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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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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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Ali explains how Trump could initiate an unprecedented attack on Mexican cartels

Feb 4, 2025 The War Zone

“Every president has a powerful tool under Title 50 in which military operations could be approved and conducted against a priority U.S. target in a foreign country, but without the consultation or coordination of the foreign government in which the...

What it will take to achieve Trump's goal of denuclearizing defense - Ali

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Ali on CIA official leaking classified documents

Nov 13, 2024 USA Today

Javed Ali, Ford School professor, says “This is not a good-news story for the CIA,” about a CIA official being charged with leaking documents about Israeli strike on Iran. Ali also highlighted the vulnerabilities in the US system of keeping...

Ali on CIA official leaking classified documents

In the Media

Ali on journalist killed in Lebanon

Oct 25, 2024 ABC News

Javed Ali, Ford School professor, said, "Unfortunately I don't think the development in southern Lebanon is going to affect the peace talks" said Ali talking about the journalist killed. He said there have been since October 7th 2023 there have been...

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US does not want to get involved in Israel - Ali

Oct 7, 2024 Exame

Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with Exame about US involvement in the conflicts in Israel. Ali said, "We are not seeing, from the US side, a response like the one we saw after 9/11, with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This...

Ali on the designation of drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

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Ali responds to escalating conflict between Israel and Iran

Oct 4, 2024

Javed Ali, Ford School professor and former and former senior official at the National Intelligence Council, National Counterterrorism Center, and National Security Council, rapidly respond to the shifting situations in the Middle East this week....

Ali responds to escalating conflict between Israel and Iran

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Ali on NY governor's aid charged as Chinese agent

Sep 4, 2024 ABC Australia

Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked with ABC Australia about the former aid to the New York governor who was charged with acting as a Chinese agent. He said "this is someone who had risen to the inner circle of democratic politics in New York...

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Ali on Iran's interference in US election

Aug 29, 2024 Marketplace

Ford School professor, Javed Ali, said in response to Iran's attacks on American elections infrastructure, "This is just the latest evolution of what they’ve already been doing for that stretch of time." Ali likened it to what Russia did in 2016 by...

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Ali explains how Ukraine has relied on NATO and US

Aug 17, 2024 Dawn News

Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked about the situation in the war between Ukraine and Russia. He said "for the past two and a half years how NATO including the US has been the key conduit of weapons to Ukraine" But he said, "absent that Ukraine...

Officials in Israel have vowed to retaliate - Ali

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Eras tour threatened by teenagers - Ali

Aug 8, 2024 CBC Radio

Javed Ali, Ford School professor and counter terrorism expert explained the decision to cancel all of Taylor Swift's shows in Vienna. He said, "The decision to cancel the shows is an interesting one because that was not apparently based on either a...

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Three assassinations by Israel in other territories - Ali

Aug 2, 2024 ABC Australia

Javed Ali, Ford School professor, talked with ABC Australia about the assassinations carried out by Israel, he said "The targeted killings of Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran this week do not represent a new methodology for Israel...

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Ali on how Iran may respond to Israel's strike against Hamas leader

Aug 1, 2024 ABC Australia

Javed Ali, Ford School professor, described the significance of the recent strikes in the middle east following the death of one of Hamas's leaders, Fuad Shuku. Ali said, "the region is already so volatile, as we've seen, even outside the...

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Ali comments on steps taken to protect Olympic opening ceremony

Jul 26, 2024 CBC

Ford School professor Javed Ali, discussed what measures would need to be taken to keep the Olympics safe after the rail attacks in Paris I would have to assume they further intensified the existing security posture" to make it safe for the opening...

Ali comments on steps taken to protect Olympic opening ceremony

News

Yurtayeva calls for action against Russian cyber attacks

Dec 12, 2023

Russia is using “cyberaggression” as an essential element in its invasion of Ukraine. Cyber attacks have been targeted at critical infrastructure, at Ukrainian government agencies, and have been used to disseminate disinformation about the war...

Yurtayeva calls for action against Russian cyber attacks

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Weiser Diplomacy Center continues its practical approach to international affairs

Sep 27, 2023

Four current and former army officers stood before a set of maps on a screen in the Betty Ford auditorium, giving background on the on-going diplomatic standoff in Cyprus. The audience consisted of 24 undergraduate and graduate students from the...

