Weiser Diplomacy Center

This year’s Ambassadors’ Forum examines the turmoil in the Middle East, focusing on the destructive Palestinian-Israeli struggle. October, 2024. 

Dive into the key forces shaping the 2024 election and explore reforms that could strengthen democratic engagement for the future. October, 2024.

This event explores the FBI's evolving role in safeguarding U.S. elections, focusing on the agency’s efforts to counter cyber threats, disinformation, and terrorism. September, 2024. 

In the 6th annual Arthur Vandenberg Lecture, Ambassador Brink gives brief remarks on the situation in Ukraine as it enters its third year of war with Russia, followed by a conversation with Weiser Diplomacy Center Director Susan D. Page.

Stephen Biegun, David Carroll, Jenna Bednar, and Susan D. Page discuss the true state of democracy around the world in this crucial year. April, 2024.

Susan Page and the Weiser Diplomacy Center led a visit to Ann Arbor's Huron High School where students got to talk with several former ambassadors. October, 2023.

The Weiser Diplomacy Center and the American Academy of Diplomacy will co-host a discussion with four former senior diplomats with deep experience in Latin America to explore opportunities and challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Ford School is pleased to present Ambassador Julianne Smith for the 5th annual Arthur Vandenberg Lecture. March, 2023.

Alexander Vindman joins the Weiser Diplomacy Center for the WCEE Distinguished Lecture, moderated by Geneviève Zubrzycki and John Ciorciari. February, 2023.

A panel of former ambassadors hosted by the Weiser Diplomacy Center and the American Academy of Diplomacy will focus on the implications of the war in Ukraine globally and for NATO, Europe, Russia and China. October, 2022.

Join us for a discussion of the diplomacy between the United States, key NATO allies, and Russia surrounding the war in Ukraine with Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, John Beyrle, and Stephen Biegun. September, 2022.

Nobel Peace Prize lureate and former president of Poland visits the University of Michigan to speak on the global impact of Russia's war on Ukraine. September, 2022.

Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin will provide her thoughts on a series of tectonic shifts in the international security landscape. April, 2022.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) discuss foreign policy priorities and global challenges. April, 2022.

Watch a conversation about the findings of papers from 2020-21's North American Colloquium on climate policy. March, 2022.

Please join us for the final event in an inaugural series convened by the Center for Racial Justice - a conversation with two leading human rights advocates, Gay McDougall and Jamil Dakwar. March, 2022.

Please join Robert Fatton and Millery Polyneé for a conversation on how race and racism have affected international governance interventions, including international policing and development initiatives. March, 2022.

Kelebogile Zvobgo discusses how racial assumptions and biases have influenced the discourse around key concepts in International Relations, such as anarchy and development. February, 2022.

The fourth webinar of the North American colloquium will discuss new approaches to countering nationalist extremism in North America. February 11, 2022.

Ambassador Harry Thomas examines the racial foundations of public policy in the United States and how race impacts policy choices and consequences at the global level. February 9, 2022.
 

Stephen Biegun, Soojin Park, and Ross Tokola break down various dimensions of United States-Korea relations and their connection to other major regional powers, including China and Japan. January 21, 2022.

Raul Guillermo Benítez Manaut, Richard Fadden, and Thomas Warrick focus on the policy tools and frameworks available for countering nationalist extremism in Mexico, Canada and the United States. January, 2022.

Watch this online discussion of the latest intelligence, national security, and terrorism issues in the news with Spy Museum Executive Director Chris Costa.

This panel discusses how nationalism and extremism pose mounting challenges around the world, including in North America. December, 2021.

This session features Professor Celeste Watkins-Hayes, the associate dean for academic affairs; Professor John Ciorciari, director of the Weiser Diplomacy Center and International Policy Center; Cindy Bank, associate director of the Program for Pr

Will the U.S. and Iran find common ground on the JCPOA, and if so, how? What can we expect of the Saudi-Iranian de-escalation efforts? How do domestic politics in Saudi Arabia, the U.S. and Iran play a role in making (or not making) a deal?

Rising nationalism and political extremism pose challenges to peace and democracy around the world, so this discussion will examine the historical drivers of nationalist extremism in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. October, 2021.