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The Five Futures Of Russia: And How America Can Prepare For Whatever Comes Next
Vladimir Putin happened to turn 71 last October 7, the day Hamas assaulted Israel. The Russian president took the rampage as a birthday present; it shifted the context around his aggression in Ukraine. Perhaps to show his appreciation, he had his Foreign Ministry invite high-ranking Hamas representatives to Moscow in late October, highlighting an alignment of interests.
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Great Powers Don’t Mind Their Own Business, They Shape The Future, Says Condoleezza Rice At 2024 Drell Lecture
Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice gave a speech titled “What Does America Stand For?” Rice discussed the economic, political, and military systems championed by the US following World War II, how those systems are being challenged, and what America’s role in the world should be today.
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Margaret E. Raymond On Proven Results: Highlighting The Benefits Of Charter Schools For Students And Families
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Sustained Debt Reduction: The Jamaica Exception
Sharp, sustained reductions in public debt are exceptional, especially recently. We know this because public-debt-to-GDP ratios have been trending up in advanced countries, emerging markets, and developing countries alike.
State And Local Pension Funds 2022
This paper provides the status quo and trends of US state and local pension funds as of fiscal year 2022. Reported unfunded pension liabilities increased 46%, to $1.572 trillion, from the previous year. In contrast, the market value of the unfunded liability fell 21% due to substantial increases in risk-free discount rates. Employer contributions increased substantially, partly driven by supplemental contributions related to budgetary surpluses due to pandemic-related relief.
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Commentary on the News
The Russian Wolf At Europe’s Door
History shows that appeasement only makes an aggressor stronger.
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Core Institutional Priorities
Featured Fellows
Scott W. Atlas
Robert Wesson Senior Fellow
Thomas J. Sargent
Senior Fellow (adjunct)
Stephen Kotkin
Kleinheinz Senior Fellow
Michael McConnell
Senior Fellow
Morris P. Fiorina
Senior Fellow
John F. Cogan
Leonard and Shirley Ely Senior Fellow
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Covid Lessons Learned, Four Years Later
[Subscription Required] Mandatory lockdowns had almost no benefit—but did significant economic and health-related damage.
March 18, 2024
Scott W. Atlas
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US Debt and Taxes: 1776-2023
Collect data on promised pay outs, prices, and quantities of US government notes and bonds and on federal government expenditures and tax collections from 1775 to now
February 6, 2024
Thomas J. Sargent
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Stephen Kotkin On Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine And US-China Lessons From The Conflict
Hoover Institution fellow Stephen Kotkin shares his analysis of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, considers the threats posed by autocratic powers, and proposes future avenues for the United States to effectively compete with China in a multilateral context.
February 21, 2024
interview Stephen Kotkin
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Michael McConnell: The Supreme Court Says States Can’t Keep Trump Off The Ballot
Hoover Institution fellow Michael McConnell discusses the Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision to avoid a chaotic “patchwork” of state-level ballot eligibility decisions and the 5-4 majority’s view that Section 3 requires Congress to act before an insurrectionist may be disqualified from office.
March 7, 2024
interview Michael McConnell
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COVID And The Constitution
[Subscription Required] Of necessity, emergencies arise in human affairs and governments must confront them. Because emergencies, according to Merriam-Webster, are “unforeseen combination[s] of circumstances” that “call for immediate action,” they present a special challenge for republics, which, by their very nature, rule by laws enacted through the (often slow) deliberations of representative institutions.
December 5, 2023
featuring Morris P. Fiorina
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Federal Entitlement Programs And The Fiscal Challenge
Federal entitlement program spending has ballooned over the past 60 years and is the main driver behind the growth in size of the US federal government and federal debt and deficits. This unsustainable fiscal path leads to a dead end of crushing tax increases, spiraling interest costs, glacially slow economic growth, and benefit restrictions.
February 20, 2024
John F. Cogan
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: Next Time There Is A Pandemic We Will Lock Down Again, And It Won't Matter What The Evidence Says
Hoover Institution fellow Dr. Jay Bhattacharya talks about his opposition to the government's Covid-19 policies, writing the Great Barrington Declaration, and receiving the first annual Samizdat Prize, an award that will be given by RealClear to journalists, scholars, and public figures who have fought censorship and stood for truth, whatever the cost.
March 12, 2024
interview Jay Bhattacharya
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
Strategika
An online journal that analyzes ongoing issues of national security in light of conflicts of the past.
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The Caravan
The Caravan is a quarterly publication on the contemporary dilemmas of the Greater Middle East
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California on Your Mind
Analysis, politics, and the economics of the Golden State
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More Videos & Podcasts
The Russian Opposition And Ukraine: A Conversation With Vladimir Milov
In this episode of Battlegrounds, H.R. McMaster and Vladimir Milov discuss the war in Ukraine, the status of the Russian opposition, and prospects for the restoration of peace, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
The Rise Of The Machines: John Etchemendy And Fei-Fei Li On Our AI Future
John Etchemendy and Fei-Fei Li are the codirectors of Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), founded in 2019 to “advance AI research, education, policy and practice to improve the human condition.” In this interview, they delve into the origins of the technology, its promise, and its potential threats. They also discuss what AI should be used for, where it should not be deployed, and why we as a society should—cautiously—embrace it.
America’s Immigration Puzzle, Iran Strikes (Out) – And 60 Is The New 40
Nearly 40 years since the nation last saw comprehensive reform on the matter, the consensus is that America’s immigration system is sorely in need of updating to 21st-century realities. Reihan Salam, Manhattan Institute president and author of the book Melting Pot or Civil War?, joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster to discuss a smarter approach to welcoming newcomers to America.
Revisiting Freedom’s Cause: David Davenport And Checker Finn On Rejuvenating Civic Education
Better ways to engage K-12 and college students in the understanding and appreciation of the concept of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
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Founded by Herbert Hoover in 1919, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives is home to some of the world's most renowned collections documenting war, revolution, peace, and political, economic, and social change in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
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Exhibitions | Now On View
The exhibitions Un-Presidented: Watergate and Power in America (February 12–August 11, 2024) and Hoover@100: Ideas Defining A Century (ongoing) are open and free to all visitors to Hoover Tower, at the heart of Stanford University campus.
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