CDDRL News
Former U.S. diplomats Michael McFaul and Susan Rice argued that the second Trump administration is a driver of global democratic recession and is leading the U.S. toward “superpower suicide” at a panel on Monday.
CDDRL Research-in-Brief [3.5-minute read]
Stoner, the Mosbacher Director of the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law and a leading scholar of Russian politics, discusses her career trajectory, areas of current research, and priorities for the years ahead.
A conversation with Marcel Fafchamps as he reflects on the insights, challenges, and evolving institutions that have shaped his decades in development research.
Professor Kim Lane Scheppele offered a clear and urgent account of a growing crisis inside the European Union (EU) during a recent REDS Seminar: the erosion of democracy within some of its own member states.
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.
Tracing paths from political violence to democratic participation with CDDRL Research Scholar María Ignacia Curiel.
Gerhard Casper Postdoctoral Fellow Ana Paula Pellegrino presented her research on police-led armed illicit groups in Brazil, exploring what distinguishes them and the conditions that enable their formation.
CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4-minute read]
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.
CDDRL Pre-doctoral Fellow Hanna Folsz presented her research, which builds on her focus on authoritarianism and democratic backsliding.
CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4.5-minute read]
Reversing the Authoritarian Wave
Professor Larry Diamond's remarks to the Berlin Freedom Conference, November 10, 2025.
Georgetown political scientist Killian Clarke argues that unarmed, democratic revolutions are uniquely vulnerable to reversal, not because they lack legitimacy or popular support, but because of the kinds of power resources they rely on and later abandon.
Exploring how empathy and perspective-taking shape migration, inclusion, and public attitudes toward diversity with FSI Senior Fellow Claire Adida.
CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4.5-minute read]
Vivian Bercovici, former Canadian Ambassador to Israel, reflects on diplomacy, the “leave no one behind” ethos, and Israel’s political crossroads.
In a CDDRL research seminar, Einstein-Moos Postdoctoral Fellow Oren Samet explored the benefits, costs, and global reach of opposition diplomacy.
"Explaining Israel" Book Launch — Peter Berkowitz on the Jewish State, the Middle East, and America
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.
CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4-minute read]
This is the fifth and final story in a series of blog posts written by the Fisher Family Honors Program class of 2026 detailing their experiences in Washington, D.C., for CDDRL's annual Honors College.
This is the fourth story in a series of blog posts written by the Fisher Family Honors Program class of 2026 detailing their experiences in Washington, D.C., for CDDRL's annual Honors College.
This is the third story in a series of blog posts written by the Fisher Family Honors Program class of 2026 detailing their experiences in Washington, D.C., for CDDRL's annual Honors College.
This is the second story in a series of blog posts written by the Fisher Family Honors Program class of 2026 detailing their experiences in Washington, D.C., for CDDRL's annual Honors College.
This is the first story in a series of blog posts written by the Fisher Family Honors Program class of 2026 detailing their experiences in Washington, D.C., for CDDRL's annual Honors College.