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Van Wie and Walden awarded the 2020 Peter Eckstein prize for interdisciplinary research

Apr 28, 2020

Ford School student Ryan Van Wie (MPP ‘20) and Jacob Walden (PhD candidate in political science) are the 2020 winners of the Peter Eckstein Prize for Interdisciplinary Research. The award celebrates the value of interdisciplinary research, which is...

Ford School faculty’s national security expertise featured in The Hill

Jan 15, 2020

The Hill recently featured Ford School faculty expertise on domestic and international security and counterterrorism. Javed Ali, Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School, discusses domestic terrorism and the United States’ role in Iranian...

Excessive force or armored restraint? Government mechanization and civilian casualties in civil conflict

Apr 19, 2021, 11:30 am-12:30 pm EDT

Speakers propose a new theory detailing how disciplined, mechanized forces’ increased personal protection affords them decision space to apply greater restraint in tactical engagements.