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Biosecurity Really: A Strategy for Victory
Current trends make clear that biosecurity will become much more challenging over the next several years. We must act strategically to secure biology—before it becomes a general-purpose technology. Drawing on decades of experience and the knowledge of dozens of subject matter experts, Biosecurity Really offers a forward-looking analysis of how global trends and technologies are reshaping the biosecurity landscape, and actionable steps we can take to respond.
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MyHoover delivers a personalized experience at Hoover.org. In a few easy steps, create an account and receive the most recent analysis from Hoover fellows tailored to your specific policy interests.
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2026 Fellowship Opportunities
Applications are now open for the 2026 Hoover Fellowship Programs with opportunities for early- to mid-career scholars. For more information on the Hoover Fellows program and National Fellows program, click the links below.
Commentary on the News
Six Hoover Institution Fellows Invested into American Academy of Sciences and Letters
Six Hoover Institution fellows were invested as members of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters on November 12, reflecting the breadth of Hoover scholarship across fields including history…
Core Institutional Priorities
Featured Fellows
Condoleezza Rice
Tad and Dianne Taube Director | Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy
William Damon
Senior Fellow (courtesy)
Šumit Ganguly
Senior Fellow
Terry Anderson
John and Jean De Nault Senior Fellow (adjunct)
Stephen Kotkin
Kleinheinz Family Senior Fellow
Featured Work:
Condoleezza Rice: From The Situation Room To The Boardroom
Hoover Institution Director Condoleezza Rice talks about rebuilding trust in higher education, why AI is both a tool and a high-stakes geopolitical race, how leaders make decisions when the facts are incomplete, and why integrity is the nonnegotiable trait of effective leadership.
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William Damon - What Purpose Am I Serving?
Hoover Institution fellow William Damon discusses whether the way you are spending your time is reflective of your ultimate goals in life?' He explores what purpose is, why it matters, and how you might come to find your sense of purpose at different stages in life.
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Best Of Both Sides: India Must Prioritise Repairing Ties With The US
The Indo-US relationship has weathered worse, and the current rupture should not overshadow the gains.
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Transferring Federal Lands To Montana Is A Gift, Not A Gamble
Hoover Institution fellow Terry Anderson on state land managers and private landowners knowing how to manage land better than bureaucrats in Washington. Taking control of 25 million acres would give Montanans a chance to show how it could be done better.
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With Putin, ‘Ultimately, Trump Holds The Cards’
[Subscription Required] Hoover Institution fellow Stephen Kotkin on Moscow’s long record of overreach, Biden’s Ukraine failure, and prospects that Kyiv can ‘win the peace.’
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
Why The Cold War Still Matters With John Lewis Gaddis
From the origins of the Cold War to the nuclear age, from Vietnam to détente, and from Ronald Reagan to Mikhail Gorbachev, John Gaddis offers a masterclass in how nations think, plan, and learn from history.
Cyber Rattling & Socialism: Anne Neuberger On Future Wars, Mayor Mamdani, And A Big Deal At The BBC
Will future wars be decided by who controls space—cyber and outer—and which superpower has better paired geostrategic thinking with emerging technologies?
Property Rights And The UCLA School Of Economics With David Henderson
David Henderson on his career as an economist, the role of property rights and market competition in economic growth, as well as the UCLA School of Economics, Armen Alchian, Harold Demsetz, and the New Institutional Economics.
The Secret Life Of Dictators With Frank Dikötter
A fascinating look at how modern dictatorships are built—and why they always collapse from within.
Library & Archives
A World-Class Library & Archives
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.
Free and open to all, discover how to search the collections, arrange a research visit, or explore exhibitions by clicking below.
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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Research Services
Planning an onsite visit to the reading room? Conducting your research from afar? Staff are ready to connect you with the most relevant materials through reference consultations, assisting with registration and material requests, digitization, and more.
Learn MoreThe Collections
Acquiring, preserving, and making accessible collections of enduring value, including more than one million library volumes and over six thousand archival collections.
Digital First Initiative
Our aim is to make full archival collections accessible to researchers around the world through the digitization of textual, graphical, sound, and moving-image materials.
Engagement & Outreach
Building connections to our collections by sparking curiosity in audiences interested in the meaning and role of history through exhibitions, classes, tours, and special programing.
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