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Talks from the Hoover Institution — 100 episodes

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What's New In Civics For 2026?

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The Peril And Promise Of Local Journalism In American Democracy

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National Treasure: How The Declaration Of Independence Made America

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Can Civic Education Be Liberal?

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Competing Systems: US Strategy In The Age Of Chinese Authoritarianism

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Defending Taiwan: A Strategy To Prevent War With China

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Understanding The Civilian-Military Relationship In American Democracy

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Niall Ferguson And Eyck Freymann Discuss Defending Taiwan: A Strategy To Prevent War With China

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Defending Taiwan: A Strategy To Prevent War With China

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Historical Thinking And Democratic Citizenship

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In Science We Trust? Understanding Americans’ Confidence In Science, Scientists, And Scientific Institutions

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Rural Banditry And Boko Haram: Governance, Security, And International Engagement In Nigeria

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Wargaming The Pacific: Lessons From The Naval War College's Interwar Games

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Character And Country: The Responsibilities Of American Leadership

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Building Civic Unity In A Religiously Diverse Democracy

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Judicial Importance, Independence, And Legitimacy In Polarized Times

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Niall Ferguson and Andrew Preston on the Invention of National Security

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Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security

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How Can Universities Strengthen Civic Education in K–12 Schools?

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What Counts As Success? Assessing The Impact Of Civics In Higher Ed

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Resilient Realists: How Taiwan Navigates Its Future In A Turbulent World

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America and the World at 250 | Hoover Applied History Working Group Symposium

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Alternative U.S. Grand Strategies: Past, Present, Future

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The Declaration Of Independence: History, Meaning, And Modern Impact | Reimagining American Institutions

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The 2026 Stanford Emerging Technology Review Debuts in the Nation’s Capital | Hoover Institution

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Insights From The 2025 US-China Economic And Security Review Commission Report: Findings And Recommendations

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Comparative Civics: Beyond Western Civ

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Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump

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Spellbound with Niall Ferguson and Molly Worthen | Hoover Institution

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The Arsenal Of Democracy: Technology, Industry, And Deterrence In An Age Of Hard Choices

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Out Of Many, One: Creating A Pluralistic Framework For Civics In Higher Education

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Book Talk With Dan Wang: "Breakneck: China's Quest To Engineer The Future"

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Book Talk With Francis J. Gavin: "Thinking Historically: A Guide To Statecraft & Strategy"

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How Historians Work: A History Lab Discussion with Dan Wang and Stephen Kotkin | Hoover Institution

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At Home With The KGB: A New History Of The Soviet Security Service

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Building Strategic Competence: An Urgent Priority For Government And The Academy | Reimagining American Institutions

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Setting Expectations: Prospects for a Strong US-India Relationship

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Taiwan Roundtable Discussion

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Digital Authoritarianism And Strategies To Promote A Democratic Digital Future

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How Foreign Speech Restrictions Affect American Free Expression | Reimagining American Institutions | Hoover Institution

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The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin

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Fireside Chat With Stephen Kotkin & US House Select Committee on China

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Trump And Taiwan: A Big, Beautiful Relationship Or The Deal Maker’s Ultimate Bargaining Chip?

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"The Hand Behind Unmanned" Book Launch Event With Jacquelyn Schneider

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Leading with Grit: From the Naval Academy to Newark's Frontlines | Frontline Voices

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Tested: Why Conservative Students Get The Most Out Of Liberal Education | Reimagining American Institutions | Hoover Institution

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Anti-Semitism: Past And Present | 2025 History Symposium | Hoover Institution

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India's Policy Landscape: Insights From The Survey Of India | Hoover Institution

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Distinguished Governors on State vs Federal Power: A Conversation with Governors Jeb Bush, Jerry Brown and Mitch Daniels

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Presidential Transition: Restoring Trust In American Elections: Challenges And Opportunities | Reimagining American Institutions | Hoover Institution

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Emerging Technology And The Economy | Hoover Institution

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Special Book-Launch Seminar: New Deal Law and Order: How the War on Crime Built the Modern Liberal State

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Presidential Transition: Polling: What Is On The Minds Of Americans | Reimagining American Institutions | Hoover Institution

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Critical Issues In The US-China Science And Technology Relationship

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Presidential Transitions: National Security | Reimagining American Institutions | Hoover Institution

