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2022 Annual Report for the Freeman Spogli Institute
From the war in Ukraine to tensions over Taiwan, learn how the community of scholars at FSI has contributed to international research, teaching, and policy throughout this history-making year.
IN THE MEDIA
The Twitter Files Are a Missed Opportunity
Renée DiResta, Research Manager at the Stanford Internet ObservatoryThe Atlantic, 12/15/22 (Author)
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More from Renée DiResta:
Why You Should Care About the Twitter Files
Hidden Forces, 12/19/22 (Quoted)
Elon Musk Is Using the Twitter Files to Discredit Foes and Push Conspiracy Theories
NPR, 12/14/22 (Quoted)
FOREIGN POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
From Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at FSI:
Vetocracy and Climate Adaptation
American Purpose, 12/19/22 (Author)
The End of History ft. Francis Fukuyama
Center for New Liberalism, 12/15/22 (Interview)
The Risky Path Xi Jinping Chose for China
The China Project, 12/14/22 (Interview)
From Michael McFaul, FSI Director:
U.S. Set to Approve Sending Patriot Missile Defense System to Ukraine
MSNBC, 12/16/22 (Interview)
Insights From the International Working Group on Russian Sanctions
Hoover Institution, 12/12/22 (Interview)
Former Diplomat Knocks 'Old School' Putin and His Perceived 'Path to Glory'
Newsweek, 12/11/22 (Quoted)
From Steven Pifer, Affiliate at CISAC:
A Conversation on Long-term Peace in Ukraine, NATO, and ATACMs
Democracy IRL, 12/18/22 (Interview)
Is the CSTO Facing Collapse?
The Red Line Podcast, 12/13/22 (Interview)
U.S. Policy Makes Ukraine Fight by Rules Russia Doesn’t Follow
Los Angeles Times, 12/11/22 (Quoted)
More from FSI Scholars:
A Focused Direction for the Quad
Erin Mello, Visiting Scholar at APARCLowy Institute | The Interpreter, 12/19/22 (Author)
Year-End Wrap-Up: The State of Global Democracy
Larry Diamond, Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at FSIDemocracy IRL, 12/16/22 (Interview)
CYBER
From Alex Stamos, Director of the Stanford Internet Observatory:
Elon Musk Could Lose Control of Tesla if the Automaker's Stock Keeps Tumbling
Insider, 12/17/22 (Quoted)
Several Journalists Have Twitter Accounts Suspended
MSNBC, 12/15/22 (Interview)
The Musk Bubble in Tech Is Going to Pop
Dead Cat Podcast, 12/14/22 (Interview)
The Propaganda Platform (?)
Stanford Law | Moderated Content, 12/13/22 (Interview)
How Bots Pushing Adult Content Drowned Out Chinese Protest Tweets
David Thiel, Chief Technologist at the Stanford Internet ObservatoryNew York Times, 12/19/22 (Featured)
Rick Hasen and Nate Persily on Replatforming Trump on Social Media
Nathaniel Persily, Co-director of the Cyber Policy CenterLawfare, 12/15/22 (Interview)
EU’s New Rules Could Clash with Musk’s Tweaks to Twitter
Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director at the Cyber Policy CenterPBS Newshour, 12/15/22 (Quoted)
End-to-End Encryption for iPhone Backups to iCloud
Riana Pfefferkorn, Research Scholar at the Stanford Internet ObservatoryLawfare, 12/14/22 (Interview)
HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
From Maya Rossin-Slater, Core Faculty at SHP:
Childhood’s Greatest Danger: The Data on Kids and Gun Violence
New York Times, 12/14/22 (Quoted)
Paid Family Leave In California Keeps Women in Jobs
LA-ist, 12/12/22 (Quoted)
What Comes Next for the War on Drugs? The Beginning of the End.
Keith Humphreys, Affiliate at SHPNew York Times, 12/12/22 (Quoted)
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