September 30, 2025 • 6 mins
Today, Michael McFaul explains the importance of diplomacy to the successful conduct of US foreign policy; Miles Maochun Yu argues against the idea that Communist Party–controlled China can be integrated into the post–World War II global order; and a new piece for the Hoover site reviews highlights from the Institution’s ninth Summer Policy Boot Camp, held in August.
Hoover Daily Report | September 30, 2025
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(00:00):
- Welcome to the "Hoover Daily Report."
Ideas Advancing Freedom.
It's Tuesday, September 30th, 2025.
- Today, Michael McFall explainsthe importance of diplomacy
to the successful conductof US foreign policy.
Miles Maochun Yu argues against the idea
that Communist party controlledChina can be integrated
into the post World War II global order,
(00:21):
and a new piece for the Hooversite reviews highlights from
the institution's ninthSummer Policy Bootcamp
held in August.
- American diplomacy, thevanguard of US foreign policy.
With a deep bench of diplomats,
the United States not onlycounters American rivals,
but on the diplomatic frontlines also helps promote
widespread prosperity andstability around the world,
(00:42):
argues senior fellow Michael McFall,
in a new episode of Hoover'spolicy stories video series,
the new episode shows
how diplomacy has long been a cornerstone
of American power, used tosecure military alliances,
open global markets, gather intelligence,
and advance US values abroad.
Today as authoritarian regimes
(01:03):
expand their diplomatic reach,
McFall says the UnitedStates faces the risk
of seeding influence in various regions.
Budget cuts to the StateDepartment threaten America's
ability to compete, compromising national
security and soft power.
McFall maintains that reinvestingin a robust diplomatic
core would help preserve US leadership
in a more contested world.
(01:23):
- China and the postwar orderthe futility of coexistence,
in an opinion column forthe Washington Times,
Visiting fellow Miles Maochun Yu argues
that the United Statescannot enjoy true peace
with the Chinese Communist Party or CCP.
The West rests on openness, reciprocity,
and the rule of law writes Yu.
While the CCP rests on secrecy, coercion,
(01:45):
and party supremacy, he framesthe clash of the American
and Chinese systems as structuraland deeply ideological.
Yu stresses that American policymakers
must not harbor illusions about the nature
of the Chinese regimeor its global ambitions.
Ports, power plants, andrailways are not neutral assets,
but instruments of control,according to the author.
(02:08):
Drawing on historical clasheswith authoritarian regimes,
Yu makes the case thatpeaceful coexistence
with the Chinese CommunistParty is not unlikely.
It is impossible.
- Hoover experts discuss pressing issues
at ninth Annual Hoover Institution
Summer Policy Bootcamp.
Students and recent graduatesfrom around the world
gathered from the ninth annual
Hoover Institution SummerPolicy Bootcamp from
(02:31):
August 10th to 14th 2025.
Participants heard froma wide cross section
of the Hoover Fellowshipspeaking about topics including
monetary and fiscal policy,environmental sustainability,
the emerging Trumpforeign policy doctrine,
and who is positively
and negatively impacted by regulations
such as the minimum wage.
(02:52):
The Hoover Institution'sSummer Policy Bootcamp is made
possible by the generosityof the Kurt Hauser family.
Student participants are invited
to complete a policy proposal essay
that argues for a specificsolution to a policy problem
due after the completion of bootcamp.
Leading entries are honoredwith the Director's Award,
which comes with a $500 cash prize
(03:13):
and an invitation to an upcoming
Hoover Institution Boardof Overseers meeting.
- From Havana to Yale, Carlos Eire on
Cuba becoming an American and Miracles,
on the latest episodeof "Uncommon Knowledge,"
Yale historian and memoirist Carlos Eire
recounts his extraordinaryjourney from being an 11-year-old
Cuban boy in operation PeterPan sent to the United States
(03:36):
to escape Fidel Castro's regime,
to becoming a nationalbook award-winning author
and chaired professor at Yale.
Eire discusses the painfulseparation from his family,
the challenges of assimilation
and the lifelong tension between his Cuban
and American identities.
