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Hoover’s Center For Revitalizing American Institutions Launches Civic Profile, A New Online Civics Self-Assessment Tool
The Hoover Institution’s Center for Revitalizing American Institutions (RAI) has launched a new online civics self-assessment tool called Civic Profile to help Americans reflect on a core question: What kind of citizen am I?
2026 Edition Of The Stanford Emerging Technology Review Offers Policymakers And Business Leaders New Insights Into The Implications Of Frontier Technologies.
The 2026 edition of the Stanford Emerging Technology Review (SETR) report is now available, offering American policymakers and business leaders a comprehensive overview of how ten frontier technologies, from artificial intelligence (AI) and biotech to robotics and space tech, are transforming the world.
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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.
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The Origins Of Modern China; Is Trump “Lost”? America, Home of the . . . Squatters?
Unlike the romanticized tale the Chinese Communist Party tells of itself, the early years of the CCP were ones of unrepentant violence and a rise to power made possible only with external help.
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Research Reveals A Fundamental Shift In How Investors View ESG
ESG investing has not disappeared, but it has changed. Longitudinal survey data from US retail investors and large institutional asset managers show that early enthusiasm—especially among younger investors—has converged around a more pragmatic, risk-first approach. Generational differences in concern, willingness to sacrifice returns, and support for ESG activism have largely narrowed.
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Larry Diamond Discusses How US Competition With China Is Shaping The Global Political Landscape
Hoover Institution fellow Larry Diamond joins a panel discussing emerging risks, opportunities, and policy implications in the increasingly complex global landscape of 2026.
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Masters Of The AI Universe
Don’t trust the good intentions of the powerful and few. Free people must find ways to control transformational tech.
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The Economics Of Regime Change
[Subscription Required] Hoover Institution fellow Robert Barro showed that revolutions and coups went hand in hand with weaker investment, largely because they undermined property rights.
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Arun Majumdar: Demand For Energy Fuels Innovation In Taiwan
Hoover Institution fellow Arun Majumdar discusses how Academia Sinica is driving Taiwan toward a more sustainable future and how Stanford researchers can get involved in that effort.
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An online journal that analyzes ongoing issues of national security in light of conflicts of the past.
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The Caravan is a quarterly publication on the contemporary dilemmas of the Greater Middle East
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Analysis, politics, and the economics of the Golden State
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How Do We Decide What's Good And Evil?
Russ talks with philosopher Hanno Sauer about his sweeping history of human morality.
Inside Trump’s China Policy With Miles Yu
Dr. Elizabeth Economy talks with Miles Yu about his career and China policy in Trump 1.0 vs 2.0.
Equal Time, Stephen Colbert, And The Future Of Political Broadcasting
Is the FCC about to revive a broad reading of the Equal Time Rule—and should broadcast TV still get “special” First Amendment treatment in 2026?
Dire Straits: Condoleezza Rice On The War With Iran
Does the current conflict in the Middle East suggest that America has learned from its recent past wars?
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The exhibitions Eastern Europe and Beyond: Photographic Albums Revealed (September 9, 2025–May 10, 2026) 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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