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Ali discusses possible perpetrator of attacks on French trains

Jul 26, 2024 PBS NewsHour
Ford School professor and counterterrorism expert, Javed Ali talked on PBS about the attack on French trains ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony. He said the attack had "interesting features, obviously, deliberate sequence for multiple trains to...
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Hot summer electricity use to bring awareness to reliable sources -Rabe

Jul 17, 2024 E&E News
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor, talked about energy prices this summer, noting that, “Right now, in an extremely hot summer, if you’re adding 20-30 percent more electricity use because it’s so hot and it doesn’t cool off, that’s going to show up...
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Secret Service needs to go back to the drawing board - Ali

Jul 17, 2024 ABC7 Chicago
Javed Ali, Ford School professor and and national security expert discussed the breakdown that led to the shooting of Donald Trump and the next steps for the Secret Service. He said the Secret Service was "operating under the assumption that, you...
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Rabe discusses Harris climate positions

Jul 22, 2024 E&E News
Ford School professor, Barry Rabe, explained that they Harris campaign should, “to make her case in offering a vivid alternative to the emerging Trump-Vance plan focused exclusively on fossil fuels,” offer more funding for clean energy and...
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Ali comments on steps taken to protect Olympic opening ceremony

Jul 26, 2024 CBC
Ford School professor Javed Ali, discussed what measures would need to be taken to keep the Olympics safe after the rail attacks in Paris I would have to assume they further intensified the existing security posture" to make it safe for the opening...
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Ali on possible escalations after Hezbollah attack kills children

Jul 29, 2024 WJR
Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked about the possibility of a two front war between Israel and Hamas and Hezbollah, after Hezbollah denied responsibility for an attack which killed twelve children. Ali said, "I don't believe that Hezbollah...