Themes he explores inhis acclaimed memoirs,
"Waiting for Snow in Havana"and "Learning to Die in Miami."
(03:57):
The conversation also delvesinto Eire's recent book,
"They Flew (04:00):
A History of the Impossible,"
which examines early moderntestimonies of levitation
by location and miracles,and how belief, culture,
and skepticism shaped their reception.
Eire also reflects on Cuban history,
the failures of the Castro regime,
the broader Hispanicexperience in America,
and the enduring clashbetween materialist skepticism
(04:22):
and openness to mystery.
- Best practices in craftingnational security strategy
reflections and a case study,
a new Hoover Institution pressessay from military history
in contemporary conflictworking group contributor,
Louis Libby analyzes key elements
of crafting national security strategy,
and draws on one of thefew prolonged efforts
to recraft Americanstrategy in modern times,
(04:45):
the US effort to developpost Cold War strategy
in the wake of the 1989Warsaw Pact collapse.
Libby argues that institutional efforts
at crafting long-termnational security strategies
may help democracies steer successfully
through the swirl of contemporary events,
but they require leadershipat various levels.
Rigorous analysis of the real world
(05:05):
and insights to piercein ever uncertain future.
Libby shows that successful efforts
to shift security policy, analyze trends,
and test hypotheses aboutalternative futures allowing
for unpredictability, such anapproach can provide the basis
for sound judgmentsabout a range of futures
and the best strategic course to pursue.
- Featured Hoover podcast,"Economics Applied."
(05:27):
"Economic Applied" bringscutting edge economic
insights to policymakers, business leaders,
and engaged citizens.
Hosted by senior fellow
and director of research,Stephen J. Davis,
the podcast translates complexeconomic research into clear,
actionable discussions
that can inform realworld decision making.
- That's your "Hoover Daily Report"
(05:48):
for Tuesday, September 30th, 2025.
Each weekday, we bringyou research, analysis,
and commentary focused on publicpolicy, national security,
and the ideas shaping Americansociety and government.
The Hoover Institution atStanford University is grounded
in constitutionalprinciples with a commitment
to sustaining the safeguardsof the American way of life.
(06:10):
Thank you for listening.
For links to all the articles
and interviews mentionedtoday, visit hoover.org/hdr.
- Welcome to the "Hoover Daily Report."
Ideas Advancing Freedom.
It's Tuesday, September 30th, 2025.
- Today, Michael McFall explainsthe importance of diplomacy
to the successful conductof US foreign policy.
Miles Maochun Yu argues against the idea
that Communist party controlledChina can be integrated
into the post World War II global order,
(00:21):
and a new piece for the Hooversite reviews highlights from
the institution's ninthSummer Policy Bootcamp
held in August.
- American diplomacy, thevanguard of US foreign policy.
With a deep bench of diplomats,
the United States not onlycounters American rivals,
but on the diplomatic frontlines also helps promote
widespread prosperity andstability around the world,
(00:42):
argues senior fellow Michael McFall,
in a new episode of Hoover'spolicy stories video series,
the new episode shows
how diplomacy has long been a cornerstone
of American power, used tosecure military alliances,
open global markets, gather intelligence,
and advance US values abroad.
Today as authoritarian regimes
(01:03):
expand their diplomatic reach,
McFall says the UnitedStates faces the risk
of seeding influence in various regions.
Budget cuts to the StateDepartment threaten America's
ability to compete, compromising national
security and soft power.
McFall maintains that reinvestingin a robust diplomatic
core would help preserve US leadership
in a more contested world.
(01:23):
- China and the postwar orderthe futility of coexistence,
in an opinion column forthe Washington Times,
Visiting fellow Miles Maochun Yu argues
that the United Statescannot enjoy true peace
with the Chinese Communist Party or CCP.
The West rests on openness, reciprocity,
and the rule of law writes Yu.
While the CCP rests on secrecy, coercion,
(01:45):
and party supremacy, he framesthe clash of the American
and Chinese systems as structuraland deeply ideological.
Yu stresses that American policymakers
must not harbor illusions about the nature
of the Chinese regimeor its global ambitions.
