International policy and diplomacy

McDonough talks transforming labor markets and the new economy, as well as leading interagency coordination and crisis responses in the White House. February, 2020.

Bama Athreya and Sandy Levin talk free trade and human rights. February, 2020

The Ford School Networking Reception The Path Forward in Afghanistan, given by Professor John Ciorciari, director of the Weiser Diplomacy Center.

Ronald E. Neumann, Jerry Feierstein and Deborah A. McCarthy discuss the United States, Iran, and security issues in the Persian Gulf. This event is a part of our Weiser Diplomacy Center Launch Series. November, 2019.

Stephen Hadley, Daniel Fried and Liz Schrayer analyze key challenges facing the United States and its partners in Europe and beyond. September, 2019.

Rachel Woolf, Emilio Gutiérrez Soto (Knight-Wallace Fellow), Laura Sanders, William D. Lopez discuss "Deported: An American Division" moderated by Ann Lin. January, 2019.

The Weiser Diplomacy Center to bring a diverse cadre of seasoned diplomats & foreign policy experts to campus. Mo

Watch as Daniel R. Russel talks about U.S. and China relations as well as China's influence on the region and the world. March, 2018.

John Beyrle outlines the current Russian political environment and describes a post-Putin Russia and possible directions. February, 2018.

Brooke Jarvis, Jason De León and moderator Ann Lin talk U.S. border issues as well as the life of migrants on the southern border. January, 2018.

Richard Berner, Director, U.S. Office of Financial Research welcomes keynote speaker, Gillian Tett. Learn more about the FinTech conference.

Gillian Tett, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times talks financial technology risks and opportunities. November, 2017. Learn more about the FinTech conference here.

Former World Bank Chief Economist Justin Lin and Ford School professor John Ciorciari have an in-depth conversation on the future of Sino-U.S. economic relations. October, 2016.

Former diplomat Melvyn Levitsky, professor at the Ford School of Public Policy who was once officer-in-charge of U.S.-Soviet bilateral relations, discusses the Russian threat to U.S. national security.

Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker talks about "commercial diplomacy" and challenges faced joining the Commerce Department. Introductions by Susan Collins and J. Ira Harris. February, 2016.

Christopher R. Hill talks about his experiences on the frontlines in the U.S. State Department as well as touching on the issues of the day. January, 2016.

Former Congressmen Dave Camp and Mike Rogers talk about their experiences in Congress. Moderated by Joe Schwarz. November, 2015.

Yaroslav Hrytsak, Melvyn Levitsky, Ronald Suny, Yuri Zhukov, and moderator John Ciorciari discuss the future of Ukraine and the Donbass conflict. November, 2015.

Thomas Miller discusses the diplomacy and development from a practitioner's perspective and the threats to diplomacy that exist today. September, 2015.

2013 Livingston Award winner Luke Mogelson, Joel Lovell, John Ciorciari and Susan Waltz discuss the themes of "The Dream Boat," Mogelson's New York Times Magazine story about the plight of political asylum seeker

Featuring Khalil Shikaki from the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, Shai Feldman from Brandeis University's Crown Center for Middle East Studies, and Abdel Monem Said Aly from the Regional Center for Strategic Studies in Cairo, th

This II Round Table brings together four experts to shed light on different aspects of ISIS: its origins, ideology, popular support, and impact on the international system.

John Ciorciari remarks on major points of his book "Hybrid Justice: The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia" and takes questions from the audience. September 2014.

The panel examines current narratives about human rights atrocities, the resolution of civil conflicts & the success of international legal policy instruments in producing reparation policy frameworks. September 2014.

Carl Simon is a Professor of Mathematics and Economics; Professor of Public Policy, and Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program.

Margo Picken, John Ciorciari and moderator Susan Waltz discuss the positive and negative effects of the UN-backed Khmer Rouge trials that began several years ago in "extraordinary chambers" of the courts of Cambodia. April, 2014.

Dean Yang is an associate professor of public policy at the Ford School and in the department of economics.

This Keynote lecture is part of the IPC commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide. April, 2014.

Carrie Hessler-Radelet describes Peace Corps in the 21st Century and the impact it makes on a daily basis. March, 2014.