Security

Professors of practice

Javed Ali

Associate Professor of Practice

Ali is a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, with over 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington, D.C. He served in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he also held senior positions on joint duty assignments at the National Intelligence Council, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the National Security Council.

Vindman: The War in Ukraine, One Year In

Feb 20, 2023 2:00:00

Alexander Vindman joins the Weiser Diplomacy Center for the WCEE Distinguished Lecture, moderated by Geneviève Zubrzycki and John Ciorciari. February, 2023.

Jeh Johnson, 4th U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

Jan 16, 2023 1:27:18

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, the Ford School welcomes former US Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. January, 2023.

The global implications of the war in Ukraine

Oct 13, 2022 1:28:51

A panel of former ambassadors hosted by the Weiser Diplomacy Center and the American Academy of Diplomacy will focus on the implications of the war in Ukraine globally and for NATO, Europe, Russia and China. October, 2022.

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Melvyn Levitsky: Opposition in Russia makes war more difficult for Putin

Feb 26, 2022 0:05:14

Melvyn Levitsky talks to FOX66 & NBC25 about the war in Ukraine and the situation in Russia. February, 2022.

Javed Ali: Ukraine crisis

Feb 24, 2022 0:03:10

University of Michigan experts can discuss Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine and its implications on global politics, economics and the human scale.

Melvyn Levitsky: The Ukraine-Russia crisis

Feb 1, 2022 0:03:15

Melvyn Levitsky answers what is essential to know about the rising tensions in eastern Europe and the Ukraine-Russia crisis. February, 2022.

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Melvyn Levitsky: Ukraine-Russia crisis - what to know

Feb 1, 2022 0:03:08

What is essential to know about the rising tensions in eastern Europe and the Ukraine-Russia crisis?

Addressing nationalist extremism in North America: Policy tools & frameworks

Jan 10, 2022 1:09:23

Raul Guillermo Benítez Manaut, Richard Fadden, and Thomas Warrick focus on the policy tools and frameworks available for countering nationalist extremism in Mexico, Canada and the United States. January, 2022.

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Key developments in counterterrorism and national security since 9/11

Sep 13, 2021 0:59:11

The attacks on September 11, 2001 irrevocably changed how the United States conducts counterterrorism and national security operations.

Bama Athreya and Sandy Levin: Integrating and Enforcing Labor Rights in Trade

Feb 19, 2020 1:22:30

Bama Athreya and Sandy Levin talk free trade and human rights. February, 2020

Yevgenia Albats & Ambassador Susan Elliott: Media, information, and the U.S. - Russia relationship

Jan 15, 2020 1:08:00

Noted Russian journalist and scholar Yevgenia Albats and Ambassador Susan Elliott, discuss the role of media and information in the evolving relationship between Russia and the United States. Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky moderates.