The following is a collection of commentary about members (current or former) of CDDRL found on various external, unaffiliated websites via an automated process:

February 17, 2012

A Tour of Egypt's Half-Finished Revolution

Mention of Abbas Milani via New Republic

Abbas Milani: "I arrived in the Egyptian town of Edfu on a Friday in early February. The temple there, a wondrous reminder of the Egyptian pharaohs’ obsession with eternity and architectural monumentalism, was eerily quiet and empty of tourists. But the silence was more than filled by ..." Read more »

February 12, 2012

Surveillance Drone, Maiden Flight

Mention of Francis Fukuyama via The American Interest (blog)

Francis Fukuyama: "I’ve promised to write about the surveillance drone that I’ve been building over the past couple of months. I have always wanted to have my own drone that could send back a live video feed." Read more »

February 7, 2012

In Morocco, The Arab Spring's Mixed Bounty

Mention of Ahmed Benchemsi via NPR

The Moroccan government's new strategy is to seek economic growth and curb corruption, but Ahmed Benchemsi says that could lead to a collision with entrenched interests – the elites connected to the king. Read more »

Stanford announces commencement speakers

Mention of Larry Diamond via Stanford University News

Alum Cory Booker, JD '96, mayor of Newark, N.J., will address graduates at Stanford's 121st Commencement June 17, the university announced. In other plans, Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Larry Diamond will deliver a "final lecture" to the Class of 2012 as Class Day speaker June 16. Read more »

February 6, 2012

As Chinese courts announce 'guiding cases,' Stanford Law School helps to spread the word

Mention of Erik Jensen via Stanford University News

A Stanford website translates important rulings by the Supreme People's Court that serve as guides for lower courts, helping the vast country to move toward more consistent judicial decisions. Read more »

February 1, 2012

Interview with Francis Fukuyama: "Where Is the Uprising from the Left?"

Mention of Francis Fukuyama via Spiegel Online

In a SPIEGEL interview, the author of "The End of History" explains why he now believes that the excesses of capitalism are a threat to democracy and asks why there is no "Tea Party on the left." Read more »

January 31, 2012

What is Governance?

Mention of Francis Fukuyama via The American Interest (blog)

Francis Fukuyama: "I’m beginning a new project at Stanford/CDDRL called 'The Governance Project.' The intention is to focus on conceptualizing and measuring governance, and applying those measures to two specific countries, China and the United States." Read more »

January 30, 2012

Warning: This Site Contains Conspiracy Theories

Mention of Evgeny Morozov via Slate Magazine (blog)

Evgeny Morozov: "Does Google have a responsibility to help stop the spread of 9/11 denialism, anti-vaccine activism, and other fringe beliefs?" Read more »

January 27, 2012

The Dangers of Sharing

Mention of Evgeny Morozov via New York Times

Evgeny Morozov reviews Lori Andrews', "I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy." Read more »

January 26, 2012

Do institutions really matter?

Mention of Francis Fukuyama via The American Interest (blog)

Francis Fukuyama: "... The questionable relevance of institutions is brought home by the controversy over Hungary’s new constitution, which went into effect on January 1, and which has caused a firestorm of criticism in the European parliament and elsewhere." Read more »

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