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Ciorciari assesses Non-Alignment Movement inaction on Ukraine crisis

Apr 22, 2022

Countries around the world have responded in many ways to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. John Ciorciari, associate professor of public policy and director of the Ford School's International Policy Center and Weiser Diplomacy Center, recently penned...

In the Media

Ali debunks Whitmer kidnapping conspiracy theory

Apr 19, 2022 The American Independent

Michigan gubernatorial candidate Garrett Soldano has been circulating the conspiracy theory that the intended kidnapping of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was a government plot to sway the 2020 election. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, debunked...

News

Foreign and domestic policy implications of the war in Ukraine: Discussions on global challenges with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Senator Chris Coons

Apr 11, 2022

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will host an event examining the domestic and foreign policy implications of the war in Ukraine, and broader global and diplomatic challenges, in a pair of discussions with U.S. Secretary of State Antony...

Headshots of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)

News

Ali comments on implications of Whitmer kidnap trial verdicts

Apr 8, 2022

The verdict in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer produced two not guilty determinations and two mistrials. Ford School professor of practice Javed Ali told ABC News, "In a post-9/11...

In the Media

Ali calls for finetuning of FBI's terrorist screening watchlist

Apr 4, 2022 ABC News

A new ABC News in-depth report found that Americans on the FBI's terrorist screening watchlist are subject to pat-downs, detentions, and extensive interrogation without a trial. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, weighed in on the...

Alumni spotlight

Katie D’Hondt Brooks (BA ‘12) creates a safer digital world and develops people-focused solutions

Mar 30, 2022

After Katie D’Hondt Brooks (BA ‘12) graduated from the Ford School, she worked at Partnership for Public Service where she managed a set of programs meant to inspire the next generation to pursue careers in public service. She thought she would work...

News

Undergrads spend Spring Break in DC exploring European immigration, security, and democracy

Mar 21, 2022

The undergraduate students in PubPol 480: Global Engagement Seminar had waited all semester for Spring Break – but they weren’t packing bathing suits and flip flops. Instead, they packed blazers and dress shoes. They were heading to Washington, D.C....

A group of Ford School students, with faculty and hosts standing in front of a building

In the Media

U.S. pressing allies to reduce dependence on Russian natural resources - Ciorciari

Mar 20, 2022 Republic World

John Ciorciari, director of the International Policy Center and Weiser Diplomacy Center, recently appeared on Republic World on Indian TV to discuss the United States's approach to Europe's energy reliance on Russia in light of the war in...

In the Media

Ali discusses risks of sending weapons to Ukraine

Mar 13, 2022 The Mehdi Hasan Show

While the United States is doing its best to support Ukraine, Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, discussed the risks that providing weapons to the country creates. "It looks like we are already implementing a similar campaign...

In the Media

Ali examines modern domestic terrorism

Mar 6, 2022 AP News

As the trial for the men who allegedly planned to kidnap Governor Whitmer begins, discussions about domestic terrorism emerge. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, weighed in on the topic. “This is a different type of domestic terrorism...

In the Media

Ali comments on Gov. Whitmer kidnapping trial

Mar 1, 2022 WXMI Fox 17

The trial for the men who planned to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer is beginning soon. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, provided some insight into the trial and potential witnesses. “Hard to know what a judge is thinking, but it...

News

Ford School alum and Ukraine expert gives analysis of emerging crisis

Feb 28, 2022

Orysia Kulick (MPP, MA in Russian Studies '06) was a Fullbright fellow in Ukraine in 2004-2005, during the time of the Orange Revolution that overthrew a Russian-dominated government. She went on to earn her PhD from Stanford University in...

In the Media

Ali provides insight into first insurrection trial

Feb 27, 2022 The Wall Street Journal

The first trial of a January 6 insurrection rioter will be a test for the government. "If the government wins, and they are able to prove the validity of all of the charges, that could likely send a lot of defendants racing for plea deals,"...

News

Ford School experts weigh in on Russian invasion of Ukraine

Feb 25, 2022

As the Russian military surrounded and began its assault on Ukraine, Melvyn Levitsky, professor of international policy and practice, and Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, lent their expertise to numerous media outlets to break down the...

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News

Russia-Ukraine: Ford School experts can discuss

Feb 24, 2022

Ford School experts can discuss Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine and its implications on global politics, economics and the human scale. John Ciorciari is an associate professor of public policy and director of the Ford School of Public...

