David Lam, Managing Director for WI Harper, discusses the developing internet market in China and how an investment company like WI Harper looks to support the growth of the new market and make it a successful endeavor. (May 25, 2010)

York Chen, Founding Managing Partner at iD Tech Ventures, discusses the changing global economy and how this might affect markets in both the US and China. (May 25, 2010)

At the end of a four-day visit to the United States, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Stanford to discuss the importance of international cooperation for meeting the challenges of the 21st century. (April 15, 2010)

A panel of experts discuss the crises that exist in the countries of Chad, Myanmar (Burma), Sudan and Zimbabwe. They examine the relationships between them and Chinese interests. (February 19, 2009)

U.S Ambassador Richard Williamson, former special envoy to Sudan, discusses foreign policies of China, the United States and Sudan. His talk covers such topics as genocide, peacekeeping and conflicts around the world. (February 20, 2009)

A panel of experts discuss the foreign policy agenda for China, the United States and the international community moving forward. The panel focuses mostly on Chinese involvement in Africa as well as Myanmar (Burma). (February 20, 2009)

Seth Silverman offers an introduction at the start of the conference on China in the 21st Century: China's Strategic Role in International Concern. Then, the conference begins with a panel discussion on Chinese Foreign Policy. (February 19, 2009)

Ariel Levite, former Principal Deputy Director General (Policy) at the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission, gives a lecture entitled “A Moment of Truth for Nuclear Energy." Levite speaks on the reality of a nuclear renaissance. (February 18, 2009)

Highlists from Stanford's Center for Health Policy and Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research conference, "Better Health, Lower Cost: Can Innovation save Health Reform?" Mark Smith, Melinda Moree, and Paul Wise are featured. (September 16, 2008)

Highlists from Stanford's Center for Health Policy and Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research conference, "Better Health, Lower Cost: Can Innovation save Health Reform?" Alan Garber, Peter Orszag, and Brook Byers are featured. (September 16, 2008)

Media coverage of Islam and Muslims, especially since 9/11, has featured violence and the threat of violence. In his opening lecture, Professor Hefner explores a different reality "beyond the headlines." (April 28, 2008)

Madeleine Rees, Head of the Women's Rights and Gender Unit, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks about the increase in the Trafficking of Women around the world today. (April 17, 2008)

Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Mr. Waldemar Pawlak discusses economic security, sustainable development, clean energy and energy security, better regulations, and greater innovativeness. (April 30, 2008)

Alejandro Toledo, Kantathi Suphamongkhon, and Michael H. Armacost provide an international perspective on the 2008 United States presidential campaigns. (May 8, 2008)

During the Cold War, China was regarded in many corners of Southeast Asia as a sponsor of subversion and communist insurgency. Most Southeast Asian governments now embrace China, but “hedge” by setting up fall-back security options. (May 28, 2008)

A resurgent Russia is shaking Europe to its core. At the NATO summit in Bucharest, Russia in effect exercised a veto for the first time on the alliance' decision-making, by blocking expansion to Ukraine and Georgia. (May 2, 2008)

Arroyo recounts the crafty political maneuvers used by leaders of economic reform in Asia during these pivotal eras:  China under Deng Xiaoping; India in the 1990s; Thailand under General Prem Tinsulanonda; Vietnam's Doi Moi, and more. (May 6, 2008)

While the EU is continuing on its path toward more integration, various regions in several of its member states are demanding more autonomy. This evolution seems most pronounced in Belgium, which is going through a political crisis. (May 1, 2008)

Dr. David M. Lampton puts China's current trajectory and its conceptions of power in their historical contexts, and discusses how China's neighbors are responding to the PRC's growing strength. (May 29, 2008)

In the aftermath of the financial collapse of August 1998, it looked as if Russia's day as a superpower had come and gone. That it should recover and reassert itself after less than a decade is an economic and political miracle. (May 5, 2008)

Of the changes Japan has enacted to corporate laws over a decade, none may be more contentious than adoption of true outside directors and empowered committees in the boardroom. Has adoption of this system resulted in an increase of value? (May 14, 2008)

This presentation focuses on the changing pattern of venture capital (VC) investments in Japan. Michael Korver addresses issues related to venture capital, entrepreneurship and innovation in Japan. (April 24, 2008)

In a telling presentation about the challenges of diplomacy and providing humanitarian aid, Mr. Armitage discusses several examples of U.S. humanitarian assistance, detailing how such actions relate to both policy goals. (February 7, 2008)

Steven E. Koonin has served as chief scientist of BP, the world's second largest independent oil company, since 2004. As chief scientist, Koonin is responsible for BP's long-range technology plans and activities. (February 4, 2008)

Vietnam has become the newest "Asian tiger." The US played a leading role in negotiating Vietnam's January 2007 entry into the World Trade Organization and the 2001 US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement. (Oct 2, 2007)