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April 30th, 2013
Expert says Obama's food aid reform has good ideas, bad chance for passage
FSE, FSI Stanford Q&AFSE visiting fellow and food aid expert Barry Riley comments on the importance of the President's new food aid reforms, chances of passage, and the US's current role in international food aid. Read more »
April 18th, 2013
Summer fellow pushes for regional cooperation on environmental governance in Latin America and the Caribbean
CDDRL, Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program Q&AAndrea Sanhueza, a 2012 Draper Hills Summer fellow, shares her success story of how a group of civil society organizations helped advocate for improved environmental governance cooperation across government and civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean region. Read more »
April 15th, 2013
Overseas Filipino Workers become economic heroes
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, AHPP Q&ATo their family members and to the Philippine government, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are the country's “new heroes.” Postdoctoral fellow Marjorie Pajaron talks about her research on the significant economic benefit of OFW remittances. Read more »
April 10th, 2013
Hecker responds to NKorea's intent to expand nuclear arsenal
CISAC, FSI Stanford Q&ANorth Korea says it will restart its nuclear facilities, including its nuclear reactor in Yongbyon, which had been mothballed since 2007. CISAC's Siegfried Hecker -- who has visited North Korea numerous times and was given a tour of its uranium enrichment facility in 2010 -- and considers the consequences in this Q&A.; Read more »
March 27th, 2013
U.S. shale gas prompts PRB coal producers to look to Asia
PESD Q&AIn advance of the 2013 Pacific Energy Summit, which will take place April 2-4 in Vancouver, Canada, PESD Associate Director Mark Thurber spoke with the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) about how the U.S. shale gas revolution has pushed coal producers in the U.S. Powder River Basin to look to Asia for a more robust market. Read more »
March 20th, 2013
U.S. and Asia experts seek solutions to economic aspects of aging in China and India
Shorenstein APARC, AHPP Q&AHow China and India resolve the challenge of supporting their elderly while maintaining economic advancement despite shrinking working-age cohorts will strongly shape their future and may provide valuable lessons. Karen Eggleton describes key issues in each country, and research finding presented during a recent Stanford-Harvard policy dialogue. 
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February 13th, 2013
Tackling conservation, climate change and development in Southeast Asia
Shorenstein APARC, SEAF Q&ATim Forsyth, a Lee Kong Chian Fellow, speaks about the gap between conservation efforts and economic and social development in Southeast Asia. Read more »
February 1st, 2013
Cuéllar outlines complexities of border security and immigration policy
CISAC Q&A: The Stanford Report on February 1, 2013In an interview for the Stanford Report, Co-Director Tino Cuéllar discusses the complex link between border security and immigration policy, and says that bad legislation could impede the full regularization of millions of prospective immigrants.
December 19th, 2012
South Korea to inaugurate first female president
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, KSP Q&APark Geun-hye was sworn in as South Korea's president on Feb. 25, becoming the first woman to hold the position and the first top female leader of a Northeast Asian country. Read more »
December 12th, 2012
North Korea surprises world with successful launch of long-range rocket
CISAC, FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC Q&ANorth Korea successfully launched a long-range rocket and placed what it says is a satellite into orbit, a move that has provoked worldwide consternation and warnings. Pyongyang insists it has a right to pursue a peaceful space program. Read more »
November 15th, 2012
Asia-Pacific policy during Obama's second term
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, SEAF Q&AFresh off his re-election victory, Barack Obama -- the "Pacific President" -- became the first president to visit Myanmar and Cambodia when he traveled to the Southeast Asian countries in November. Eight Shorenstein APARC scholars discussed reactions to the election in Asia, and possible directions for U.S.-Asia relations and foreign policy. Read more »
October 29th, 2012
Former British ambassador on North Korea's citizens, reform and engagement
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, KSP Q&AIn the coverage of failed rocket launches and Kim Jong Un's new wife, North Korea's ordinary citizens are often overlooked. A new book by former British diplomat John Everard, delves into the daily life of North Koreans and examines the challenges of developing successful diplomatic relations with this isolated country. Everard spoke at Stanford on Oct. 26. Read more »
Ballots and Beijing: November 6 from China's perspective
