Melvyn Levitsky

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Ambassador Levitsky on the Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know

Feb 1, 2022

What is essential to know about the rising tensions in eastern Europe and the Ukraine-Russia crisis? Melvyn Levitsky, professor of international policy and practice at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy, shares his insights....

In the Media

Ali and Levitsky discuss tensions in Russia, release of American prisoner

Jan 26, 2022 The Detroit News

With the U.S. on high alert over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, the release of a Michigander in Russian custody is up in the air. “Unfortunately, the Ukraine situation puts any action on Paul Whelan further back on the back burner,”...

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Levitsky comments on deforestation in the Amazon

Dec 10, 2021 BBC Brasil

Melvyn Levitsky commented on the mismatch between Brazil’s promises at COP-26 and actual deforestation figures released a few days after the event. "It's embarrassing for Brazil to have these numbers showing up. Did they hide them during the...

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Ford School experts available to discuss diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

Dec 7, 2021

Ford School of Public Policy experts can discuss the Biden administration's diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The move sends a message to protest human rights abuses in China while still allowing U.S. athletes to compete. John...

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Levitsky says ambassadorship is president's prerogative

Nov 12, 2021 The Detroit News

A new bipartisan bill aims to ensure that political donors-turned-ambassadors are qualified for the job. Speaking to The Detroit News, Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky said, “There were some really embarrassing nominations during the previous...

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Weiser Diplomacy Center hosts International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise for second consecutive year

Oct 20, 2021

Thirty-two Ford School students participated in the second annual International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise (ISCNE) on October 1 and 2, co-hosted by the U.S. Army War College and the Weiser Diplomacy Center. Designed for graduate students,...

Photo of students seated in Annenberg Auditorium for the US Army War College simulation

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Community conversation: Consequences of Afghanistan withdrawal

Sep 2, 2021

In one of the first community events of the academic year, 60 Ford School students and faculty gathered in the Betty Ford Classroom for a conversation about the situation in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces. Panelists...

Photo of the interior of a U.S. military cargo plane filled with American and allied evacuees (credit: Minnesota National Guard / Lt. Col. Jake Helgestad)

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Levitsky comments on 'tense' diplomatic meeting in Brazil

Aug 31, 2021 BBC Brazil

Following a recent meeting between American and Brazilian diplomats that diverged into a discussion about democracy, Melvyn Levitsky discounted the threat of a potential military coup. "I knew the Brazilian military very well. And although I...

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Ciorciari, Levitsky on Biden-Putin meeting

Jun 16, 2021

A group of state and national lawmakers urged President Biden to discuss the release of Paul Whelan, a Michigander currently being held in Russia, during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. John Ciorciari, associate...

State & Hill

Love of country and school

Jun 10, 2021

By Maggie Barnard (MPP ‘21) When Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky joined the Ford School faculty in 2006, it was a homecoming. After graduating from Michigan in 1960, Levitsky spent 35 years overseas as a U.S. diplomat, serving as ambassador to...

Photo of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, President Bill Clinton, and Joan and Ambassador Mel Levitsky

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Faculty News spring 2021

Jun 10, 2021

Javed Ali has appeared recently in outlets such as 60 Minutes, ABC News, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, NPR’s Morning Edition, and the Los Angeles Times. He’ll become an associate professor of practice at the Ford School this...

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Ambassador Levitsky’s gift supports student internships

Feb 11, 2021

With a generous gift from Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky, a Professor of International Policy and Practice, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will establish the Joan Levitsky Internship Fund. The Fund, established in memory of Joan Levitsky,...

In the Media

Biden administration to begin by tackling COVID-19 then repairing alliances, says Levitsky

Jan 20, 2021 KSU Sentinal

“Biden will have a full box on his desk, but the first item is the coronavirus,” said Levitsky. Biden is also expected to lift the Muslim ban, stop construction of the border wall, and prevent family separations at the border. Through these and...

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Levitsky expects a prickly relationship between Biden and Brazil's Bolsonaro

Dec 14, 2020 Latin America Advisor

“U.S. relations with Brazil may not be on the first 100-days agenda of the Biden administration, but a renewed emphasis on climate change by the president-elect... will certainly bring the relationship to the fore rather quickly. That, as well as a...

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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...

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The presidential transition and the first hundred days of the Biden administration - Experts advisory

Nov 11, 2020

Contact: Daniel Rivkin, [email protected], +1-917-817-6323 ANN ARBOR — Experts at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan are available to discuss the 2020 vote, the presidential transition process, and the policy...

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Levitsky assesses Trump's 2020 campaign strategy for Brazilian audience

Nov 8, 2020 O Sul

“He hasn't changed practically anything,” says former-ambassador Melvyn Levitsky, who served in Brazil from 1994 to 1998... "His [Trump's] strategy continued to be to appeal to his electoral base instead of trying to expand support, betting that his...

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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...

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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...

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Levitsky: Trouble is brewing in Putin's 2020 Russia

Sep 22, 2020 U.S. News & World Report

"A country that tries to control its population without having all the means of control, where the economic situation is not so good, where dependency on oil and natural gas is certainly coming down, particularly during this period of time,"...

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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

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Implications of Soleimani’s death: U-M experts can discuss

Jan 10, 2020 Michigan News

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Weiser Diplomacy Center to host prominent speakers in new series this fall

Sep 2, 2019 The Michigan Daily

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Levitsky warns of consequences from marijuana legalization in Michigan

Aug 12, 2019

The state of Michigan released the regulations for the legalized marijuana industry recently and those opposed to legalization are concerned about the ramifications. Among those voicing caution are Melvyn Levitsky, professor of international policy...

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U.S. diplomats talk Brazilian politics at Ford

Apr 11, 2019 The Michigan Daily

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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...

In the Media

Bargaining chip or spy? Career ambassador says Paul Whelan case 'too sloppy' to be spycraft

Jan 8, 2019 wxyz

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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

State & Hill

Catch up on Ford School faculty news in the Spring 2018 edition of State & Hill magazine

May 21, 2018

Michael Barr and Joe Valenti (Center for American Progress) penned a Fortune op-ed: “How the CFPB fight is a sign of the next financial crisis.” Barr also wrote an op-ed in American Banker: “Dear Congress: Reg relief bill is a giveaway for large...

Melvyn Levitsky on what happens next after Russia’s presidential election

Apr 2, 2018

Melvyn Levitsky makes an appearance in Paul D. Shinkman's March 19 article on “The consequences of Putin’s victory” in U.S. News and World Report. Following Vladimir Putin’s win in the Russian presidential election, Shinkman writes, “[I]t’s yet...