These Are the Times 2

STANFORD INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2003 these are the times 2 TITLE to seek answers to the questions that shape our contemporary world 1 How prepared is the United States for a biological or radiological terrorist attack? How do we design new arms control measures to reduce the threat of nuclear proliferation? How can Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, survive chaos and breakup? How are animals and plants responding to global warming, and how can we promote proactive conservation measures? How can we mitigate the ecological and social impact of worldwide coastal land mismanagement? What constraints does corruption put on economic growth, governance, and the rule of law? How does the use of advanced medical technology around the world affect healthcare costs and outcomes? How is research at Stanford IIS being taught in ?U.S. and international secondary schools? these are the challenges we face as we seek to make progress toward a peaceful, prosperous world this is the research that transcends boundaries of discipline, language, culture, and country. biology law medicine political science history economics sociology engineering THE ANSWERS TO TODAY’S BIG QUESTIONS CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, THE ENVIRONMENT, VIOLENT CONFLICTS, PEACEKEEPING, AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REQUIRE RESEARCH THAT TRANSCENDS TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINES AND ACADEMIC BOUNDARIES. THEY REQUIRE LINKING POLITICAL SCIENTISTS WITH ECONOMISTS, ENGINEERS WITH PHYSICIANS, HISTORIANS WITH LEGAL SCHOLARS, AND THEY REQUIRE SEEKING OUT NEW PARTNERS IN THE CORPORATE WORLD, GOVERNMENTS, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. this is the knowledge that sparks new answers to the world’s critical problems and urgent issues. PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCHOLARS, WHETHER IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, DEMOCRACY BUILDING, OR THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, MEANS STRIVING FOR THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC STANDARDS. IT ALSO MEANS MAKING SURE THAT THE RESEARCH IS RELEVANT TO TODAY’S CRISES SO IT CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON POLICYMAKING IN THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA. 9 Stanford Institute for International Studies (Stanford IIS) is Stanford University’s primary forum for interdisciplinary research on key international issues and challenges. Its goals are to influence international public policy with its scholarship and analysis; to transcend traditional academic boundaries and create new partnerships; to make its research available to a wide audience; and to enrich the educa- tional experience of all members of the Stanford community. 10 STANFORD IIS AT-A-GLANCE The Stanford Institute for International Studies (Stanford IIS), founded in 1987, focuses thematically on issues of international security such as nuclear proliferation and bioterrorism; the global environment; democracy building and the rule of law in developing and transitional societies; international political economy; and healthcare policy. The Institute draws together more than 150 Stanford faculty, researchers, and visiting scholars through its research centers, projects, and programs and has a number of joint faculty appointments with the seven Stanford schools. It also hosts long- and short-term visitors from other academic, government, non-proﬁt, and corporate institutions worldwide. Stanford IIS does not grant degrees, but it has active programs for training and teaching both graduate and undergraduate students, and it offers two undergraduate honors programs, in international security studies and environmental science. Most of the Institute’s activities are supported by research grants and by gifts from individual and corporate donors. Stanford IIS consists of ﬁve research centers: THE ASIA-PACIFIC RESEARCH CENTER (APARC) strives to build on its reputation as a leading center of academic excellence in the study of contemporary Asia. APARC is an important Stanford venue where faculty and students, visiting scholars, and distinguished business and government leaders meet and exchange views on contemporary Asia and U.S. involvement in the region. Its research results in seminars and conferences, policy papers, articles, and books. It maintains an active corporate affiliates program, involving many U.S. and Asian companies and public agencies. APARC’s mission is to produce and publish Asia Pacific-focused interdisciplinary research; to educate students, scholars, and corporate and governmental affiliates about the importance of U.S.-Asia relations; to promote constructive interaction to understand and resolve the region’s challenges; to influence U.S. policy toward the Asia-Pacific; and to guide Asian nations on key foreign relations, government, political economy, technology, and social issues. THE CENTER ON DEMOCRACY, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE RULE OF LAW (CDDRL) seeks to promote innovative and practical research to assist developing and transitioning countries to design and implement policies which will foster democracy, promote balanced and sustainable growth, and advance the rule of law. It also supports specialized teaching, training, and outreach to assist countries struggling with political, economic, and judicial reform, constitutional design, economic performance, and corruption. The Center harbors four research programs on democracy, economic performance, rule of law, and sovereignty. It enables faculty from several of Stanford’s schools to work together on collaborative research and develop an integrated intellectual community that reaches well beyond Stanford University. The Center welcomes applications from predoctoral students at the write-up stage and from postdoctoral scholars, and it expects to award between two and four fellowships each year. 11 STANFORD IIS AT-A-GLANCE THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY (CESP) mobilizes a network of scholars, students, policymakers, and leaders to understand and help solve international environmental problems through science and policy research. The work engages over eighty faculty members from disciplines such as biology, geology, civil engineering, economy, and law to develop new methods for environmental assessments, negotiations, remediation, and protection CESP houses the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD), a global research program on the economic and environmental consequences of global energy consumption. The Center also directs the Goldman Honors Program, an interschool honors program in environmental science, technology, and policy and contributes to the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Environment and Resources, the University’s new Ph.D. program in environmental science, technology, and policy. THE CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY/PRIMARY CARE AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH (CHP/PCOR) conducts multidisciplinary research to inform pressing public and private health policy issues. The Center has access to extraordinary data and its faculty have legal, economic, technological, and medical expertise. These resources enable the Center to offer new insights into the legal and regulatory milieu of healthcare both in the United States and abroad. International comparisons can illuminate many aspects of disease epidemiology, healthcare delivery, and health system performance. The analysis of international comparative data on health outcomes, population characteristics, socioeconomic characteristics, and healthcare utilization and expenditures facilitates the comparison of a broad range of approaches and policy options. CHP/PCOR is working to improve international comparative health data by promoting data collection efforts around the world and by serving as a repository for international data that are relevant to the evaluation of healthcare systems. THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND COOPERATION (CISAC) grew from Stanford University’s pioneering commitment to explore concerns about the escalating arms competition that marked the decades following World War II. With the founding of the Arms Control and Disarmament Program in 1970, Stanford became one of the first academic institutions in the nation to commit faculty and resources to the study of the critical issues surrounding the Cold War. Bringing together scholars, policymakers, area specialists, business people, and other experts to focus on a wide range of security questions of current importance, CISAC is committed to scholarly research addressing new security challenges and to working with U.S. and foreign governments to implement appropriate policies. The Center is also committed to training the next generation of security specialists through its Interschool Honors Program in International Security Studies and its fellowship programs. PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS: The European Forum was founded in 1997 to expand interaction with scholars from Europe within the Stanford Institute for International Studies. The Forum initiates and promotes research and teaching at Stanford relating to Europe and frames European activities within the Institute’s priority research themes. The Initiative on Distance Learning (IDL) offers Stanford courses in international security issues to a network of ten partner Russian regional universities located from the Karelian Peninsula to the Russian Far East. To date, the program has offered four courses to roughly 800 undergraduate and graduate students. The Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) serves as a bridge between Stanford University and K-14 schools across the nation and abroad by developing multidisciplinary curriculum materials on international themes. Its curricula and professional development seminars

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