CISAC, Shorenstein APARC, SCP Q&AThomas Fingar, FSI’s Oksenberg-Rohlen Distinguished Fellow, considers how the outcome of the election could impact U.S.-China relations, and how the United States could focus its priorities in Asia. Read more »
Stability, reform and democracy in Myanmar
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, SEAF Q&AMyanmar has made tremendous strides in its political and economic reform efforts since 2011. Donald K. Emmerson recently discussed Myanmar's path to democracy within the context of the country's history, the current unrest in Rakhine State, and looking ahead to 2014 when Myanmar chairs ASEAN and prepares for its next presidential election. Read more »
October 17th, 2012
Five foreign policy questions for Obama and Romney
CISAC, CDDRL, FSE, FSI Stanford, The Europe Center, Shorenstein APARC Q&AWith the third and final debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney set to focus on foreign policy, researchers from the Freeman Spogli Institute ask the questions they want answered and explain what voters should listen for and what they need to keep in mind. Read more »
October 3rd, 2012
Reforming Asia's higher education systems in the digital age
Shorenstein APARC Q&AIs developing a strong, innovative higher education system the key to a country's future economic and political prominence? An international gathering in Kyoto recently explored this question. In an interview, Gi-Wook Shin discusses the history behind the annual Stanford Kyoto Trans-Asian Dialogue, and the significance of this year's theme. Read more »
October 2nd, 2012
Q&A;: Stanford scholar on challenges to clean and fair elections
CDDRL, FSI Stanford Q&AFSI's Stephen Stedman just wrapped up his work as director of the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security – a group that spent nearly two years reviewing the integrity of elections worldwide. He discusses the panel's findings and the challenges to fair and open democracies. Read more »
September 21st, 2012
Jennifer Burney named National Geographic Explorer of the Week
FSE, FSI Stanford Q&A: National Geographic on September 20, 2012In a Q&A; with National Geographic FSE fellow Jennifer Burney talks about her continued work on solar irrigation gardens in Benin, West Africa, and other insights into the spirited personality of this accomplished environmental scientist. Read more »
August 2nd, 2012
Q&A;: Stanford experts on Kofi Annan's resignation as Syria envoy
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, ARD Q&ALarry Diamond and Stephen Stedman say Kofi Annan had an impossible mission, and his departure won't tarnish the Nobel Peace Prize winner's legacy. Read more »
July 27th, 2012
Q&A;: Stanford terrorism expert Martha Crenshaw on Olympic security
CISAC, FSI Stanford Q&AMartha Crenshaw, a senior fellow at FSI and CISAC, explains what kinds of threats exist at the Games and what's being done to safeguard the XXX Olympics. Read more »
July 20th, 2012
Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert on disconnect between child and adult obesity
CHP/PCOR Q&AA recent study by Stanford Health Policy's Jeremy Goldhaber-Fiebert, and colleagues at the School of Medicine showed that targeting obesity prevention to small children who are overweight might not be effective. That's because a higher-than-normal weight at age 5 provides an accurate predictor of adult obesity only 50 percent of the time. 
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July 17th, 2012
A day in the life of a Corporate Affiliates visiting fellow
Shorenstein APARC, Shorenstein APARC Corporate Affiliates Q&ASince 2005, Denise Masumoto has managed Shorenstein APARC's Corporate Affiliates Visiting Fellows Program. In an interview, she describes the incredible number of resources available to program participants, and the valuable role visiting fellows play in the activities of the Center. Read more »
July 9th, 2012
Sig Hecker: "It's time to close the door" on nuclear testing
CISAC Q&AIn an interview with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization, CISAC Co-Director and nuclear expert Sig Hecker explains why U.S. ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty would bolster national security. He also discusses stockpile stewardship and how the U.S. nuclear arsenal is secure and reliable without nuclear tests. Read more »
June 1st, 2012
East Asia trilateral FTA has global, even security, implications
Shorenstein APARC Q&ADuring the annual China-Japan-Korea summit, held mid-May in Beijing, the three countries announced their intention to begin negotiating a trilateral free trade agreement (FTA). Visiting professor Joseph L. C. Cheng suggests the FTA could have a far greater impact beyond boosting economic growth in East Asia. Read more »
May 2nd, 2012
China provides universal health insurance at a fraction of the cost
Shorenstein APARC, CHP/PCOR, FSI Stanford, AHPP, SCP Q&AChinese officials are developing a social security network to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing demographic landscape. Karen Eggleston discusses the success of China’s health care reforms and the long road ahead. Read more »
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