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Hanson comments on the limitations Trump faces on immigration policy

Feb 4, 2025 France Info
Jonathan Hanson, professor at the Ford School, spoke with France Info on the checks and balances that persevere through the Trump administration. "The Trump administration would like local law enforcement to cooperate and identify people who are in...
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Canada tariffs will impact Michigan - Stevenson

Feb 3, 2025 WXYZ
Ford School Professor Betsey Stevenson explains how trade with Canada would be impacted by a 25% tariff, saying for any good, "now every time it crosses that border we have got to add 25 percent to the price." she also noted "it’s not jut consumers...
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Wolfers: Tariffs can have real consequences for U.S. consumers

Jan 31, 2025 Bloomberg
Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers told Bloomberg TV's The Close that one of the biggest consequences of tariffs with Canada and Mexico could be on the many cross-border transactions that happen in the production of many consumer...
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Camara: ECOWAS departures create uncertainty

Jan 30, 2025 BBC News
As Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger depart ECOWAS, the Ford School's Kamissa Camara, a former foreign minister of Mali, tells the BBC, the formation of the Alliance of Sahelian States among Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali is "quite...
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Hanson talks economic consequences of second Trump administration

Jan 19, 2025 Folha do Brasil
Jonathan Hanson, Ford School professor, talked with Folha do Brasil about the impacts of the new Trump administration. He says that "A lot of people have been working on Trump's plans for 2025 in the four years he has been out of...
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Ali on Israel-Hamas hostage exchange

Jan 19, 2025 ABC
Javed Ali, Ford School Professor and former NSC Director for Counterterrorism, says "we will just have to wait and see how things play out" with Israel and Hamas interpreting the evolving situation and watch "how both sides stick to the terms of the...
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Deardorff asserts tariffs threats "are not common"

Dec 18, 2024 WCMU
A podcast from WCMU spoke with the Ford School's Alan Deardorff to better understand Trump's motivation using tariffs as a bargaining tool. Deardorff explained "We haven't done it much [using tariffs for trade negotiating] for many decades because...
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The "tremendous costs" Ukraine and Russia face as war continues - Ali

Dec 17, 2024 USA Today
USA Today covers recent reports of misinformation surrounding the number of battle deaths as a result from the war in Ukraine. The Ford School's Javed Ali says "Regardless of the analytic estimates of how many military or irregular forces have died,...
State & Hill

Discourse: Fordies in the news, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
 “Most likely the perception within the Israel Defence Forces and at the political level within Netanyahu’s war cabinet is that they have the momentum. . . . when one side believes it has the momentum against its adversary, you don’t want to give it...
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Letter from Dean Watkins-Hayes

Dec 17, 2024
Dear Fordies, IPPSters, and friends,As I write, it’s been less than a week since the U.S. election and Fordies were deeply engaged in the process: knocking on doors, serving as poll workers, registering people to vote, and inspiring participation on...
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Soundbites: Policy Talks @ the Ford School - fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
  We looked at other countries to get a sense of the range and then compared it to what we had in the state. Then we looked at a number of different ways that it's administered. I think if you’ve seen one single-payer system, you’ve seen one...
State & Hill

Reactions: 2024 elections

Dec 17, 2024
In the days following the 2024 elections, we sought insights from Ford School faculty members: How did we arrive at this point? And where do we go from here? Jenna Bednar, professor of political science and public policy: “The election raised the...
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Faculty Findings, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
Mental health and marriage timing Decades of research document powerful associations between parents’ characteristics and children’s marital behaviors. “Parental mental health strongly shapes or disrupts family life and long-term opportunities for...
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Faculty news, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
William G. Axinn is the interim director of the Ford School’s International Policy Center. He recently published “Early-life risk factors for depression among young adults in the United States general population: Attributable risks and gender...
State & Hill

Spotlights, fall 2024

Dec 17, 2024
Welcome, changemakersThe Ford School’s Center for Racial Justice proudly welcomes its third cohort of Visiting Fellows: writer, filmmaker, and community organizer Charlene Carruthers; racial justice lawyer, historian, and organizer Amanda Alexander;...
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Ali's analysis of U.S. relations with new rebel group in Syria

Dec 8, 2024 ABC News
With Syrian rebel forces entering the conflict in the Middle East, the Ford School's Javed Ali dissects what this might mean for the United States. Ali comments "The U.S. relationship with the group that is now known as Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, goes...
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Deardorff suggests Trump bargains with threats to raise tariffs

Dec 6, 2024 BBC Brasil
U.S. President elect Donald Trump has recently threatened to impose 100% tariffs on countries working to replace the U.S. dollar in international trade transactions. The Ford School's Alan Deardorff informed BBC Brasil that "If Trump uses all the...
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Ali on Israeli troops at the Syrian border

Dec 6, 2024 Fox Live Now
When Fox Live Now asked the Ford School's Javed Ali his thoughts on the movement of Israeli troops to the Syrian border, Ali noted that "The situation in Syria over the last few days is pretty remarkable because what's happened is a coalition of...
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Dominguez relives UK 1992 pound devaluation

Dec 4, 2024 NPR Planet Money
"You know, we can blame George Soros or say that he made money off governments, but I guess I wouldn't really put it in moral terms. It is one of the fundamental costs of a fixed exchange rate. You're setting yourself up for the potential of a run....
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Ali is uncertain of longevity for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

Dec 3, 2024 The National
In light of the recent ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, the Ford School's Javed Ali tells The National he is unsure of its efficiency. “The question now going forward is how enduring will this ceasefire become? We've already seen...
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Ali comments on UN's challenges to uphold peace in Middle East

Dec 2, 2024 Fox News
Speaking with Fox News, the Ford School's Javed Ali highlights difficulties for the UNIFIL to uphold peace between Hezbollah and Israel despite recent U.N. Security Council resolution 1701. Ali states, "The same issues are likely to manifest again...