The veteran Haaretz intelligence correspondent argues that Israel's spy agencies keep winning the battle and losing the war, from a botched Iran regime-change plot to the warnings that went unheeded before October 7th.
Three founders of the movement that halted Israel's 2023 judicial overhaul explain how they organized hundreds of thousands of protesters without a single leader.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel argues that Lebanon, Gaza, and Iran all hinge on the same unresolved question, even as Israel's coming election turns on issues closer to home.
Matthew Levitt unpacks proxy warfare, shifting narratives, and the uneasy future of U.S.–Israel relations in a conversation hosted by the Jan Koum Israel Studies Program.
Political theorist Tomer Persico traces the surprising liberal roots of the Israeli right, and argues that liberalism's current crisis stems from its success, not its failure.
UCLA scholar reflects on history, legitimacy, and the prospects for two states at the Jan Koum Israel Studies Program’s annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture.
In the first of a new quarterly series of events, scholars from the Freeman Spogli Institute evaluated recent developments in world affairs, and offered an outlook for 2026.
Alon Tal, a former member of the Knesset, discusses Israeli democracy and the upcoming elections with Amichai Magen, Director of the Jan Koum Israel Studies Program at CDDRL.
In a conversation with Or Rabinowitz, Sima Shine, Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), and Rax Zimmt, Director of the Iran and the Shiite Axis research program at INSS, discussed escalation, regional actors, and regime change.
Dr. Emmanuel Navon, author of “The Star and the Scepter,” explored the enduring tension between realism and idealism in Jewish diplomacy and the paradigm shift following October 7.
After a three-year pilot, Stanford University’s Israel studies program became permanent with a major endowment from the Koum Family Foundation, Stanford announced on Nov. 18.
Former Knesset member and journalist Ksenia Svetlova examined how the Russia-Ukraine war and the October 7 attacks have reshaped global power dynamics, media narratives, and the challenges facing democratic alliances.
Building on a successful pilot at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, the Jan Koum Israel Studies Program will deepen understanding of Israel through new classes, collaborative research, and community engagement.
The Hoover Institution and the Israel Studies Program at CDDRL hosted a launch event for Berkowitz's new book, "Explaining Israel: The Jewish State, the Middle East, and America," on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. PT.
At Stanford's 2025 Reunion weekend, scholars from the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies shared insights into what can be done to address climate change, AI competition with China, Middle East security, democratic backsliding, and the war in Ukraine.
In an Israel Insights webinar, Professor Azar Gat examined how unresolved questions of historical legitimacy have shaped decades of failed negotiations.
More than 200 academics and political leaders met last week at Stanford for “Climate Resilience and Local Governmental Policy: Lessons from Los Angeles and Tel Aviv,” a groundbreaking conference organized by CDDRL's Visiting Fellows in Israel Studies program.
Journalist Amir Tibon shared his family’s story of survival, betrayal, and hope for peace with a Stanford audience, while also offering insights on contemporary Israeli politics.
