The journalist and author traced how decisions made after September 11 continue to shape American foreign policy, national security, and presidential power.
The Ford School is pleased to announce the 2026 cohort of Weiser Diplomacy Fellows: Tariq Fanek (MPA ‘27), Hayley Jewett (MPP ‘28), Anastasiya Miknovets (MPP ‘28), Adna Mohamed (MPP ‘28), and Saumya Nagar (MPP/MBA ‘29).
During a recent Democracy Week event, Ford School faculty considered what cross-national and historical research reveals about democratic resilience and erosion.
Javed Ali discusses what the new Mecca defense agreement could mean for India, Pakistan and the wider region, and why the relatively restrained responses from both New Delhi and Washington are worth watching.
Ambassador Kamissa Camara participated as a panelist in “America’s Evolving Relationship with the U.N.” at the 11th America’s Role in the World Conference, held at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies in Bloomington, Indiana....
Ambassador Susan D. Page participated in two engagements focused on the continuing war in Sudan, mass atrocities, and the urgent need for international action.
Amid evolving global political, economic, and security challenges, a new policy brief from the University of Michigan's Weiser Diplomacy Center and two prominent nongovernmental organizations based in Washington, D.C., calls on leaders in the United ...
Ford School professor Javed Ali tells The New York Times that President Trump's choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence could "further diminish the standing of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence."
Over spring break, annual policy study trips took undergrads to Brussels for the BA Global Engagement Seminar (above) and graduate students to Colombia for the International Policy in Practice seminar (below).
Ford School professor Javed Ali , former National Security Council senior official, gives insight to a broad network of media about the conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran post-Khamenei.
Javed Ali says that as the Trump administration works on its Venezuela policy, it is thinking through all the options that are on the table, "and the last one I would think they want to do is to do a replay of Iraq in 2003."
Experts from the University of Michigan are available to share insights on U.S. intervention in Venezuela and the weekend arrest of its president, Nicolas Maduro, during a raid. Maduro is expected to appear before a judge in New York on Monday to fac...
Former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster gives his strategic vision for approaching current international crises in the 7th annual Vandenberg Lecture
The Ford School and the Weiser Diplomacy Center welcomed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai to Ann Arbor for a conversation about her personal journey as an activist.
Ford School Professor Javed Ali commented to Al Jazeera about the growing U.S. military presence in the Caribbean: Based on all of the developments that have happened in the Caribbean over the past month, there seems to be a two-pronged approach. Th...
The Ford School is pleased to announce the 2025 Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) fellows: Tooba Bilal (MPP ‘27), Annie Citron (MPP ‘27), Claire James (MPP ‘27), and Sowmya Raman (MPP ‘27).
