SIG Hosts Debate Between Karl Rove and Robert Gibbs
Stanford in Government was proud to host a political debate between noted Republican strategist and key Bush advisor Karl Rove and former Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs on April 24th, 2012. The event was moderated by Stanford political science professor Rob Reich, who asked a series of hard-hitting questions on topics ranging from America’s two [...]
SIG Hosts Nicholas Kristof
On January 21st, 2012, Stanford in Government hosted two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof for a talk about his book Half the Sky: From Oppression to Opportunity for Women Worldwide. The inspiring talk and spirited Q&A, moderated by SIG Chair Otis Reid ’12, were a special opportunity for Stanford students to engage with critical global [...]
SIG Hosts a Conversation with Kofi Annan
On Thursday, November 10th, 2011, SIG hosted former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan for a conversation about food security in Memorial Auditorium. In front of an audience of 1400, he offered his thoughts on topics ranging from the role of African governments in ending hunger, the international community’s commitment to agriculture, and the interface [...]
Jared Cohen Discusses “21st Century Statecraft” with SIG
On January 12th, 2011, Stanford in Government hosted Jared Cohen ’04 for a talk on “21st Century Statecraft” in Cubberley Auditorium. SIG Chair Valentin Bolotnyy ’11 opened the event, in which Cohen, who is a SIG alum, discussed his time at Stanford and as the youngest ever member of the National Security Council, where he [...]
SIG Organizes a Nuclear Quartet
On November 12th, 2010, Stanford in Government hosted Henry Kissinger, Sam Nunn, William Perry, and George Shultz for a discussion of nuclear non-proliferation moderated by CISAC fellows Philip Taubman after a screening of the documentary Nuclear Tipping Point in the Bechtel Conference Center in Encina. The unique event, featuring men who had held senior positions in government for [...]
