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International Policy Center

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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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.

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?
Ford School

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!
Ford School

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.
Ford School
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. 
Ford School
International Policy Center (IPC) film series

The Village Under the Forest

Jan 7, 2016, 6:00-7:35 pm EST
Betty Ford Classroom- Weill Hall
Unfolding as a personal meditation from the Jewish Diaspora, The Village Under The Forest explores the hidden remains of the destroyed Palestinian village of Lubya, which lies under a purposefully cultivated forest plantation called South Africa Forest. 
Ford Policy Union

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Nov 18, 2015, 5:00-6:30 pm EST
Weill Hall- Annenberg Auditorium
Khalil Shikaki and Shai Feldman will discuss how developments such as the 2015 Israeli elections, U.S.-Iranian nuclear deal, and recent Palestinian diplomatic initiatives have affected the dispute and prospects for a peace deal. Each speaker will offer brief remarks, followed by Q&A from the audience.  
Ford School
Human Security Series

Ukraine: Post-conflict strategies

Nov 5, 2015, 6:00-7:30 pm EST
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
A panel discussion on the future of Ukraine addressing the far reaching implications of reconstruction aid and development; legal status of the Crimean Peninsula; re-establishment of international frontiers; resettlement of refugee and IDP populations; demobilization of armed forces and militia; reconstruction aid and development and the prosecution of alleged war crimes. 
Ford School