Larry Diamond

Stanford University

Larry Diamond is a professor of political science and sociology at Stanford University.

He is also a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and its Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, where he directs the Center for Democracy.

Featured Work

JUN 20, 2019 Podcast

Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency, with Larry Diamond

Larry Diamond's core argument is stark: the defense and advancement of democratic ideals relies on U.S. global leadership. If the U.S. does not ...

Freedom House Map of Freedom 2008

FEB 15, 2008 Podcast

Freedom in Retreat

Freedom House representatives and Larry Diamond discuss the findings of the FH annual survey, "Freedom in the World 2008," which shines a light on the decline ...

Squandered Victory: The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq by Larry Diamond

JUN 14, 2005 Podcast

Squandered Victory: The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq

After a recent visit to Iraq, Larry Diamond reflects sadly on how we have allowed the situation "to slip into a state of severe insecurity, ...

FEB 26, 2004 Transcript

Universal Democracy? Prospects for a World Transformed

Diamond insists that the United States and the international community have a moral obligation, as well as a political opportunity, to encourage, foster, and promote ...