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Tyler Smith (‘26) came to the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy (MIP) as a Rangel Fellow with a clear and persistent question in mind: how does technology shape society, and who gets a voice in that future? Coming straight from Howard University, the D.C. area native specialized in Cyber Policy and Security. This summer, he is heading to Nairobi to work on digital infrastructure development, a natural next step in his journey to understand how emerging markets navigate AI sovereignty in an increasingly connected world.
CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4-minute read]
Interested students must apply by August 16, 2026.
Michelle Mello, professor of law and health policy, joins The Future of Medicine for a conversation about one of the most frustrating and consequential parts of American healthcare: prior authorization.
High school student Minami Ohno, an alumna of Stanford e-Entrepreneurship Japan, reflects on her experience throughout the program and how it expanded her perspective. Minami is currently a student at the International School of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo, Japan.
The international forum, jointly organized by the Secretariat of the State Great Hural of Mongolia, Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, and the Ban Ki-moon Foundation For a Better Future, will be held in Ulaanbaatar on July 3, 2026. The forum will bring together researchers, policy experts, and leaders from the public and private sectors to examine strategies to advance Sustainable Development Goal 17 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Ruo-Fan Liu, APARC’s inaugural Taiwan Program postdoctoral fellow, examines how students navigate uncertainty in college admissions and educational transitions. Drawing on ethnographic research in Taiwan, she reveals how families and schools shape young people's opportunities and how inequality persists even amid efforts to expand access.
CDDRL Research-in-Brief [4-minute read]
Top aging and healthy policy experts from China, Singapore, and South Korea agree that helping older adults age at home requires addressing systemic health care bottlenecks rather than racing to build smarter AI models.
Japanese capital is flowing rapidly into U.S. markets to back AI, tech IPOs, and data infrastructure.
Chhavvi Anilkumar, a student at Eikei University of Hiroshima, reflects on her experience in the course, Social Entrepreneurship.
Seven scholars researching diverse topics across contemporary Asian studies will join the APARC community starting this summer.
Humzah Khan's ('26) path to the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy (MIP) began after experiences in health security and Middle East studies, but his two years at Stanford have taken him in directions he never imagined. The graduating student from South Brunswick, New Jersey, who specialized in Cyber Policy and Security, will join the Starlink policy team at SpaceX, a career pivot that perfectly embodies MIP's emphasis on adaptable problem-solving skills.
The American College of Physicians (ACP) develops a clinical guideline for clinicians caring for adults with overweight or obesity.
Kaplan, a technologist and entrepreneur, encouraged the graduates of the Ford Dorsey Master’s in International Policy Class of 2026 to move forward with action in the face of challenging times.
Tyler Smith encouraged his fellow graduates from the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy to approach their futures in true Stanford style: by identifying problems, developing solutions, and implementing a course of action forward.
Students from Los Gatos, San Jose, Salinas, and Watsonville—taught by Dr. Ignacio Ornelas Rodriguez—met on May 21, 2026 for the fifth annual International Security Symposium.
Speaking on the latest episode of the APARC Briefing series, the Thai democracy champion opens up about his upbringing, offers insights from his newfound role in social activism, and shares why he continues to hold hope for reform in Thailand.
Announcing the 2026 Class of the Fisher Family Summer Fellows on Democracy and Development Program
In July 2026, the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law will welcome a diverse cohort of 26 experienced practitioners from 19 countries who are working to advance democratic practices and economic and legal reform in contexts where freedom, human development, and good governance are fragile or at risk.
Nik White ('26) is a student in the Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy (MIP) specializing in Cyber Policy and Security. Before coming to Stanford, Nik captained the soccer team at Harvard University where he earned his bachelor's degree in psychology. He is originally from Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada.
SCCEI brought together leading China scholars this spring for its third annual China Conference under the theme “Understanding ‘DeepSeek Moments’ and China’s Innovation Ecosystem.” Conversation centered around the idea that the world’s prevailing frameworks for assessing China’s innovative capacity often underestimate it, and the consequences of that blind spot are growing.
Rush Doshi, keynote speaker at the 2026 SCCEI China Conference, laid out an eight-point blueprint for transforming U.S. alliances into an engine of shared economic and industrial capacity.
Marco Widodo receives a Firestone Medal, Shayla Fitzsimmons-Call wins CDDRL's Outstanding Thesis Award, and Zoya Fasihuddin is named the inaugural recipient of the Zoe Savellos Memorial Award for Community Building.
SPICE instructor Jonas Edman reflects on a decade of teaching SPICE’s first regional program in Japan.
Banned from political office but unbowed, the Thai pro-democracy leader revisited Stanford to analyze the recent electoral defeat of his progressive party, weigh in on regional tensions in Southeast Asia and Thailand’s geopolitical balancing act, and consider the prospects for the country’s future and his political comeback.