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The International Policy Center supports the faculty and students of the University of Michigan and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy in creating new knowledge, fostering considered debate, and developing the policy leaders of tomorrow.

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Ford Security Seminar

Political Conflict in the Persian Gulf

Mar 5, 2018, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EST
3240 Weill Hall
Informal Lunch Discussion led by Dr. Yousuf Al-Busaidi on the topic of current affairs abroad.
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Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Russia 2018: Preparing for the Post-Putin Era

Feb 21, 2018, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
On March 18 of this year Vladimir Putin will likely win easy re-election to a 4th term as Russian president.  But expectation is growing in Russia that this will be his last term as President, opening a Pandora’s box of uncertainty and competing succession scenarios with broad consequences for Russia’s internal direction, and external ambitions.

Why does diplomacy fail?

Jan 26, 2018, 3:00-5:00 pm EST
Weill 1110, Betty Ford Classroom
Please join us for this fantastic opportunity in simulation exercise.
Color-treated photo of Oslo Accords handshake

Human Rights and Medical Care in Times of Emergency

Oct 23, 2017, 5:00-7:30 pm EDT
Museum Apse, UMMA
If access to healthcare is a human right, what happens when disasters, pandemics and armed conflict limit the care that can be provided? Who decides which patients are prioritized, and how are those decisions made?
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Info Session: 2018 IEDP & China Trip

Sep 19, 2017, 5:30-6:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (#1110)
Join us for a joint information session about the Ford School's graduate global engagement courses!
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Research on the ISIS frontline and with Al Qaeda Affiliates

Mar 9, 2017, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Weill Hall, 1120 (Annenberg Auditorium)
The International Policy Center hosts Scott Atran (University of Oxford/ CNRS, Paris/ University of Michigan) presents his field research from Europe, North Africa, and the frontlines in the battle with ISIS to make the case that the Devoted Actors' commitment to making costly sacrifices enables low-power groups to endure and often prevail against materially much stronger foes.
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Japan's Economic and Security Policy in the Trump Era

Feb 3, 2017, 9:15 am-4:15 pm EST
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
This conference will convene experts to discuss Japan’s macroeconomic, trade and security policy, explore the implications of the U.S. election and other key recent developments, and consider Japan’s prospects and policy options going forward.
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Human Security Series

Climate Change and Crisis in the Middle East

Mar 11, 2016, 1:00-5:30 pm EST
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
This interdisciplinary symposium focuses on contemporary and historical cases analyzing the relationship between climate change and social conflict in the Middle East. 
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Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture

Film Screening: The Diplomat

Jan 25, 2016, 7:00 pm EST
Michigan Theater
With a special introduction from Ambassador Christopher R. Hill, THE DIPLOMAT tells the remarkable story of the life and legacy of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, whose singular career spans fifty years of American foreign policy from Vietnam to Afghanistan. 
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