Today, Josef Joffe challenges the notion that regime change in Iran would resolve the geopolitical problems flowing from that nation; Michael McFaul unpacks why President Trump has increased his criticisms of Vladimir Putin and his support for Ukraine; and Steven J. Davis and coauthors share findings from their most recent survey of business uncertainty, reporting that among executives, “uncertainty over tariffs and trade policy remains pervasive.”

Hoover Daily Report | July 17, 2025

Today, Hoover announces two public contests celebrating the scholarly contributions and multigenerational impact of Thomas Sowell; Rishi Sunak calls on democratic market states to form technological, trade, and defense deals to bolster collective resilience in the face of a new authoritarian axis; and Condoleezza Rice discusses the relationship between America’s universities and technology sector, arguing that reforms to the former must be carefully calibrated to avoid disrupting the nation’s innovation edge.

Hoover Daily Report | July 16, 2025

Today, Hoover reports on hosting election officials to discuss the 2024 voting cycle and ongoing challenges in American election administration; Eugene Volokh takes a look at the limited circumstances in which American citizens can lose their citizenship; and a profile of Hoover Veteran Fellowship Program alumnus John Moses sheds light on his work to assist Afghan refugees resettling in the US, as well as the value of the fellowship program to prospective participants.

Hoover Daily Report | July 15, 2025

Today, H.R. McMaster tells readers why he believes the ruling authoritarian regime in Iran is more fragile than it appears; two decades after coming together to support the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Bono and Condoleezza Rice reflect on their partnership; and Peter Berkowitz discusses the history and future of American conservatism in an article based on remarks he recently gave to the Public Interest Fellowship’s Annual Forum.

Hoover Daily Report | July 14, 2025

This Friday, H.R. McMaster and Bradley Bowman rebut calls to reduce military assistance to Ukraine, arguing that the conflict is central to US security interests and challenging the “axis of aggressors”; Jendayi Frazer offers a blueprint for a strategic refresh of US-Africa relations to advance key US foreign policy goals; and Steven J. Davis joins other leading economists in filing an amicus brief challenging the economic arguments offered by the Trump administration in imposing tariffs under emergency authorities.

Hoover Daily Report | July 11, 2025

Today, Elizabeth Economy and Amy Zegart discuss the impact of DeepSeek’s new powerful large language models, apparently developed at a fraction of the cost of US competitors. Andrew Roberts asks what the new seismic shift will be in the nature of modern warfare. Soner Cagaptay explores Turkey’s new doctrine of drone diplomacy. And Paul Peterson asks what the rookie upstart Republican Party of the 1850s and ’60s can tell us about prospects for Elon Musk’s new third party.

Today, Abbas Milani and Siegfried Hecker call on Iran’s leadership to abandon nuclear enrichment and to focus instead on furthering their civilian nuclear power program; H.R. McMaster debunks the resurgent myth that Iran’s 1953 coup was primarily the result of American intelligence agencies, suggesting that a “superficial understanding of history is often more misleading than complete ignorance”; and the Stanford Report profiles the recently launched Technology Policy Accelerator, a Hoover effort to offer informed perspectives on technological innovation to leaders in business and government as well as the public.

Hoover Daily Report | July 9, 2025

Today, Kevin Warsh and Peter M. Robinson discuss the future of the Federal Reserve and prospects for the US economy going forward. Mary Kate Soliva speaks about her year in the inaugural cohort of Hoover’s Veteran Fellowship Program. Tom Church, Daniel Heil, and Lanhee J. Chen celebrate two measures they have advocated that made it into the final budget bill signed into law last week. And Michael McFaul argues suspending military aid to Ukraine harms US national interests everywhere.

Hoover Daily Report | July 8, 2025