker:
- José Ramón Morales-Arilla,
- Larry Diamond,
- Kathryn Stoner
Moderator:
Panel Discussions
Book Launch: Egypt's New Authoritarian Republic
Friday, February 13, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
Virtual event only via Zoom.
Speaker:
- Robert Springborg,
- Hossam el-Hamalawy,
- May Darwich
Moderator:
Panel Discussions
Global Trends and Geopolitics in 2026: A Look Ahead
Thursday, February 12, 2026
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM (Pacific)
3:30 PM - 6:00 PM (Pacific)
Location available following valid registration
Moderator:
Seminars
Lucan Way | REDS Seminar: Economic Dependence and Authoritarianism: Russia in Comparative Perspective
Thursday, February 12, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to William J. Perry Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Speaker:
Moderator:
Seminars
Dr. Chipo Dendere — When Voters Exit Authoritarianism Survives
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Pacific)
Encina Commons, Room 123
615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Speaker:
- Dr. Chipo Dendere
Seminars
Israel Insights Webinar with Karnit Flug — The Israeli Economy: Quo Vadis?
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
G101 – Gunn Building, Stanford Graduate School of Business
655 Knight Way, Stanford
Speaker:
- Amit Seru,
- Anat R. Admati
Seminars
Natalie Letsa — The Autocratic Voter: Partisanship and Political Socialization under Dictatorship
Thursday, February 5, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to E-008 Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Speaker:
- Natalie Letsa
Moderator:
Lectures
Leadership Is Your Choice: Dean Gruenfeld in Conversation with Professor Linda Ginzel
Monday, February 2, 2026
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM (Pacific)
C106 - Class of 1968 Building, Stanford Graduate School of Business
655 Knight Way, Stanford
Speaker:
- Linda Ginzel
Moderator:
- Dean Deborah Gruenfeld
Seminars
Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat — Backsliding Democracy in Class and Identity Politics: A Human Rights Theory of Democracy
Thursday, January 29, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Virtual to Public. If prompted for a password, use: 123456
Only those with an active Stanford ID with access to E-008 Conference Room in Encina Hall may attend in person.
Speaker:
- Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat
Moderator:
Seminars
Israel Insights Webinar with Sima Shine & Raz Zimmt — The Israel-Iran Conflict: What's Next?
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM (Pacific)
Virtual Only Event.
Speaker:
- Sima Shine,
- Raz Zimmt
Moderator:
- Or Rabinowitz