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The Digitalist Papers: Artificial Intelligence And Democracy In America

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To War Or Not To War: Vietnam And The Sigma Wargames | Hoover Institution

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Presidential Transitions | Reimagining American Institutions | Hoover Institution

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Increased Prosperity On A Livable Planet | Hoover Institution

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The Distinct Role Of The Brazilian Supreme Court | Hoover Institution

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Book Talk: "To The Success Of Our Hopeless Cause" By Benjamin Nathans | Hoover Institution

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Rethinking Economic Statecraft for a Taiwan Crisis | Hoover Institution

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On Day One: An Economic Contingency Plan For A Taiwan Crisis | Hoover Institution

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The Un-Presidented Speaker Series: Luke Nichter | Hoover Institution

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The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps To Defend Taiwan | Hoover Institution

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The Boiling Moat | Hoover Institution

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Hong Kong After The National Security Law | Hoover Institution

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What China Remembers About The Cultural Revolution, And What It Wants To Forget | Hoover Institution

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Strengthening Trust With India: Implications Of The 2008 US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement | Hoover Institution

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Cliodynamics Of End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites And The Path Of Political Disintegration | Hoover Institution

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How Veterans’ Service Abroad Creates Responsibility at Home | Hoover Institution

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How Can Post 9/11 Veterans Build Social Bonds In Their Communities | Hoover Institution

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How Veterans Continue Public Service In The Civilian Sector | Hoover Institution

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Sovereign Funds: How the Communist Party of China Finances Its Global Ambitions | Hoover Institution

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What Is The Role Of Future International Collaboration: Risks And Opportunities | Hoover Institution

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Administration and Trust in Elections | Hoover Institution, RAI (Session 6)

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Universities and Civic Culture | Hoover Institution, RAI (Session 5)

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Revitalizing Trust in the Military | Hoover Institution, RAI (Session 4)

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Public Opinion, Primaries, and the 2024 Election | Hoover Institution, RAI (session 3)

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Revitalizing Trust in Congress | Hoover Institution, RAI (session 2)

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Executive Power and the Administrative State | Hoover Institution, RAI (session 1)

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Hoover Institution’s new Center for the Revitalization of American Institutions (RAI): Executive Leadership In A Polarized Era: Rebuilding Trust In American Institutions

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What Roles Can Veterans Play In Their Community | The Town Hall Series on Post-9/11 Veterans

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Book Talk With Melvyn P. Leffler: Confronting Saddam Hussein: George W. Bush And The Invasion Of Iraq | Hoover Institution

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The Obsolescence of the Horse: Predicting the Future of Humanity in a World Dominated by Artificial Intelligence | Hoover Institution

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Emerging Threats, Innovation, And Security | Hoover Institution

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Hoover History Working Group: The Year That Broke Politics: Collusion and Chaos in the Presidential Election of 1968 | Luke A. Nichter and Niall Ferguson| Hoover Institution

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Who is the Post-9/11 Veteran: Defining a Generation | The Town Hall Series on Post-9/11 Veterans

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Hoover Book Club: The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives | Josiah Ober and Brook Manville| Hoover Institution

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Book Talk With Timothy Garton Ash: Homelands: A Personal History Of Europe | Hoover Institution

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Sanctions and Russia: Effects, Lessons, and the Future | A History Lab Discussion with Stephen Kotkin | Hoover Institution

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Hoover Book Club: The Great School Rethink | Michael Hartney and Rick Hess | Hoover Institution

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Hoover Book Club: We May Dominate The World: Ambition, Anxiety, And The Rise Of The American Colossus | Sean Mirski and Matt Pottinger | Hoover Institution

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Hoover Book Club: Equality of Opportunity: A Century of Debate | David Davenport and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution

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The Siberia Job | Based on a True Story | Stephen Kotkin and John Kleinheinz | Hoover Institution

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Hoover Book Club: Bread + Medicine: American Famine Relief in Soviet Russia, 1921–1923 | Bertrand Patenaude and Bill Whalen | Hoover Institution

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The Port of Leningrad: From Late Communism to Crony Putinism | Norman Naimark and Tomasz Blusiewicz | Hoover Institution

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Ripe for Revolution: Building Socialism in the Third World | Hoover Institution

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Global Discord: Values And Power In Fractured World Order | Hoover Institution

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Watergate After 50 Years | Hoover Institution