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History’s Dead-Hand Grip Illustrates How the Use and Misuse of History Shape the Politics and Statecraft of Countries Around the World
What explains a ruling family’s grip on power in North Korea, a rising new founding narrative in Saudi Arabia, and the failure of diplomatic solutions in Israel?
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Hoover’s Military History Working Group Questions Whether US Is Staying On Top Of Rapid Advances In Strategy, Tactics, And Science Of Armed Conflict
With conflict still raging in Ukraine, and a yet-to-be-concluded conflict that holds two major oil chokepoints hostage possibly restarting at any moment, scholars gathered at the Hoover Institution to ask whether the US military is doing enough to meet new challenges.
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Hoover’s Niall Ferguson Collects America Abroad Media Award For Bringing History To Life
Niall Ferguson, Hoover’s Milbank Senior Fellow, was honored by America Abroad Media (AAM) at its annual award gala earlier this month for life’s work illuminating the role of history in explaining how the modern world came to be.
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Hoover Institution Announces Winners of “Ideas in Motion” Creator Competition on the Spirit of ‘76
The Hoover Institution is proud to announce the winners and runners up of Ideas in Motion, a creator competition honoring the 250th anniversary of American independence.
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Juan Carlos Pinzón Joins Hoover Institution as Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Juan Carlos Pinzón, a former Colombian defense minister and two-time ambassador to the United States, has joined the Hoover Institution as a distinguished visiting fellow.
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Hoover Delegation Meets Taiwan Vice President, Japan Defense Minister in Major Tour of Asia
More than a dozen Hoover Institution fellows and affiliated scholars from Stanford University completed a multi-city tour of Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea in September.
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New Hoover Veteran Fellowship Cohort Plans Work Spanning Health, Workforce Development, And Civic Reform
The Hoover Institution is pleased to announce the 2026–27 cohort of the Bochnowski Family Veteran Fellowship Program (VFP).
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‘A Little Boring May Actually Be Useful,’ Taiwan Ex-President Tells Hoover Gathering
In a world increasingly characterized by politicians insulting each other at lecterns and on social media, Taiwan’s former president Tsai Ing-wen told an audience of students, faculty, and the larger Stanford community that there is much to be said for staying out of the limelight and focusing instead on achieving results.
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Nobel Prize in Economics won by Robert E. Hall, Stanford Economist and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow
Robert E. Hall, the Robert and Carole McNeil Endowed Professor in Economics and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Emeritus, and emeritus professor of economics in the School of Humanities and Sciences, is the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Ten Years Of Hoover Institution Boot Camp: How Hoover Connects Students With Top Scholars
After 10 years, nearly 1,000 students have now engaged up close with the field-leading scholars of the Hoover Institution through its Summer Policy Boot Camp (HISPBC).
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