FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Time Content Presenters

9:30 - 10:30 AM

Geoeconomics

Matteo Maggiori, Stanford University
(paper)(slides)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

International Trade in an Uncertain World

Stephen Redding, Stanford University
(slides)

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Panel: The Future of International Institutions    

Emily Blanchard, Dartmouth College, and former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of State
(slides)

Chad Bown, Peterson Institute for International Economics, and former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of State
(paper)

Ralph Ossa, University of Zurich, and former Chief Economist, World Trade Organization
(slides)

2:00 - 3:00 PM

The Political Economy of Chinese Sovereign and Infrastructure Lending

Christoph Trebesch, Kiel Institute
(slides)

3:15 - 4:15 PM

U.S China Security Relations

James Fearon, Stanford University 
(slides)

4:30 - 5:30 PM

Panel on Trade and Financial Policy for National Security and Supply Chain Resiliency

H.R. McMaster, Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Brent Neiman, University of Chicago, and former United States Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Finance                                  

Condoleezza Rice, Tad and Dianne Taube Director, Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, and the 66th United States Secretary of State

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 4:30 PM Pacific Time
Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont
Book Talk: "Ba‘thist Iraq Through Archives Reflections, Explorations, and Opportunities" by Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont
The Hoover History Lab and Hoover Institution Library & Archives are co-hosting a hybrid event with Lisa Blaydes and Samuel Helfont to discuss… Shultz Auditorium, George P. Shultz Building
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 6:30 PM ET
Markus Wolf
Book Talk: "The Troika: The Troika: A Story of Three Families, Friendship, and the Cold War"
The Hoover Institution Library & Archives is partnering with the International Spy Museum to co-host a hybrid event on "The Troika", Markus Wolf'… International Spy Museum (700 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington DC 20024)
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Kay Udea leading a discussion during the Second international workshop on Japanese diaspora 2022
Fourth International Workshop on Japanese Diaspora
The call for papers is now open. Submissions are due May 18, 2026. Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
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