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Scholarly Publications
Democracy and Economic Growth: Some Regularities
July 2013
Abstract: The paper summarizes and evaluates our current understanding of relations between democracy and economic growth and analyzes the mechanisms of the causality from democracy to growth....
Qatar's Foreign Policy: The Limits of Pragmatism
March 2013
Qatar has become an Arab country with a high international profile and an ambitious foreign policy, particularly as a result of its role in the Arab Spring.
The Russo-Georgian war and beyond: towards a European great power concert
March 2012
Abstract The brief war between Georgia and Russia in August 2008 provoked vigorous international reactions among the European states as consequence of the sudden shift in the strategic balance....
Other Publications
Stop Ignoring Taiwan
May 2012
In an article for Foreign Policy, Karl Eikenberry makes the case for the United States to invigorate its relations with Taiwan and outlines the work needed to make this a reality and stabilize...
News
When Beijing Goes to Washington: Autocratic Lobbying Influence in Democracies
April 2021
Professor Erin Baggot Carter tells us how autocratic lobbying affects political outcomes and media coverage in democracies.
The Problem With Russia Is Personal, Not Structural
October 2016
Kathryn Stoner, Director of the Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies and a Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, debates for the New York Times...
Democracy in Decline
June 2016
In the July/August edition of Foreign Affairs, Larry Diamond takes stock of the global democratic recession, and urges the next president to make democracy promotion a pillar of his or her foreign...
Events
When Beijing Goes to Washington: Autocratic Lobbying Influence in Democracies
September 23, 2020
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The United States: From Reluctant Democracy Support in the Middle East to Authoritarian Enabler
April 13, 2020
ABSTRACTDemocracy promotion has been a longstanding goal of US foreign policy in the Middle East and elsewhere. President George W.
How to Make Love to a Despot: Book Launch and Discussion with Stephen Krasner and Francis Fukuyama
January 22, 2020
"How to Make Love to a Despot" by Stephen D. KrasnerPlease note this book launch event will be virtual over zoom Stephen D.
Projects
Leadership Academy for Development
Program Overview | Background and Rationale | Training Program | Curriculum | Case Studies | Partnership | LAD Around the World | Lectures | Student Testimonials | Interviews |...
English
Indigenous Peoples Rights
This project seeks to promote the collaboration between the Center for Latin American Studies and the Program on Human Rights in conducting an interdisciplinary faculty/graduate student research...
English
Multimedia
How will Michael Flynn's resignation affect US-Russia relations?
February 2017
Russia expert and Stanford University senior fellow Kathryn Stoner on Russian reaction to the national security adviser's resignation. Watch the video here.
The January Taiwan Elections and the Implications for Cross-Strait Relations
March 2016
AbstractTaiwan’s domestic politics, particularly presidential elections, has been the main driver of the island’s relations with China for two decades. The 2016 elections, in which the Democratic Progressive Party, led by Dr.
Taiwan's 2016 Presidential and Legislative Elections
March 2016
On January 16, 2016, Taiwanese went to the polls to elect a new president and legislature.
People
Michael A. McFaul Director, Senior Fellow Professor, Political Science, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution 
Michael Bennon Research Scholar, CDDRL Program Manager, Global Infrastructure Policy Research Initiative 
Francis Fukuyama Senior Fellow Director, Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy, Professor, by courtesy, Political Science 