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Ali: Pulte nomination "diminishes standing of ODNI

Jun 2, 2026 The New York Times
Javed Ali, a former senior director at the National Security Council, said Mr. Trump's decision to name Mr. Pulte to the position could further diminish the standing of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. "On the eve of the 25-year a...
Ali: Pulte nomination "diminishes standing of ODNI
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"No peace process to speak of” three years into Sudan war - Page

Apr 8, 2026 zeteo
Susan D. Page spoke with zeteo news on the third anniversary of the Sudan civil war. The conversation touched on many aspects of Sudan's war, including: Why the media is not covering the crisis in Sudan despite the "astronomically high number" of peo...
"No peace process to speak of” three years into Sudan war - Page
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Ali notes that U.S. Venezuela policy risks Iraq replay

Jan 6, 2026 The National News Desk
Delcy Rodriguez, who was sworn in as president after Maduro's capture, is facing a challenging dynamic of trying to keep a government thrown into disarray unified while also delivering on American requests. But how much wiggle room Rodriguez will hav...
Protests across Iran—and a deadly crackdown: Javed Ali weighs in
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"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...
"Netanyahu backed himself into a corner" - Ali
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“Trump is clearly exasperated with Putin” - Ali

Jul 11, 2025 The National News Desk
“Trump is clearly exasperated with Putin,” said Javed Ali, a former counterterrorism official in federal government and associate professor of practice at the University of Michigan. “All the things that are being dangled over Russia on top of what t...
“Trump is clearly exasperated with Putin” - Ali
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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...
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Ali says Iran "sleeper cells" have rarely been a threat

Jun 25, 2025 News Nation
Speaking on News Nation, Javed Ali said that though Iran has not been successful in the past using "sleeper cells", there remains a potential threat, even if they are not officially part of the Iranian government. Hopefully the FBI and local police a...
Ali says Iran "sleeper cells" have rarely been a threat
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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...
Ali on journalist killed in Lebanon
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The significance of Iranian and US diplomacy - Ali

Apr 8, 2025 ABC News
"The fact that both sides [Iran and the U.S.] are meeting in the same location, this is a major development. Both sides have not sat down for decades since the last nuclear deal that was agreed to under President Obama," said the Ford School's Javed ...
Ali said Sinwar's death would be a major development
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Striking Houthis sends message to Iran - Ali

Mar 31, 2025 The National News Desk
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked about the message the administration is sending by striking the Houthis in Yemen, saying, “He approved those military operations and that is also a signal to Iran that ‘whatever we're doing to the Houthis, we ...
Israel's attack may be de-escalatory - Ali
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Ali on expansion of Israel's offensive in Gaza

Mar 24, 2025 National News Desk
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, analyzed the situation in Gaza saying, “The only thing that brings back the ceasefire is Hamas relents and at least releases some of the hostages they still have in their possession or Trump, through (Middle East Env...
Ali on Prigozhin's blunt Ukraine war assessment
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Ali says ceasefire talks in Gaza have "collapsed"

Mar 21, 2025 ABC News
"At this point, I'd argue they've collapsed completely [ceasefire talks], so right now it doesn't look like there's much incentive for either side to come back to the table," said the Ford School's Javed Ali in a conversation with ABC News. ABC News ...
Ali on the designation of drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
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Ali on Hezbollah's developing situation in Syria

Mar 17, 2025 Fox News
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, said "Hezbollah is trying to take advantage of the new government’s weakness in Syria, but the group itself is in a precarious position." At the same time he says, "The U.S. is navigating a complex landscape in Syria...
Ali on the designation of drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
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How federal employee cuts are impacting national security - Ali

Feb 5, 2025 The Cipher Brief
Speaking with The Cipher Brief, the Ford School's Javed Ali stated national security agencies are witnessing and "unprecedented moment" due to federal job cuts in civil service. Ali noted, "I can't remember a time when the bureau was under this much ...
How federal employee cuts are impacting national security - Ali
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Camara: ECOWAS departures create uncertainty

Jan 30, 2025 BBC News
As Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger depart ECOWAS, the Ford School's Kamissa Camara, a former foreign minister of Mali, tells the BBC, the formation of the Alliance of Sahelian States among Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali is "quite unprecedented." 
Camara: ECOWAS departures create uncertainty
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Ali on Israel-Hamas hostage exchange

Jan 19, 2025 ABC
Javed Ali, Ford School Professor and former NSC Director for Counterterrorism, says "we will just have to wait and see how things play out" with Israel and Hamas interpreting the evolving situation and watch "how both sides stick to the terms of the ...
Ali on Israel-Hamas hostage exchange
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Ali on implementation of ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

Jan 17, 2025 ABC
"Now the really hard part is going to start with the implementation of phase one" of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas says Javed Ali, Ford School professor and Former National Security Council Senior Director for Counterterrorism.
Ali on implementation of ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas
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Ali not concerned about last minute ceasefire crisis

Jan 16, 2025 ABC News
In an interview with ABC, Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked about why the last minute crisis with the Israel Hamas ceasefire should not be concerning. He said, "I am not that concerned that the deal somehow is  going to fall apart because so m...
Officials in Israel have vowed to retaliate - Ali
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It's very difficult to militarily eliminate a terrorist group - Ali

Jan 16, 2025 National News Desk
Javed Ali, Ford School professor, says that making a deal with Hamas and then making sure they don't strike Israel, "that's just going to be something that Israel is going to have to focus more on, from an intelligence perspective, to make sure Hamas...
It's very difficult to militarily eliminate a terrorist group - Ali
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The "tremendous costs" Ukraine and Russia face as war continues - Ali

Dec 17, 2024 USA Today
USA Today covers recent reports of misinformation surrounding the number of battle deaths as a result from the war in Ukraine. The Ford School's Javed Ali says "Regardless of the analytic estimates of how many military or irregular forces have died, ...
The "tremendous costs" Ukraine and Russia face as war continues - Ali
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Ali's analysis of U.S. relations with new rebel group in Syria

Dec 8, 2024 ABC News
With Syrian rebel forces entering the conflict in the Middle East, the Ford School's Javed Ali dissects what this might mean for the United States. Ali comments "The U.S. relationship with the group that is now known as Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham, goes ba...
The "tremendous costs" Ukraine and Russia face as war continues - Ali