Ports, power plants, andrailways are not neutral assets,
but instruments of control,according to the author.
(02:08):
Drawing on historical clasheswith authoritarian regimes,
Yu makes the case thatpeaceful coexistence
with the Chinese CommunistParty is not unlikely.
It is impossible.
- Hoover experts discuss pressing issues
at ninth Annual Hoover Institution
Summer Policy Bootcamp.
Students and recent graduatesfrom around the world
gathered from the ninth annual
Hoover Institution SummerPolicy Bootcamp from
(02:31):
August 10th to 14th 2025.
Participants heard froma wide cross section
of the Hoover Fellowshipspeaking about topics including
monetary and fiscal policy,environmental sustainability,
the emerging Trumpforeign policy doctrine,
and who is positively
and negatively impacted by regulations
such as the minimum wage.
(02:52):
The Hoover Institution'sSummer Policy Bootcamp is made
possible by the generosityof the Kurt Hauser family.
Student participants are invited
to complete a policy proposal essay
that argues for a specificsolution to a policy problem
due after the completion of bootcamp.
Leading entries are honoredwith the Director's Award,
which comes with a $500 cash prize
(03:13):
and an invitation to an upcoming
Hoover Institution Boardof Overseers meeting.
- From Havana to Yale, Carlos Eire on
Cuba becoming an American and Miracles,
on the latest episodeof "Uncommon Knowledge,"
Yale historian and memoirist Carlos Eire
recounts his extraordinaryjourney from being an 11-year-old
Cuban boy in operation PeterPan sent to the United States
(03:36):
to escape Fidel Castro's regime,
to becoming a nationalbook award-winning author
and chaired professor at Yale.
Eire discusses the painfulseparation from his family,
the challenges of assimilation
and the lifelong tension between his Cuban
and American identities.
Themes he explores inhis acclaimed memoirs,
"Waiting for Snow in Havana"and "Learning to Die in Miami."
(03:57):
The conversation also delvesinto Eire's recent book,
"They Flew (04:00):
A History of the Impossible,"
which examines early moderntestimonies of levitation
by location and miracles,and how belief, culture,
and skepticism shaped their reception.
Eire also reflects on Cuban history,
the failures of the Castro regime,
the broader Hispanicexperience in America,
and the enduring clashbetween materialist skepticism
(04:22):
and openness to mystery.
- Best practices in craftingnational security strategy
reflections and a case study,
a new Hoover Institution pressessay from military history
in contemporary conflictworking group contributor,
Louis Libby analyzes key elements
of crafting national security strategy,
and draws on one of thefew prolonged efforts
to recraft Americanstrategy in modern times,
(04:45):
the US effort to developpost Cold War strategy
in the wake of the 1989Warsaw Pact collapse.
Libby argues that institutional efforts
at crafting long-termnational security strategies
may help democracies steer successfully
through the swirl of contemporary events,
but they require leadershipat various levels.
Rigorous analysis of the real world
(05:05):
and insights to piercein ever uncertain future.
Libby shows that successful efforts
to shift security policy, analyze trends,
and test hypotheses aboutalternative futures allowing
for unpredictability, such anapproach can provide the basis
for sound judgmentsabout a range of futures
and the best strategic course to pursue.
- Featured Hoover podcast,"Economics Applied."
(05:27):
"Economic Applied" bringscutting edge economic
insights to policymakers, business leaders,
and engaged citizens.
Hosted by senior fellow
and director of research,Stephen J. Davis,
the podcast translates complexeconomic research into clear,
actionable discussions
that can inform realworld decision making.
- That's your "Hoover Daily Report"
(05:48):
for Tuesday, September 30th, 2025.
Each weekday, we bringyou research, analysis,
and commentary focused on publicpolicy, national security,
and the ideas shaping Americansociety and government.
The Hoover Institution atStanford University is grounded
in constitutionalprinciples with a commitment
to sustaining the safeguardsof the American way of life.
(06:10):
Thank you for listening.
For links to all the articles
and interviews mentionedtoday, visit hoover.org/hdr.
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