Last call for Ukrainian mid-career practitioners to apply for the Stanford based program lasting one academic year! Applications close January 17, listen to our #UELP17 Dmitriy Romanovich giving you last-minute why you should aim to become #UELP18! https://buff.ly/2DujpCE

As 2018 unfolds, the domestic and international dimensions of Trump’s crisis-ridden presidency are beginning to intersect in wildly unpredictable and potentially disastrous ways. There are signs of preparations for a U.S. military attack on North Korea by mid-year, and a new report by a leading Russian expert on North Korea indicates that the Pyongyang regime “is convinced that the U.S. is preparing to strike” writes our @LarryDiamond in The American Interest

“The most critical reform for Ukraine is that of public administration. This issue is taught at Stanford by the best political scientists. After acquiring this knowledge, I am eager to implement such reforms.”-- Olexandr Starodubtsev, #UELP17 Apply before January 17 to join Olexandr in his goal to build modern and efficient Ukraine!!! https://buff.ly/2Dsc3zF

For the fans of Game of Thrones and European history nerds, our Mosbacher Director Francis Fukuyama just published "The Last English Civil War" - an essay examining why England experienced a civil war every fifty years from the Norman Conquest up until the Glorious Revolution of 1688–1689, but was completely stable after that point?

“Euromaidan was a catalyst for civil society and a powerful volunteer movement. We should guide this energy to build sustainable democratic institutions. I am here at Stanford to search for answers to these questions.”—Oleksandra Matviichuk, #UELP17. Apply by January 17 to become #UELP18!!! https://buff.ly/2D3iADD

About to submit your application but have few more questions for us? Never heard of the program before but now want to know all and apply before the deadline January 17? Join us for Q&A on Saturday PM UTC + 02 and ask Olexandr Starodubtsev, Dmitriy Romanovich, Oleksandra Matviichuk and moderator Oleksandr Akymenko everything about the program and application process! Good luck!

"I think we are witnessing a period in which democracy is being threatened in way I have not experienced in my lifetime. The real threat is an internal one, with the rise of these populist nationalists who I think are threatening to undermine not liberal democracy, but the liberal part of liberal democracy" writes our Mosbacher Director Francis Fukuyama in his interview with Handelsblatt.

"The Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Program is very important for Ukraine. These three people will make a huge difference because they will come back with broader education, better expertise, and great contacts and connections." — Святослав Вакарчук - громадський діяч, CDDRL Visiting Scholar, Океан Ельзи / Okean Elzy, on why you should apply for #UELP18 at Stanford. Application deadline January 17! https://buff.ly/2kZQygw

RSVP to claim your ticket! Our Francis Fukuyama and Toomas Hendrik Ilves will discuss what we all want to know - "Will Liberal Democracy Survive the 21st Century?" in one of the most beautiful venues on the campus!

"The most concrete help the U.S. and Europe can provide the Iranian people is to use their technological prowess and ensure free and unfettered access to the internet in Iran. The regime has now declared a virtual digital martial law by slowing or shutting down internet across the country," writes Abbas Milani in his latest on "How to support Iran's protesters" Stanford Iranian Studies Program

Welcome to our winter research seminar series! Check out our updated speakers' list and RSVP for our mailing list to get updates! https://buff.ly/2CGzmEF