Come work with us! CISAC is #hiring an events coordinator to support their on-campus programming.

💼 Job is full-time, fixed-term, and hybrid eligible.

ℹ️ Details and application information below. ⤵️ ow.ly/q8KX50RCa7b

A new report from Oriana Skylar Mastro for The National Bureau of Asian Research looks deeply into China's strategic calculus on escalation in the Indo-Pacific, and offers an assessment of potential for conflict and the implications for deterrence.

📄 READ IT HERE: ow.ly/jI6M50RC9GA

Putin is trying to unnerve the West with his nuclear saber-rattling. The best thing the West can do is to stay its course in Ukraine and not blink, argues Steven Pifer.

Read more in The Brookings Institution ↘️ ow.ly/NQeG50RC8Yp

HAPPENING TOMORROW | Join Stanford CDDRL on 5/14 to hear Alexandra Hudson in conversation with Francis Fukuyama. In-person and online options ⤵️

'Drug policies that remove all pressure and hope that people will spontaneously seek help fundamentally misunderstand the nature of addiction. It is a rare person who comes to treatment who has not been pressured there in some way.' — Keith Humphreys ow.ly/ri8y50RC8zo

'Putin styles himself as a new tsar. But a real tsar would not have to worry about a looming succession crisis and what it might do to his grip on power in the present.' — Stephen Kotkin via Foreign Affairs ow.ly/EAeJ50RzVt9

🇪🇺 SPECIAL EVENT | May 13, 9:00am PT

Join us on campus this Monday for a discussion with the EU's Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Chief, Josep Borrell Fontelles, moderated by Michael McFaul.

☑️ REGISTER HERE: ow.ly/50C950RCfYE

A very warm welcome to all of Shorenstein APARC's incoming fellows! We're excited to have you be a part of the FSI community.

Is a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians possible, or are we now in a 'one-state reality?'

אלון טל - Alon Tal and Dr. Salam Fayyad discussed each scenario in a recent Stanford H&S class, 'Democracy and Disagreement.'

Read about it here. ↘️ ow.ly/t9Q350RA45N

Putin and his regime have managed to turn the war in #Ukraine into a successful business venture that rewards both Russian elites and everyday people, says Stephen Kotkin, and that creates huge incentives for the Kremlin to keep it going. ow.ly/FKTf50RzW4t

🇹🇼 Shorenstein APARC has a new #Taiwan Program! Check out highlights from their inaugural conference and learn more at the link below. ↘️

'We cannot allow a democracy to be erased from the map by aggression, terror, and intimidation. This is why the defense of Ukraine and Taiwan, and of other endangered democracies, is part of one and the same cause.' — LarryDiamond via Journal of Democracy ow.ly/VfY050RyEoh

#Medicaid has come a long way in providing support and coverage for treating substance abuse disorder, but it can still do more to be a meaningful player in the national response to addiction, says Keith Humphreys. ow.ly/96mE50RyIxZ

As Russia announces that it will alleging begin holding tactical nuclear weapon drills, Rose Gottemoeller reaffirms that unified international action is needed to condemn and deter Russia's nuclear sabre-rattling. ow.ly/h2zZ50RzEM6

WATCH | 'The harms of AI are real,' Marietje Schaake reminds GZERO Media, which is why she is advocating for more discussions and restrictions on the use of AI in war, combat, and conflict. ow.ly/yyje50RzHoo

Where does the future of Russia lay? On an eventual path to democracy? Retrenched in nationalism? As a vassal to China? In isolation? Chaos?

Stanford CDDRL's Stephen Kotkin breaks down five possible outcomes in Foreign Affairs. ↘️ ow.ly/iKI050RzMUz

Regardless of the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Francis Fukuyama says NATO and EU partners on both sides of the Atlantic need to do better in supporting defense industrial bases and step up their defense capabilities. ow.ly/y4nV50RxyvG

'Putin does not want a nuclear war. But he does want Ukraine and the West to believe that he is prepared to risk one in order to undermine their resolve and determination.' — Steven Pifer via The Brookings Institution ow.ly/6vMS50RzViN

🗓️ UPCOMING EVENT | May 10, 12:0pm PT

Join our colleagues at CREEES for a discussion with economist Andrei Yakovlev on the state of Russia's economy, the internal and external pressures it's facing, and it's longtime sustainability.

☑️ REGISTER BELOW ⤵️ ow.ly/TQ1R50RzUfN

There's still time to register! Join The Europe Center (TEC) TOMORROW (5/9) for a lecture on the 2024 EU Parliament elections with Christophe Crombez. Details below ⤵️