A map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, February 24, 2022

In the Media

Rabe addresses Russian invasion and policy impacts

Feb 23, 2022 E&E News

How will American sanctions on Russia impact Americans? While that question is still unanswered, Barry Rabe, J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy, discussed the policy impacts the situation may have. “It does raise the...

In the Media

Ali discusses history of domestic terrorism

Feb 22, 2022 PolitiFact

Looking back at the history of domestic terrorism in the U.S., Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, provided insight into the January 6 insurrection. "(In the past century,) there was just as much activity on the far-left spectrum as there...

In the Media

Ali breaks down crisis in Ukraine

Feb 21, 2022 Fox 2 Detroit

Tensions are heightening between Russia and Ukraine, prompting President Biden to meet with his National Security Council to discuss the conflict. "A full-up National Security Council meeting with the President of the United States, those don’t...

Publication

Atran studies important differences between Islamist terrorist groups and other criminal groups

Feb 21, 2022

Islamist terrorist organizations are often described as similar to other criminal organizations, like gangs. A new study, “Willingness to sacrifice among convicted Islamist terrorists versus violent gang members and other criminals,” published by...

Publication

Atran establishes values, strength of beliefs, and character as essential in the will to fight in wars

Feb 15, 2022

During the war in Afghanistan, America’s longest war, the Taliban suffered high casualties and territorial losses against a well-funded and well-armed opponent. Despite these circumstances, the Taliban endured the lengthy war, and ultimately emerged...

News

Application deadline nears for inaugural racial justice reading circles

Feb 7, 2022

In an effort to expand the ways in which the university community approaches discussion of racial equity, the Center for Racial Justice has established two reading circles for the winter 2022 term. The reading circles are open to graduate students,...

News

Ali discusses recent developments with ISIS

Feb 3, 2022

Major developments in the fight against ISIS took place in the past week, and the Ford School's Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, whose area of expertise is national security. Early in the week, a 42-year-old American woman, Allison...

News

Achieving comprehensive immigration reform in 48 hours!

Jan 23, 2022

Excitement was in the air as some 150 senators, ambassadors and representatives of national and international interest groups eyed each other at an eventing meeting, anxious, suspicious, hopeful that a comprehensive immigration reform package, so...

In the Media

Ali comments on DHS, FBI warning to faith-based communities

Jan 18, 2022 ABC News

Following a hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned faith-based communities that they will continue to be targets of domestic violent extremists. Javed Ali, professor of practice, provided...

In the Media

Dean Barr featured in DPTV special about Jan. 6 insurrection

Jan 6, 2022 Detroit Public TV

Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, Detroit Public TV produced a special reflecting on the events of that day and their consequences, featuring an interview with Dean Michael Barr. "It highlighted a significant...

Image of a laptop, open, displaying a video with DPTV host Christy McDonald, Ford School Dean Michael Barr, and Detroit Free Press Editor and Vice President Peter Bhatia

News

Ali reflects on Jan. 6 insurrection and its implications

Jan 6, 2022

As the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection approached, the investigations into the causes and participants, as well as any changes in security or policy, came into focus. Since the insurrection, over 700 people have been charged in connection...

In the Media

Ali warns of COVID-related military susceptibility to extremism

Dec 23, 2021 The Hill

As the Pentagon begins to separate out non-vaccinated personnel across different services for refusing to comply with the Defense Department’s COVID vaccine mandate, a risk exists that those people could become targets of domestic extremist...

News

Ali rings alarm bells on national security

Dec 10, 2021 Protect Democracy

In a week when President Biden convened a global summit on democracy, Javed Ali joined two other national security experts in who signed an open letter to Congress highlighting the security dangers that have risen from election subversion. Watch the...

In the Media

Green explains relationship between pandemic and government surveillance

Dec 9, 2021 Los Angeles Times

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed governments to roll out higher surveillance systems without pushback from citizens. Such emergencies “can be moments where governments roll out new invasive forms of data collection and it just becomes...

In the Media

Ali discusses DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis's role in insurrection

Dec 3, 2021 Bloomberg Government

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis faced criticism after the January 6 insurrection, with critics saying it could have helped to prevent. Javed Ali, professor of practice, commented on his former employer and...