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In the Media

'The Base' has features of an international terrorism group, says Ali

Nov 2, 2020 The National
“The Base [a Michigan-based paramilitary group] seems to have more of the features of groups that you would see on the international terrorism side,” said Ali. “They’re not posting on the internet with tongue-in-cheek kind of memes and hinting at...
Javed Ali
In the Media

Ali: Boogaloo movement is a serious threat

Nov 2, 2020 Sky news
"There's no leader, no defined cells or organizational structure but I think this is a serious threat. The challenge is identifying those on that path to violence rather than those just exercising their first and second amendment rights. It's when...
Javed Ali
In the Media

Despite arrest of leader of white supremacist group, Ali says more needs to be done

Oct 30, 2020 Feds arrest leader of white supremacy group who ran 'hate camp' in Michigan
“This case is very serious and it’s indicative of the threat, not only from this particular group, but the broader one (from domestic terrorists.) We’re not going to see the last of these,” Ford school Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali told...
Javed Ali
News

Ciorciari comments on Thai monarchy amid students protest

Sep 1, 2020
Over the past month, students in Thailand have been protesting against the monarchy and the military-led Thai administration and demanding more democracy. An article on the World news website says, “The monarchy seems to have taken note,” as the...
John Ciorciari
News

Page reflects on representing America abroad

Sep 1, 2020
Ford School professor of practice Ambassador Susan Page served in the Foreign Service in Kenya, Botswana, and Rwanda, and was the first U.S. ambassador to South Sudan. In a recent article in The Atlantic, she reflected that her long career abroad...
Ambassador Susan Page
News

Meet our new faculty: Christian Davenport

Aug 17, 2020
Christian Davenport holds faculty positions at the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research and at LSA Political Science. He is also the co-director of the Conflict & Peace, Research & Development, a scholarly community...
Christian Davenport
News

Meet our new faculty: Charlotte Cavaillé

Aug 5, 2020
Charlotte Cavaillé is an assistant professor of public policy at the Ford School, who is arriving at the Ford School after a year as a visiting fellow at Princeton University's Center for the Study of Democratic Politics. She comes to the Ford...
Charlotte Cavaillé
News

Ali insights into national security highlighted

Jul 10, 2020
Ford School Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali has been in the press recently commenting on a range of national security issues that have been in the news, including the president’s daily briefing and the cross-border tensions...
Javed Ali
News

Lowande comments on police force "militarization"

Jun 30, 2020
Kenneth Lowande, assistant professor of political science and a faculty by courtesy at the Ford School, is quoted in an article on Bridge June 29 that looks at the militarization of police forces around the state of Michigan. He has studied the...
Kenneth Lowande
News

US has multiple options for responding to Russian actions - Ali

Jun 30, 2020
Towsley policymaker in residence Javed Ali, asserts that the latest reports about Russian intelligence officers offering bounties to the Taliban in Afghanistan to kill American soldiers need to be addressed in the larger context of Russia’s anti-US...
Javed Ali

Ali says “Boogaloo” movement is disparate and dangerous

Jun 22, 2020
A June 19 ABC News report about the murder of a Federal Protective Service officer in Oakland in May highlighted the suspects’ ties to the “Boogaloo” movement, which has been linked to other violent attacks. Ford School Towsley Foundation...
Javed Ali
Alumni spotlight

Claudia Muñoz (MPP ‘09) improves U.S. defense and security

Jun 18, 2020
Claudia Muñoz' (MPP '09) career has focused on improving the national and international defense and security sector. With over 20 years of experience in the public and private sector, Munoz continues her dedication to these sectors as a research...
Claudia Muñoz

National security implications of the current protests

Jun 2, 2020
Javed Ali, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School, summarized three national security concerns that should not be overlooked against the backdrop of the current unrest in the U.S. Writing in the New America blog June 1,...
Javed Ali
State & Hill

Faculty News - Spring 2020 State & Hill

May 22, 2020
Javed Ali wrote or co-authored multiple op-eds published by The Hill. He also appeared as a frequent commentator on MSNBC. Topics ranged from U.S. national security to crises in the Middle East. John Ayanian, inaugural Director of U-M’s Institute...
Javed Ali
State & Hill

Soundbites: Policy Talks @ the Ford School

May 22, 2020
The Ford School’s Weiser Diplomacy Center officially launched last fall with visits from an all-star lineup of leaders in foreign affairs. Each visitor also met with students, faculty, and alumni in a variety of settings while in Ann Arbor. How...
Samantha Power