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Publication

Ciorciari’s new book sheds light on sovereignty sharing

Mar 11, 2021

In fragile states, where human rights violations run amuck and conflicts create instability, domestic and international actors sometimes take the extraordinary step to share sovereignty to combine knowledge and resources to increase accountability...

News

Ford School plays virtual host as students around the world compete in a real-time simulation to stop the next pandemic

Feb 24, 2021

Hundreds of students will tackle a deadly outbreak during a very timely NASPAA-Batten Student Simulation Competition On February 27, the Weiser Diplomacy Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at University of Michigan and the...

In the Media

Little promotes greater international collaboration between universities

Feb 4, 2021 News Xperts (India)

In a session on partnership in higher education at the Kerala Looks Ahead Conference (KLA), Professor Daniel Little discussed U.S. universities' interest in greater collaboration with foreign universities, noting that the U.S. "is interested to...

In the Media

Rabe: Biden might face "classic tough choice" on international pipeline dispute

Jan 26, 2021 MLive

The Canadian government and corporate leaders are disputing Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's plan to revoke the operating license of the Enbridge Line 5 oil line crossing that runs under the Straits of Mackinac. If the challenge is...

News

Ciorciari: Simulations help Ford School build bench of foreign affairs experts, especially versed in hot spots

Dec 17, 2020

The globe has no shortage of crises and hot spots. And the need for diverse, disciplined diplomats and other foreign affairs professionals has never been greater. That's the perspective of experts at the Ford School and what's prompting an...

News

Ford School student wins prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship

Dec 8, 2020

Karuna Nandkumar (BA ‘21) is an aspiring diplomat and has a deep interest in China. She will be able to pursue that interest after winning a prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship, which will fund a multidisciplinary one-year master's degree at Tsinghua...

News

Experiential learning opportunities expand for students of foreign policy

Dec 2, 2020

Since its launch in 2019, the Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) has sought to develop new practical student training opportunities in foreign affairs. One key element is to expand the Ford School’s menu of international policy simulations. “Reading...

Zoom grid of attendees at a virtual international policy simulation event

News

Ciorciari supports U-M Law alum charged in Cambodia crackdown

Nov 24, 2020

University of Michigan Law School alum Theary Seng cut her hair live on Radio Free Asia this past Thursday. It was not for fashion but convenience: should she go to jail the next week, she wanted to be prepared to deal with lice. Seng is a...

News

Public policy expert with career in international service sees opportunities to ease global chaos

Oct 6, 2020 Michigan News

Regardless of political or partisan stripes, few voters see the November election as anything less than consequential. And whether one advocates for a go-it-alone or go-with-friends approach to global relations, the world still carefully watches the...

News

Weiser Diplomacy Center participates in U.S. State Department Diplomacy Lab program for aspiring diplomats

Sep 23, 2020

Disinformation in sub-Saharan Africa, money laundering in the Western Hemisphere, space diplomacy, China’s domestic drug problem and international hostage negotiation are real-world issues that students will explore as the Ford School’s Weiser...

News

Ciorciari comments on Thai monarchy amid students protest

Sep 1, 2020

Over the past month, students in Thailand have been protesting against the monarchy and the military-led Thai administration and demanding more democracy. An article on the World news website says, “The monarchy seems to have taken note,” as the...

News

Brazil and the U.S. need a pragmatic relationship, no matter who wins the election

Aug 4, 2020

An ideological link that exists today between Brasilia and Washington, and between the personalities of Presidents Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, according to an article in O Globo, one of the most prominent newspapers in Brazil. Should Joe Biden...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

News

Ali: Trump’s use of DHS for political agenda weakens national security

Jul 22, 2020

Ford School Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali argues in an opinion piece in Newsweek July 22 that the deployment of personnel from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Portland, Oregon, rightly has caused widespread concern and...

News

Ambassador Susan D. Page brings a lifetime of international relations leadership as she joins the Ford School of Public Policy and U-M Law School

Jun 10, 2020

Ambassador Susan D. Page, who has served the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations in senior roles for decades – across East, Central and Southern Africa, and...

Alumni spotlight

Sean Jones (MPP ‘00) draws on the teaching of the Ford School as a diplomat in Ethiopia

Jun 9, 2020

Sean Jones (MPP '00), USAID’s mission director in Ethiopia, believes that we need smart, well-informed voices working inside government agencies. Speaking about the interest of young professionals in joining public service, Jones said, "I am more...

