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Officials in Israel have vowed to retaliate - Ali

Oct 19, 2024 KCBS
Ford School professor Javed Ali spoke with KCBS about the possible plan Israel has to attack Iran. He said "I think there are a number of factors that are affecting Israel's response, Prime Minister Netanyahu and other senior officials in Israel...
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In the Media

Sinwar's death may not change dynamics - Ali

Oct 18, 2024 ABC News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with ABC News about the death of Yahya Sinwar leader of Hamas. He said, "the issues with the hostages needs to be resolved in addition to the broader war and the fate of the Palestinians in Gaza." He said...
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Ali on why Hamas will not collapse after Sinwar's death

Oct 17, 2024 ABC News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, said on the death of Hamas leader Sinwar, "that even with Sinwar's death and the significance of that, Hamas as an organization, still intact, they are on their back foot." He said with terror groups such as this...
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In the Media

Ali said Sinwar's death would be a major development

Oct 17, 2024 Fox News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with Fox news about the possible death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He said "If the reports are true" and Israel "killed Yahya Sinwar, this would be a major development." Ali explained that Sinwar was "the...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's main staircase
In the Media

Netanyahu opposed to cease-fire in Lebanon - Ali

Oct 16, 2024 ABC News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with ABC News about Netanyahu's comments that he is opposed to unilateral cease-fire in Lebanon. Ali said "they feel militarily and operationally that they have the momentum and they are delivering...
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US does not want to get involved in Israel - Ali

Oct 7, 2024 Exame
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with Exame about US involvement in the conflicts in Israel. Ali said, "We are not seeing, from the US side, a response like the one we saw after 9/11, with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This...
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In the Media

Ali on Israel Hamas war one year anniversary

Oct 7, 2024 Channel News Asia
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked about how the situation in Israel appears one year after the beginning of this war. He said, "here we are on the eve of the one year anniversary of Hamas attack against Israel a year ago and I don't think...
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News

Ford School names 2024 Weiser Diplomacy Center Fellows

Oct 7, 2024
The Ford School named four master’s students as this year’s Weiser Diplomacy Center fellows: Schila Labitsch (MPP ‘26), Pedro Eymael (MPP ‘26), Ella Mainwaring Foster (MPP ‘26), and Aaminah Tabassum (MPP ‘26). The Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC)...
Weiser Fellows Aaminah Tabassum, Pedro Eymael, Ella Mainwaring Foster, and Schila Labitsch
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Ali responds to escalating conflict between Israel and Iran

Oct 4, 2024
Javed Ali, Ford School professor and former and former senior official at the National Intelligence Council,  National Counterterrorism Center, and National Security Council, rapidly respond to the shifting situations in the Middle East this week....
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News

Announcing Ken Roy as new Diplomat in Residence

Oct 3, 2024
The Ford School extends a warm welcome to Ken Roy, who will serve as the new Diplomat in Residence (DIR) for the North Central region. He will offer advice and guidance to students interested in exploring careers, internships, or fellowships with...
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Ali comments on Israeli military campaign on Houthis

Sep 29, 2024 ABC News
Ford School professor Javed Ali commented on the Israeli strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. He said, "Israel hasn't confronted anything like this going back like 50 years, this is a multi front that is opening up." Ali then said, "I would have to...
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In the Media

Ali on Israel strikes in Yemen

Sep 29, 2024 ABC News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with ABC News about Israel's recent strike in Yemen. He said, "Israel is now talking on for the most part the totality or most of the totality of the Iran backed axis of resistance groups, so with Hezbollah...
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In the Media

Ali on developments in Israel Hezbollah conflict

Sep 29, 2024 CBC
Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked with CBC news about "despite all the pounding that Hezbollah has taken over the couple few weeks," with their leadership  gone, "the group still possesses tens of thousands of fighters probably a couple...
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In the Media

Ali addresses Iranian cyber attack against Trump

Sep 6, 2024 NBC News
Ford School professor Javed Ali talked with NBC news about the Iranian cyber operation against Donal Trump. He said “I’m sure they didn’t send the whole treasure trove over,” and they are likely holding on to the information they have gathered from...
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In the Media

Ali on NY governor's aid charged as Chinese agent

Sep 4, 2024 ABC Australia
Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked with ABC Australia about the former aid to the New York governor who was charged with acting as a Chinese agent. He said "this is someone who had risen to the inner circle of democratic politics in New York...
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In the Media

Ali comments on recent operations by Israel in Gaza

Aug 31, 2024 Fox Now
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked about the most recent operation by Israel against Hamas in the Gaza, "multiple things competing for IDF [Israel Defense Force] attention each time they go in." He said it would not surprise him if "that a few...
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In the Media

Ali on Iran's interference in US election

Aug 29, 2024 Marketplace
Ford School professor, Javed Ali, said in response to Iran's attacks on American elections infrastructure, "This is just the latest evolution of what they’ve already been doing for that stretch of time." Ali likened it to what Russia did in 2016 by...
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In the Media

Ali explains how Ukraine has relied on NATO and US

Aug 17, 2024 Dawn News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked about the situation in the war between Ukraine and Russia. He said "for the past two and a half years how NATO including the US has been the key conduit of weapons to Ukraine" But he said, "absent that Ukraine...
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In the Media

"Even more complex" - Ali on Middle East peace talks

Aug 16, 2024 CNA
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked about the new ceasefire talks in the Middle East, and the possibility of progress without Hamas attending the talks. Ali said "the United States is truing to exert a lot of diplomatic power to get to the end...
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In the Media

Tensions in Middle East likely will not affect US homeland - Ali

Aug 12, 2024 CBS Detroit
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with CBS news about the possibility of an all-out war in the Middle East. Ali said "this has been building for months," however it "has been restrained for several months." But in light of the recent events,...
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In the Media

Eras tour threatened by teenagers - Ali

Aug 8, 2024 CBC Radio
Javed Ali, Ford School professor and counter terrorism expert explained the decision to cancel all of Taylor Swift's shows in Vienna. He said, "The decision to cancel the shows is an interesting one because that was not apparently based on either a...
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In the Media

Ali: Always need a partner in prisoner swaps, Türkiye stepped up

Aug 2, 2024 TRT World Now
Ford School Professor Javed Ali explained the importance of the prisoner swap with Russia in such turbulent times, he said "I don't think it is going to have an impact in terms of the significant tension between the US and Russia, but yes I do agree...
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In the Media

Three assassinations by Israel in other territories - Ali

Aug 2, 2024 ABC Australia
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with ABC Australia about the assassinations carried out by Israel, he said "The targeted killings of Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran this week do not represent a new methodology for Israel...
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In the Media

Ali on how Iran may respond to Israel's strike against Hamas leader

Aug 1, 2024 ABC Australia
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, described the significance of the recent strikes in the middle east following the death of one of Hamas's leaders, Fuad Shuku. Ali said,  "the region is already so volatile, as we've seen, even outside the...
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In the Media

Ali on possible escalations after Hezbollah attack kills children

Jul 29, 2024 WJR
Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked about the possibility of a two front war between Israel and Hamas and Hezbollah, after Hezbollah denied responsibility for an attack which killed twelve children. Ali said, "I don't believe that Hezbollah...
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In the Media

Ali comments on steps taken to protect Olympic opening ceremony

Jul 26, 2024 CBC
Ford School professor Javed Ali, discussed what measures would need to be taken to keep the Olympics safe after the rail attacks in Paris I would have to assume they further intensified the existing security posture" to make it safe for the opening...
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In the Media

Ali discusses possible perpetrator of attacks on French trains

Jul 26, 2024 PBS NewsHour
Ford School professor and counterterrorism expert, Javed Ali talked on PBS about the attack on French trains ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony. He said the attack had "interesting features, obviously, deliberate sequence for multiple trains to...
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News

Ali casts doubt on ceasefire prospects in Gaza

May 21, 2024
Ford School professor of practice Javed Ali has been commenting on the possibility of a ceasefire in Gaza.Ali told Newsweek that many factors still make the likelihood of a deal "remote." The deal with Saudi Arabia "appears driven by a different set...
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