Professor Dr. Stephen Krasner

Biography

Stephen Krasner is the Graham H. Stuart Professor of International Relations at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow at both the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Hoover Institution. He has held significant roles, including Director of the Policy Planning Staff at the Department of State and a member of the National Security Council, providing expertise in governance development. Krasner has an extensive academic background with degrees from Cornell University, Columbia University, and Harvard University. His scholarly pursuits focus on political determinants of international economic relations, American foreign policy, and sovereignty, examining how external actors influence domestic authority structures in weak states. He has served in numerous academic appointments, including positions at Harvard University and UCLA, and is recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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