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Ford School professor Javed Ali has called upon his experience from years in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to give insights into many of the world’s most pressing...

Documents leaked from the Pentagon created a media firestorm, leaving many questions in the minds of Americans. With over 20 years of experience in intelligence, Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, provided analysis on some of the biggest...

Javed Ali, ABC News: "The tweet's message that public USB ports have been used by 'bad actors' as points of origin to load malware or spyware on electronic devices connected to those public charging stations suggests a fairly high level of technical...

Javed Ali, Capital News Service: "There needs to be a better effort or early warning system to have conversations with folks about what we need to do and what can we do legally and pulling in law enforcement early as well. Not to make an arrest...

Javed Ali, ABC News: "As the ADL and other organizations have recently noted, there remains a high level of threats from individuals with white supremacist and neo-Nazi views against Jewish communities across the United States. Twitter and other...

Javed Ali, ABC News: "The arrest of the former head of the FBI New York field office's head of counterintelligence on money laundering charges connected to a Russian oligarch with strong ties to President Putin is a serious development that may have...

It’s not always newsworthy when a director of the FBI makes a speech. As the nation’s top law enforcement official, basic statements about terror threats, the crime rate, or reactions to latest news may be reported but won’t attract much...

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray will visit the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy on Friday, December 2 as the 2022 Josh Rosenthal Memorial Speaker.  In 2002, the Ford School received a gift...

Javed Ali, The Detroit News: “That is a long-term effort that intelligence services around the world try to do all the time; trying to develop sources and methods that can benefit your country. If there were national security concerns, hopefully...

Javed Ali, Washington Post: "If there were that many terrorists in the world, we would be getting attacked all day long. That’s not the way to use a tool like this — if people are in there in error, they should not be there in...

Ford School professor of practice Javed Ali has been widely quoted in the news media for his expertise on national security aspects of breaking news in the U.S. and abroad. From the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago to the war in Afghanistan, Ali has...

Michigan gubernatorial candidate Garrett Soldano has been circulating the conspiracy theory that the intended kidnapping of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was a government plot to sway the 2020 election. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, debunked...

A new ABC News in-depth report found that Americans on the FBI's terrorist screening watchlist are subject to pat-downs, detentions, and extensive interrogation without a trial. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, weighed in on the...

Following a hostage situation at a synagogue in Texas, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned faith-based communities that they will continue to be targets of domestic violent extremists. Javed Ali, professor of practice, provided...

A recent FBI internal memo instructed heads of the agency’s criminal and counterterrorism divisions to flag all assessments and investigations into potentially criminal threats, harassment and intimidation of educators with a “threat tag."  "It’s...

The FBI recently revealed that they charged a naval nuclear engineer and his wife with espionage for attempting to share information on U.S. submarine technology with another country. Javed Ali commented on the situation. "Usually, when the U.S....

In recent articles, Javed Ali weighed in on the FBI’s investigation of the December 2020 Nashville bombing, and a new government threat assessment finding that the threat of attacks by domestic violent extremists could be “elevated” in 2021. In...

“The Base [a Michigan-based paramilitary group] seems to have more of the features of groups that you would see on the international terrorism side,” said Ali. “They’re not posting on the internet with tongue-in-cheek kind of memes and hinting at...

Ford School of Public Policy Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali says the arrests announced October 8 of anti-government plotters who they said were conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer shows the threat of domestic...