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Spotlights, spring 2026

May 7, 2026
Over spring break, annual policy study trips took undergrads to Brussels for the BA Global Engagement Seminar (above) and graduate students to Colombia for the International Policy in Practice seminar (below).
A group of undergraduate students holding a Ford School flag at the European Parliament
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What really wins wars? Atran weighs in

Apr 30, 2026
In a recent opinion essay, anthropologist Scott Atran argues that the decisive factor is often not superior firepower, but the presence of “devoted actors,” people whose personal identity is fused with a group’s collective identity and anchored in no...
In the Media

Moynihan: Trump's foreign policy is "smash and grab, see what works"

Mar 16, 2026 The New York Times
Don Moynihan cites Trump’s "almost childish impetuousness": A through line of Trump’s actions is that they are impulsive, with little consideration of the constraints or consequences. We clearly see this with Iran, where the president has shown littl...
Don Moynihan
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Power beyond realpolitik

Mar 4, 2026
While international affairs are often reduced to contests of strength and strategic interests, anthropologist Scott Atran’s recent Quillette contribution challenges this assumption, arguing that moral culture and shared values are the true foundation...
Scott Atran
In the Media

Why Trump's tariff strategy won't last - Worthington

Jan 25, 2026 EFE
For President Trump, tariffs are not only an economic tool, but they are also useful for leverage in international negotiations. The Ford School's Alton Worthington explains Trump's tariff strategy and why it will not sustain longevity.
Headshot of Alton Worthington
In the Media

Ali notes that U.S. Venezuela policy risks Iraq replay

Jan 6, 2026 The National News Desk
Javed Ali says that as the Trump administration works on its Venezuela policy, it is thinking through all the options that are on the table, "and the last one I would think they want to do is to do a replay of Iraq in 2003."
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's main staircase, looking off to the side of the frame
News

U.S. capture of Venezuelan president: U-M experts can discuss

Jan 5, 2026
Experts from the University of Michigan are available to share insights on U.S. intervention in Venezuela and the weekend arrest of its president, Nicolas Maduro, during a raid. Maduro is expected to appear before a judge in New York on Monday to fac...
Headshots of Javed Ali and Jonathan Hanson.
In the Media

"Netanyahu backed himself into a corner" - Ali

Aug 9, 2025 The National News Desk
“If the Arab governments do not come together in a way that Netanyahu described, Israel is going to be stuck, and that is probably not what Netanyahu wants, but he's backed himself into a corner on that,” said Javed Ali, a former counterterrorism off...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge
In the Media

Ali says Syria plays a key role in Trump middle east peace plans

Jul 7, 2025 Fox News
Javed Ali, former senior official at the National Security Council and professor at the University of Michigan, told Fox News Digital, "It’s a strategic calculation. A Syria that no longer hosts Iranian proxies, cooperates on counterterrorism, and in...
Headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
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Ali widely quoted on Iran-Israel hostilities

Jun 25, 2025
As the conflict between Iran and Israel surged and then abated, Ford School Professor of Practice Javed Ali was widely quoted for his insights into the practical and strategic implications of the confrontation.  In the run-up to hostilities, The Nati...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge
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Ali Q&A on Israeli attack on Iran

Jun 13, 2025
Ford School Professor of Practice Javed Ali gave the following Q&A to The Conversation one day after the Israeli attacks on Iran:  Israel’s strike on Iranian nuclear and military facilities has pushed the Middle East one step closer to a far wider, m...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge, speaking to someone off camera
In the Media

Ali suspects Trump to speak out on humanitarian efforts in Gaza

Apr 12, 2025 Fox News
In a conversation with Fox News, Javed Ali, professor at the Ford School, offered insights on Israel's current military strategy. Ali stated, "Now that we're almost a full month into the resumption of high-intensity IDF operations in the Gaza Strip a...
Closely cropped headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway