Congressional staff is getting a crash course on the future of biotechnology and biosecurity. Hoover's Bio-Strategies and Leadership Initiative just hosted its second “bio boot camp” - bringing together mid- to senior-level staff from both parties, both chambers, and key committees.
International students make up over half of all STEM grad programs, driving the belief that they're taking spots away from US-born students. But is that really the case?
Hoover Fellow Paola Sapienza and the Institute for Progress' Amy Nice say the data tell a very different story.
Our Digital Intelligence team lead, Jerry Yu, will speak at @hooverinstitution.bsky.social's event on March 9 about FIMI in Taiwan and the US. As PRC influence operations grow experts will examine how democracies balance security and civil liberties.
Register here: lnkd.in/gfeg75BY
Beijing's propaganda portrays Americans struggling to stay above a “kill line” of minimal existence, while in China, the state cares for everyone's needs.
The spread of this propaganda phrase shows how invested China is in its materialistic view of life, writes Hoover Fellow Elisa Zhai Autry.
“When people are disconnected, hope alone cannot reconnect them. They need tools.”
Shokufeh Mahini shares how digital "knapsacks", a technological innovation that slips communications past Iran’s rigid censorship, deliver hope and information to Iranians cut off from the internet.
NEW Uncommon Knowledge: Former US ambassador to Russia @mcfaulmike.bsky.social discusses his book, Autocrats vs. Democrats.
McFaul explains why today’s autocrats fundamentally do not think like we do and why he remains convinced that democracy is still the West’s greatest strategic advantage.
Writing for The Free Press, Hoover Senior Fellow Niall Ferguson argues that the U.S. is more interested in “regime alteration” than regime change in Iran.
Read his full analysis ⤵️
"We should not sleepwalk into a world where ultimate decisions about the use of national defense capabilities migrate from democratic institutions to corporate boardrooms."
Anthropic’s resistance to the Pentagon's use of its AI models is misguided, writes Hoover Fellow Amy Zegart. Read more ⤵️
🗓️ Webinar, Wed. 3/4
Hoover's Revitalizing American Institutions and the Alliance for Civics in the Academy examines how efforts within higher education can support civic learning in K–12 schools, with an emphasis on the academy's role in training the next generation of educators.
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Russian ambitions in the Black Sea won't fade after a ceasefire in Ukraine, argues Hoover Research Fellow Ziyi Wang.
She explains why the West must reprioritize the region as the Turkish Straits reopen, creating new openings for Russian pressure.
Artificial intelligence is coming into being without meaningful control by the people who will be affected by it.
Hoover Senior Fellow Andy Hall writes that now is the time to develop AI governance and highlights opportunities, including harnessing AI to make democracy smarter and more responsive.
“Cheaper and plentiful weapons like armed drones enable precision strike at scale, at relatively low cost, across both strategic and tactical levels of war."
National Security Visiting Fellow Nadia Schadlow analyzes how rapid technological change has reshaped the modern battlefield.
NEW episode ⤵️
The GoodFellows, Lt. Gen. HR McMaster, Niall Ferguson, and John H. Cochrane, examine what a real Iran strategy would require and argue that the Epstein story may be far from finished. They also break down why Trump's tariffs could collide with courts, Congress, and economic reality.
Hoover Senior Fellow @mcfaulmike.bsky.social marks four years since the start of Russia's assault on Ukraine with a reminder of Americans’ agency to shape US foreign policy.
He argues that helping Ukraine is the "morally right" and "smart" thing to do to advance American security interests.
What traditions shaped the American experiment in its first two and a half centuries, and which ideas continue to guide it?
A Hoover and Stanford panel examine how ideas from antiquity informed the nation’s founding and how differing interpretations of the past shape debates about America’s future.
How can the U.S. ensure its innovation ecosystem continues to thrive?
The Stanford Emerging Technology Review offers clear explanations of pivotal tech domains like AI, quantum, robotics, and synthetic bio, recent developments within them, and how to mitigate risks and seize opportunities.
📌 SAVE THE DATE: Join the @hooverinstitution.bsky.social at Stanford for a discussion on evolving #Europe–#Taiwan dynamics with @matejsimalcik.bsky.social & @glandsbergis.bsky.social (Stanford).
📅 Friday, 27 Feb 2026 | 12–1:30 PT
💻 Online/In-person participation
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AI has revived an old question: are machines coming for our jobs?
Hoover Senior Fellow and "Grumpy Economist" John Cochrane argues that, much like the waves of technological change throughout history, AI is more likely to replace tasks than entire jobs, expanding incomes and productivity.
Myanmar briefly became a symbol of democratic resistance. But five years on, the world’s attention has shifted to other crises.
On Freedom Frequency, Arkar Hein, a Myanmar dissident researcher, details how people organize to sustain and defend themselves in a war zone with no official governance.
What does it mean to become a citizen in an age of polarization, platforms, and declining trust in institutions?
Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 24 for a seminar with Tom Schnaubelt of @hooverinstitution.bsky.social to explore innovative approaches to civic learning in the digital age.
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Is China a "paper tiger" militarily?
In the latest episode of GoodFellows, Hoover Senior Fellow Frank Dikötter contrasts Chinese tactics and strategy: large-scale mobilization on the one hand, limited strategic coherence on the other.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH0C...
"If we rely on human-speed defense against machine-speed attacks, we will lose."
Anne Neuberger, Hoover Distinguished Visiting Fellow, on how the U.S. can leverage AI to defend against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, via @wsj.com.
www.wsj.com/opinion/ai-c...
Can Mahan's moderate persona survive a California open-primary system that, ironically, was meant to reward nonextremists?
For Hoover Distinguished Policy Fellow Bill Whalen, the answer boils down to three variables.👇
www.hoover.org/research/doe...
Renowned historian Frank Dikotter is doing an event in downtown San Francisco on February 26th discussing his new book RED DAWN OVER CHINA.
Hosted by @cwclub.bsky.social and the @hooverinstitution.bsky.social
Get tickets now: www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2026-...
In December 2025, former US Senator Ben Sasse was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
In Uncommon Knowledge, Sasse reflects on faith, mortality, and redeeming the time. He also shares his take on Congress, higher ed, and our attention-starved republic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8MO...
The Hoover Institution's Technology Policy Accelerator program has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Hewlett Foundation to launch the Tech Futures Lab—an initiative designed to help the US better anticipate potential strategic technological surprises. www.hoover.org/press/hoover...
At a moment when trust in institutions is low and public debate is dominated by noise, the Hoover Institution's new Substack—Freedom Frequency—provides clarity grounded in history, scholarship, and evidence.
Filter through the noise—subscribe now: www.thefreedomfrequency.org/subscribe
On Matters of Policy & Politics, Hoover Senior Fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses how ideological trends in the humanities have influenced the study of military history. Watch the full conversation with host Bill Whalen here: youtu.be/Nix83OKJ2oI
How did Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping, shape China?
@josephtorigian.bsky.social (American University, @hooverinstitution.bsky.social) and #PIPFellow @vicshih.bsky.social (@ucsandiego.bsky.social) examine the Chinese Communist Party’s impact on its top leaders.
WATCH: https://bit.ly/48gK6Lh
FINAL CALL: Submit your work to Hoover's Thomas Sowell Essay and Multimedia Creator Competitions by Monday, September 15. Winners will receive $5,000 and an invitation to Stanford for a celebration of Dr. Sowell's intellectual contributions. Learn more: www.hoover.org/thomas-sowel...
