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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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U.S. capture of Venezuelan president: U-M experts can discuss

Jan 5, 2026
Experts from the University of Michigan are available to share insights on U.S. intervention in Venezuela and the weekend arrest of its president, Nicolas Maduro, during a raid. Maduro is expected to appear before a judge in New York on Monday to fac...
U.S. capture of Venezuelan president: U-M experts can discuss
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Malala Yousafzai inspires students with her activism journey

Oct 27, 2025
The Ford School and the Weiser Diplomacy Center welcomed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai to Ann Arbor for a conversation about her personal journey as an activist. Ford School Professor Susan D. Page was joined by LSA English professor, a...
Malala Yousafzai inspires students with her activism journey
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Ford School names 2025 Weiser Diplomacy Center Fellows

Oct 17, 2025
The Ford School is pleased to announce the 2025 Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) fellows: Tooba Bilal (MPP ‘27), Annie Citron (MPP ‘27), Claire James (MPP ‘27), and Sowmya Raman (MPP ‘27). The WDC fellowship is a competitive award that offers tuition su...
Ford School names 2025 Weiser Diplomacy Center Fellows
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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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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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The Ford School mourns the loss of Richard Boucher

Jul 3, 2025
The Ford School mourns the loss of Ambassador (ret.) Richard A. Boucher, who was a frequent presence at Weill Hall Ann Arbor for many years. He died on June 27 at his home in Arlington, Va.  During his thirty-two years career in U.S. diplomacy, he se...
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Ali Q&A on Israeli attack on Iran

Jun 13, 2025
Ford School Professor of Practice Javed Ali gave the following Q&A to The Conversation one day after the Israeli attacks on Iran:  Israel’s strike on Iranian nuclear and military facilities has pushed the Middle East one step closer to a far wider, m...
Ali Q&A on Israeli attack on Iran
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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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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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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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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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Ambassador Page offers her reflections on President Jimmy Carter

Jan 14, 2025
Ambassador Susan D. Page, Professor of Practice in International Diplomacy, offers reflections on President Jimmy Carter, peacemaking in Sudan and South Sudan, and international service. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Carter Center and wa...
Ambassador Page offers her reflections on President Jimmy Carter