Levitsky predicts impeachment for Brazil’s Bolsonaro

May 14, 2020

Brazil’s Supreme Court on April 28 ordered an investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro after popular Justice Minister Sérgio Moro resigned and accused him of firing the country’s Federal Police chief in an attempt to interfere with investigations....

Ali examines rising U.S.-China tensions over COVID-19 origins

Apr 23, 2020

Blame narratives over the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic are deepening rifts between the U.S. and China, according to Javed Ali, Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School. In a co-authored op-ed featured in The Hill on April 23, Ali...

Ambassador Susan Rice visits the Ford School on MLK Jr. Day

Jan 23, 2020

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Ford School hosted Ambassador Susan Rice, former United Nations Ambassador and former U.S. National Security Advisor, for a conversation with Dean Michael S. Barr on her new memoir Tough Love: My Story of the...

Professor Melvyn Levitsky warns that the end of INF treaty “could lead to a new arms race”

Feb 4, 2019

The U.S. and Russia are inciting collective déjà vu. With the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, memories of the Cold War are returning to the zeitgeist. The Mirror’s Oliver Milne highlights some of the most concerning...

News

Melvyn Levitsky discusses local man’s Russian imprisonment on WXYZ

Jan 9, 2019

The intrigue of espionage has hit close to home, as Novi man Paul Whelan was detained in Russia under the accusation of being a spy. Detroit ABC-affiliate WXYZ called upon Melvyn Levitsky, professor of policy and practice at the Ford School, to...

Professor Melvyn Levitsky gives his predictions for Trump-Bolsonaro relationship

Nov 2, 2018

On October 28th, right-wing populism added another presidential office to its ranks with the victory of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. Per protocol, President Trump called his new fellow head of state and offered his congratulations—the first step to...

Melyvn Levitsky on Brazil's Presidential Election

With $10 million gift from Ron and Eileen Weiser, Ford School to launch Weiser Diplomacy Center

Sep 5, 2018

The Weiser Diplomacy Center, housed at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, will bring a diverse cadre of seasoned diplomats and foreign policy experts to...

A Q&A with John Ciorciari: U.S.-North Korea summit

Jun 8, 2018

Written by Mandira Banerjee, Michigan News John Ciorciari is professor of public policy and director of the International Policy Center at the Ford School of Public Policy. His research focuses on Southeast Asia and foreign policy strategies,...

Levitsky in U.S. News and World Report on cooperation with Russia in Syria

Mar 13, 2017

Melvyn Levitsky was featured in an article published in U.S. News and World Report today titled, "Cooperation with Russia in Syria Off the Table for Trump Team." The article focuses on the national security team’s decision not to consider any...

Levitsky in Christian Science Monitor on Huntsman as U.S. ambassador to Russia

Mar 6, 2017

Melvyn Levitsky was featured in a recent Christian Science Monitor article on whether former Utah governor and Obama-era ambassador to China Jon Huntsman would be an effective choice as the U.S. ambassador to Russia. The article, titled “Jon...

Levitsky in Estadão de São Paulo: Fasten your seat belts, but no New World Order

Jan 26, 2017

After the election of President Donald Trump, many writers have sought to understand how his campaign promises will translate into policy. One such exploration, "Wandering foreign policy leaves world on alert," by Claudia Trevisan from the Brazilian...

News

The People's House - Gerald Ford's congressional legacy

Dec 16, 2013

Before Nixon's fall, before Agnew's fall, Gerald R. Ford spent 25 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. But while everyone remembers his presidency, and the "extraordinary circumstances" under which he assumed the post, too few recall the...

Agents of Peace: Ground-Level Insights from Israeli and Palestinian Peacemakers

Nov 12, 2024, 12:00-1:00 pm EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

This roundtable is tailored to inspire and equip future policymakers with real-world insights into peacebuilding, resilience, and the practicalities of diplomatic work amidst conflict.

Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

Lessons learned 20 years after the Iraq War: A counterterrorism insider's perspective

Mar 21, 2023, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Room 3240

Implications of the Iraq War at its 20-year anniversary

Policy Talks @ the Ford School, University of Michigan Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium

Jeh Johnson, Fmr. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

Jan 16, 2023, 3:00-4:30 pm EST

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Ford School welcomes former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson.