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...
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, commented on the new leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar and his roles within the organization. He said "looking at Sinwar as a person and examining where he came from," he has served many roles and "by all acounts he is...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
“Rather than a single terrorist attack, this was a complex operation that involved commando teams and rocket attacks against multiple targets. The fact that Israel appears to have lacked advance warning is surprising, given Israel’s excellence in...
Ford School experts have been commenting on the Hamas attacks on Israel:
John Ciorciari is a professor of public policy at the Ford School of Public Policy whose research focuses on international law and politics in the Global South.
"The...
Whether a nation should retaliate against a cyber attack is a complicated decision, and a new framework guided by game theory could help policymakers determine the best strategy.
The "Blame Game" was developed in part by Robert Axelrod, a...
A new study by Benjamin Edwards, Alexander Furnas, Stephanie Forrest, and Robert Axelrod, titled “Strategic aspects of cyberattack, attribution and blame” was published on February 27 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...
Robert Axelrod was cited in an op-ed for Science and Religion Today titled, "How Can a Better Understanding of Sacred Values Help Us Resolve Intergroup Conflicts?" The op-ed was written by Scott Atran, a research scientist at the University's...
Policy Talks @ the Ford School,
Conversations Across Differences
Joan and Sanford Weill Hall
Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
In the year since the Hamas attack on Israel, the deadly conflict has widened into crises beyond Gaza -- in the West Bank, Lebanon, and Yemen. Two experts with long experience in Middle East policymaking return to the Ford School for a substantive policy conversation about the conflict and the broader implications for the region, and the ways in which U.S. policy and policymakers are acting and reacting to the crises. This event is open to Ford School students, faculty, and staff, and will be streamed live and on-demand.
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Policy Talks @ the Ford School,
Conversations Across Differences
Two Parents Circle-Families Forum members—an Israeli and a Palestinian—will join us to tell their personal stories of bereavement and explain their choice to engage in dialogue instead of revenge.
Khalil Shikaki and Shai Feldman will discuss how developments such as the 2015 Israeli elections, U.S.-Iranian nuclear deal, and recent Palestinian diplomatic initiatives have affected the dispute and prospects for a peace deal. Each speaker will offer brief remarks, followed by Q&A from the audience.
A presentation and Q&A on the Iran deal featuring two White House officials, including one of the Administration's negotiators.From the speakers: This presentation will lay out the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action negotiated between six major world powers and Iran after nearly two years of highly technical and painstaking sessions. Presenters include Paul Irwin, one of the negotiators, who will detail what the deal does and how it addresses international concerns about Iran's nuclear program, and Matt Nosanchuk, Associate Director for Public Engagement and Liaison to the American Jewish Community and on International Issues, and a native Detroiter.
Free and open to the public Join the conversation on Twitter: #FordPolicyUnion About the event: The United States has four stated policy goals in the Middle East. 1. Helping Iraqis build a unified, stable, and prosperous country; 2. Renewing progress toward the two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict; 3. Working against terrorists and their state sponsors, as well as against the spread of weapons of mass destruction; and 4. Supporting efforts at economic and political reform in the region.
Hussein Ibish and Aaron David Miller have a substantive policy conversation about the violence across the Middle East, its broader implications, and the ways in which U.S. policy and policymakers are acting and reacting to the crisis.
Join us to hear stories from Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF) members about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and learn from their path from revenge to reconciliation. March, 2022.
Shai Feldman & Khalil Shikaki discuss developments such as the 2015 Israeli elections, U.S.-Iranian nuclear deal, & recent Palestinian diplomatic initiatives have affected the Israeli-Palestinian conflict & prospects for a peace deal.
Featuring Khalil Shikaki from the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, Shai Feldman from Brandeis University's Crown Center for Middle East Studies, and Abdel Monem Said Aly from the Regional Center for Strategic Studies in Cairo, th
Lord John Alderdice addresses the value and the limits of 'lessons learnt' from the Irish Peace Process and the problems of implementing them in the Middle East. September, 2010.
Aaron David Miller discusses if Arab-Israeli peace is possible. He draws upon his 20+ years of experience at the Department of State as an advisor to six Secretaries of State, and as Senior Advisor for Arab-Israeli Negotiations. March, 2006.
