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Javed Ali speaks with CBS News about Iran relations

Jul 25, 2019

Early this week Iran said it had detained 17 suspected CIA spies, declaring they would be sentenced to death. The U.S. denies these claims. Javed Ali, Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School, spoke about the credibility of Iran’s claims...

Ali authors warning of Iran's asymmetric threat capabilities

Jun 28, 2019

With tensions on the rise between the United States and Iran, experts predict that the period of conflict will not have a swift conclusion. Among those voicing their perspectives is Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali, along with his...

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Scott Atran et al look at cognitive triggers for extremist violence through brain scans

Jun 19, 2019

In a new journal article, a team of scientists led by Scott Atran, an adjunct research professor at the University of Michigan’s Ford School and Institute for Social Research, reveals insights into the psychology of radicalization and terrorist...

Ali weighs in on the involvement of the Islamic State in recent attacks

Apr 25, 2019

The Easter bombings in Sri Lanka have been claimed by the Islamic State, despite the formal borders of the caliphate no longer holding Iraq and Syria. On April 24, 2019, Washington Post reporters Shane Harris, Ellen Nakashima, Souad Mekhennet, and...

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Studying and practicing diplomacy, from Ann Arbor to Asia

Mar 21, 2019

As a young lawyer in his first job out of law school, John Ciorciari made a choice that would alter the trajectory of his professional career. He had been the editor-in-chief of the Harvard International Law Journal and specialized in...

Deardorff questions the economics of Trump’s border wall and the USMCA

Jan 16, 2019

The “will they or won’t they” question continues to circulate around who, if anyone, will pay for a border wall between the United States and Mexico. President Trump has attempted to provide some clarity, but each suggestion only appears to add...

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Melvyn Levitsky discusses local man’s Russian imprisonment on WXYZ

Jan 9, 2019

The intrigue of espionage has hit close to home, as Novi man Paul Whelan was detained in Russia under the accusation of being a spy. Detroit ABC-affiliate WXYZ called upon Melvyn Levitsky, professor of policy and practice at the Ford School, to...

Cyberattacks are major risk in elections, warns Ford School PhD

Nov 14, 2018

Data security is a hot topic in many aspects of life, including elections. Ford School doctoral student Nadiya Kostyuk’s recent research explores the pervasive threat that lies in the increasing ease of cyberattacks and how it could impact...

With $10 million gift from Ron and Eileen Weiser, Ford School to launch Weiser Diplomacy Center

Sep 5, 2018

Sept. 5, 2018 Contact: Mandira Banerjee, 734-764-4251, [email protected] ANN ARBOR--With a $10 million gift from University of Michigan alumni Ron and Eileen Weiser, the U-M will establish a new diplomacy center to serve as a hub for...

Students publish 15th edition of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs

Jul 9, 2018

In June, Ford School graduate students announced the publication of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs, Volume 15. The journal is available online here.MJPA is the Ford School's graduate student-run journal, dedicated to publishing innovative...

Graphic with text "Michigan Journal of Public Affairs in Solidarity with Black lives"

Dean Michael Barr reflects on Supreme Court decision on travel ban

Jun 27, 2018

Dean Michael Barr's message to the Ford School community, following the June 26, 2018 Supreme Court travel ban decision: Dear Ford School community,Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling, which upheld the President’s authority to ban travelers from...

Susan Waltz published in Washington Post on a proposal to loosen restrictions on exporting semiautomatic weapons

Jun 12, 2018

Susan Waltz published an essay in the Washington Post on Monday, June 4, in which she explains the implications of a rule change proposed by the Trump administration. The change would loosen the export requirements on semiautomatic weapons, such as...

A Q&A with John Ciorciari: U.S.-North Korea summit

Jun 8, 2018

Written by Mandira Banerjee, Michigan News John Ciorciari is professor of public policy and director of the International Policy Center at the Ford School of Public Policy. His research focuses on Southeast Asia and foreign policy strategies,...

Melvyn Levitsky on what happens next after Russia’s presidential election

Apr 2, 2018

Melvyn Levitsky makes an appearance in Paul D. Shinkman's March 19 article on “The consequences of Putin’s victory” in U.S. News and World Report. Following Vladimir Putin’s win in the Russian presidential election, Shinkman writes, “[I]t’s yet...

Kostyuk co-authors Lawfare piece on “Evaluating the U.K.’s ‘Active Cyber Defence’ program”

Feb 21, 2018

Stuart Russell and Nadiya Kostyuk co-authored a February 14 piece for the Lawfare Blog: “Evaluating the U.K.’s ‘Active Cyber Defence’ program.” Kostyuk is a doctoral candidate in the Ford School’s public policy and political science joint PhD...

Joy Rohde publishes article in Isis on “Pax Technologica” during the Cold War

Jan 13, 2018

Joy Rohde's "Pax Technologica: Computers, international affairs, and human reason in the Cold War" was published in Isis in December. Abstract From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, a team of U.S. political scientists and computer...

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Ford School faculty members share recent research findings in international security

Dec 26, 2017

Robert Axelrod on "the blame game" for responding to cyber attacks In a world where cyber attacks are both increasingly common and increasingly dangerous, deciding whether and how to respond to one is an estimable challenge for policymakers....

Kostyuk explores potential for North Korea to use cyberattacks as force multiplier

Dec 4, 2017

In an op-ed published in the Washington Post's "Monkey Cage," Would cyberattacks be likely in a U.S.- North Korea conflict? Here's what we know, Ford School doctoral candidate Nadiya Kostyuk and U-M professor Yuri Zhukov (political science) explore...

Photo blog showcases the Ford School's 2017 U.S./China policy course and trip

Nov 13, 2017

A group of master’s students from the Ford School embarked on the school’s annual China Trip this summer, meeting with nonprofit, government, business, and academic organizations working in policy areas as diverse as technology, women’s rights,...

Levitsky talks election meddling on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

Nov 10, 2017

Melvyn Levitsky appeared on “Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson” for the podcast’s October 31 episode, “Mueller charges and what they tell us about investigation.” Levitsky, a retired career minister in the U.S. Foreign Service and former U.S....

Anita Ravishankar receives "Rackham Grant in Public Scholarship" research award

Oct 30, 2017

Anita Ravishankar, a joint-PhD candidate in political science and public policy, has been awarded a Rackham Grant in Public Scholarship to support research measuring the gap in trust between civilians and the police.Grants in Public Scholarship are...

Anita Ravishankar will use her Rackham Grants in Public Scholarship award to research trust and legitimacy between police and communities in Washington, DC.

Omair Khan (MPP ’18) wins first Rumsfeld Fellowship from University of Michigan

Oct 3, 2017

The Rumsfeld Foundation awarded Omair Khan (MPP ’18) one of just 20 graduate fellowships this year, making Khan the first Ford School student to win the fellowship—and the first Rumsfeld Fellow from the University of Michigan. Since 2008, the...

Ciorciari in The Conversation on “UN campaign to fight corruption in Guatemala"

Sep 25, 2017

“Massive protests recently broke out in Guatemala as the nation teetered on the edge of a major political crisis,” writes John Ciorciari in The Conversation. “Guatemalans took to the streets to decry President Jimmy Morales, who in August attempted...

Barr files amicus brief for financial regulation scholars in Supreme Court case

Jul 5, 2017

Michael Barr joined noted DC appellate attorney Deepak Gupta as co-counsel on a June 27 amicus brief, submitted by financial regulation scholars and former government officials who have worked to prevent violent non-state actors from accessing the...

National Bureau of Asian Research interviews Ciorciari about Cambodian election

Jun 5, 2017

Yesterday, Cambodia held its first commune elections since 2013, when the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) retained power in spite of a robust challenge from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). After the 2013 elections,...

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Keeping the doors open for a "durable, coordinated, and humane" refugee response

Apr 26, 2017

Take a moment to let this sink in. In 2016, the UN Refugee Agency reported 65.3 million forcibly displaced people around the world, including 21.3 million refugees. That's the highest rate of forcible displacement since the agency began tracking...

President Ford welcomes refugees at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas

Scott Atran discusses sacred values and devoted actors on Social Science Bites podcast

Apr 6, 2017

The Social Science Bites podcast describes Scott Atran's research as sitting “at the intersection of violent acts and cognitive science.” Atran, an adjunct research professor at the Ford School, seeks to understand what motivates ‘devoted actors’ to...

PhD candidates Christina Cross and Nadiya Kostyuk receive competitive fellowships

Apr 5, 2017

Two PhD candidates were recently awarded competitive fellowships for their outstanding academic achievements.Christina Cross wins Ford Foundation's 2017 Dissertation FellowshipChristina Cross, a PhD candidate in public policy and sociology, received...

Tamar Mitts and Fabiana Silva to join the Ford School faculty in the fall of 2017

Apr 4, 2017

The Ford School is delighted to announce that Tamar Mitts and Fabiana Silva will join us as assistant professors this fall.Tamar MittsTamar Mitts will earn her PhD in political science from Columbia University in May. She specializes in comparative...

Levitsky in U.S. News and World Report on cooperation with Russia in Syria

Mar 13, 2017

Melvyn Levitsky was featured in an article published in U.S. News and World Report today titled, "Cooperation with Russia in Syria Off the Table for Trump Team." The article focuses on the national security team’s decision not to consider any...