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Feb 21, 2017 • 45min

Don't Overreact: Countering Terrorism

How governments should respond to terror attacks: FSI senior fellow Martha Crenshaw and University of Maryland professor Gary LaFree discuss their new book, "Countering Terrorism." If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Feb 14, 2017 • 41min

The European Crisis

Princeton professor Andrew Moravchik speaks at FSI's Europe Center on the latest shock waves of world events across Europe. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Feb 7, 2017 • 1h 22min

Can India Ever Become a Great Power?

What does India's rise look like in today's Asia? Carnegie Fellow Ashley J. Tellis speaks at FSI's Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, as part of a seminar series co-sponsored by Stanford's Center on South Asia. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Jan 30, 2017 • 22min

What Will Happen When the Wall Goes Up?

FSI senior fellow Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, director of Stanford's Center on Latin American Studies, discusses the diplomatic and economic issues around President Trump's order to build a border wall. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Jan 20, 2017 • 1h 20min

The Election from Both Sides of the Border

What will Donald Trump's administration mean on the US's southern border? LatinX scholars, students, and staff at Stanford discussed their response to the election in November. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Jan 11, 2017 • 1h 28min

Ethics in War

Are nukes ever OK to use? How can you fight insurgency without fighting civilians? FSI scholars Scott Sagan, Joe Felter and Paul Wise discuss new ethical models for new kinds of conflict. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Jan 4, 2017 • 1h 8min

Foreign Policy Prescriptions for the New President

From the archives: In Oct 2016, foreign policy experts Michael McFaul, Amy Zegart, Abbas Milani, Martha Crenshaw and Larry Diamond discuss the challenges of 2017. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Dec 20, 2016 • 1h 36min

Russia: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

What happens now with Russia? Panel discussion with former ambassador Michael McFaul, former defense secretary William Perry, former Los Alamos director Siegfried Hecker, and nuclear history professor David Holloway. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Dec 13, 2016 • 1h 27min

Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak

Russia's ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak, speaks at FSI about the state of US-Russia relations. Recorded on Nov 10. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.
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Dec 6, 2016 • 31min

Global Health Policy in 2020

What will the biggest health concerns around the world be in the next few years? Not the ones you think. Stanford Health Policy experts discuss. If you like what you hear, you can get additional content from scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies by following us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and by subscribing to our newsletters and updates.

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