As part of its educational and outreach mission to encourage thoughtful consideration of international issues and challenges, the Freeman Spogli Institute hosts public events, discussions and lectures on pertinent international issues involving Stanford faculty, as well as prominent outside politicians, officials, and academics.
The FSI Stanford events calendar provides a consolidated listing of events sponsored by the Freeman Spogli Institute and its centers.
Oct 6, 2008
Oct 7, 2008
- The Five Biggest Misconceptions That Western Experts Have About Russia
CDDRL Research Seminar (
RSVP required)
Andranik Migranyan, Professor, Russian State University for International Relations (MGIMO)
- Shorenstein APARC Fall 2008 Orientation
Shorenstein APARC Special Event (
RSVP required)
Oct 8, 2008
- India Arriving: How This Economic Powerhouse is Redefining Global Business
Shorenstein APARC Lecture
Rafiq Dossani
- The BioPortal Consortium: Towards a Global Infectious Disease Information-Sharing Infrastructure
CISAC Science, Technology and Security Seminar
Dr. Michael Ascher, Dept. of Medicine and Epidemiology, UC Davis - Research in Progress Seminar
CHP/PCOR Research in Progress Seminar
Mary K. Goldstein
Oct 9, 2008
- The Enemy of my Enemy is Iran: Iranian Influence in Iraq
CISAC Social Science Seminar
Lt. Col. Joseph Felter, National Security Affairs Fellow, Hoover Institution - Science and Secularity: Rethinking Religous Reform
Shorenstein APARC, SEAF Lecture (
RSVP required)
Joel Kahn, 2008 NUS-Stanford Lee Kong Chian Distinguished Lecturer and Professor of Anthropology Emeritus, La Trobe University, Australia
Oct 10, 2008
Oct 11, 2008
Oct 13, 2008
Oct 14, 2008
Oct 15, 2008
- Biodefense in the 21st Century: The Political Realities
CISAC Science, Technology and Security Seminar
Dr. Kenneth Bernard, former Special Assistant to the President for Biodefense, Homeland Security Council - Research in Progress Seminar
CHP/PCOR Research in Progress Seminar
Jacqueline Baras, MD Candidate
Oct 16, 2008
- China and India: Demographic and Economic Transformations in Progress
Shorenstein APARC, AHPP Seminar Series (
RSVP required)
Judith Banister, Director of Global Demographics, The Conference Board
- Explaining Sexual Violence During Civil War
CISAC Social Science Seminar
Dara K. Cohen, Predoctoral Fellow, CISAC; Peace Scholar, United States Institute of Peace; PhD Candidate, Political Science, Stanford University
Oct 17, 2008
Oct 20, 2008
- My Staff and My Redeemer: Why Three-Quarters of West Europeans Would Elect Obama
FCE Seminar (
RSVP required)
Josef Joffe, Marc and Anita Abramowitz Fellow in International Relations at the Hoover Institution; Forum on Contemporary Europe Research Affiliate - Opportunities And Challenges In India, Pakistan, And Afghanistan
Shorenstein APARC Seminar Series
The Honorable Karl F. Inderfurth; The Honorable Teresita Schaffer; The Honorable Theodore L. Eliot, Jr.
Oct 21, 2008
Oct 22, 2008
Oct 23, 2008
- From Democracy to Civil Society: The Evolution of Korean Social Movements
Shorenstein APARC, KSP Conference
October 23, 2008 - October 24, 2008
paper available - Can Hearts and Minds be Bought? The Economics of Counterinsurgency in Iraq
CISAC Social Science Seminar
Jacob Shapiro, Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
Oct 24, 2008
Oct 28, 2008
- Immigration in Africa
CDDRL Research Seminar (
RSVP required)
Claire Adida, Pre-doctoral Fellow, CDDRL - Meltdown: The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
Shorenstein APARC Seminar Series (
RSVP required)
Mike Chinoy, Edgerton Senior Fellow, Pacific Council on International Policy
Oct 29, 2008
- The Risk of Deterrence Failure
CISAC Science, Technology and Security Seminar
Martin Hellman, Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University - Investing in the Future You: Delay Discounting in Younger and Older Adults
CHP/PCOR Research in Progress Seminar
Kacey Ballard; Hal Ersner-Hershfield - Can We Globalize Markets and Safeguard Social Welfare? Seeking answers in Flexicurity and a New European Left
FCE Lecture (
RSVP required)
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Member of the European Parliament; President of the Party of European Socialists; Former Prime Minister of Denmark
Oct 30, 2008
Oct 31, 2008
Nov 4, 2008
Nov 6, 2008
Nov 7, 2008
Nov 10, 2008
Nov 12, 2008
- Ukraine Again Mired in Political Turmoil
FCE Seminar (
RSVP required)
Steven Pifer, Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institution; Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Former US Ambassador to Ukraine (1998-2000)
- Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of oil in the Niger Delta and Three
CDDRL Research Seminar (
RSVP required)
Michael J. Watts; Ed Kashi - Weapon-Grade Materials in Russia: A Status Report
CISAC Science, Technology and Security Seminar
Pavel Podvig, Acting Co-Director for Research and Research Associate, CISAC
Nov 18, 2008
Nov 20, 2008
Dec 2, 2008
- Democratic and Economic Incentives in War Settlements
CDDRL Research Seminar (
RSVP required)
Leonard Wantchekon, Professor of Politics and Economics, New York University
paper available
- Collaboration, Resistance, and Retribution in Eastern Europe
FCE Seminar (
RSVP required)
Istvan Deak, Seth Low Professor Emeritus, Columbia University
Dec 4, 2008
Mar 5, 2009