Weiser Diplomacy Center continues its practical approach to international affairs

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International media tap Ali’s wide-ranging expertise on cybersecurity, domestic terrorism, and global security

Jun 20, 2023

Ford School professor Javed Ali has called upon his experience from years in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to give insights into many of the world’s most pressing...

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Declaring Mexican cartels as terrorists could help combat threats to US national security

Mar 9, 2023

Republican attorneys general from 21 states are calling on President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to declare Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. They argue that the cartels pose a threat to U.S. national...

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Ali's expertise on national security applied to national and international breaking news

Sep 1, 2022

Ford School professor of practice Javed Ali has been widely quoted in the news media for his expertise on national security aspects of breaking news in the U.S. and abroad. From the documents seized at Mar-a-Lago to the war in Afghanistan, Ali has...

Ali is uncertain of longevity for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

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Ali: U.S. intelligence-sharing with Ukraine poses potential risks

May 9, 2022 The Cipher Brief

The U.S. and allies have declassified and shared intelligence with Ukrainian authorities over the past months of the war with Russia. Associate professor of practice Javed Ali, a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security...

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Russia-Ukraine: Ford School experts can discuss

Feb 24, 2022

Ford School experts can discuss Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine and its implications on global politics, economics and the human scale. John Ciorciari is an associate professor of public policy and director of the Ford School of Public...

Russia-Ukraine, one year later: Ford School experts can discuss

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Ali breaks down crisis in Ukraine

Feb 21, 2022 Fox 2 Detroit

Tensions are heightening between Russia and Ukraine, prompting President Biden to meet with his National Security Council to discuss the conflict. "A full-up National Security Council meeting with the President of the United States, those don’t...

Publication

Atran establishes values, strength of beliefs, and character as essential in the will to fight in wars

Feb 15, 2022

During the war in Afghanistan, America’s longest war, the Taliban suffered high casualties and territorial losses against a well-funded and well-armed opponent. Despite these circumstances, the Taliban endured the lengthy war, and ultimately emerged...

Atran establishes values, strength of beliefs, and character as essential in the will to fight in wars

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Ali discusses recent developments with ISIS

Feb 3, 2022

Major developments in the fight against ISIS took place in the past week, and the Ford School's Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, whose area of expertise is national security. Early in the week, a 42-year-old American woman, Allison...

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Ali warns of COVID-related military susceptibility to extremism

Dec 23, 2021 The Hill

As the Pentagon begins to separate out non-vaccinated personnel across different services for refusing to comply with the Defense Department’s COVID vaccine mandate, a risk exists that those people could become targets of domestic extremist...

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Page comments on Biden's first foreign policy speech

Feb 5, 2021 Just Security

After President Biden gave his first major foreign policy speech on Thursday, which focused on repairing America's image across the globe and issues ranging from Yemen and China to global efforts to tackle climate change, Professor Susan D. Page...

Page comments on Biden's first foreign policy speech

Vandenberg Lecture, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

6th Annual Vandenberg Lecture

Apr 23, 2024, 4:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1210)

The Ford School is pleased to present U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink for the 6th annual Arthur Vandenberg Lecture. Ambassador Brink will give brief remarks on the situation in Ukraine as it enters its third year of war with Russia, followed by a conversation with Weiser Diplomacy Center Director Susan D. Page.

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Careers in Public Service with UM Alum: Open House with Mark R. Jacobson

Feb 7, 2024, 10:00 am-11:30 pm EST

4th Floor Meijer Lounge, Weill Hall

Meet Mark Jacobson, a seasoned veteran who has made significant contributions to NATO, the Senate Committee on Armed Services, and held key roles at the Department of Defense. Mark's journey spans academia and military service.

Careers in Public Service with UM Alum: Open House with Mark R. Jacobson

Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

Armenia-Azerbaijan relations and implications for peace and security in the South Caucasus region

Feb 13, 2023, 4:00-5:30 pm EST

3240 Weill Hall

This presentation will explain the causes, contours, and possible outcomes of the largely unknown war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Karabakh, which is overwhelmingly Armenian in population but is located wholly inside Azerbaijan.

Armenia-Azerbaijan relations and implications for peace and security in the South Caucasus region

Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

European energy crisis simulation

Jan 9, 2023, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EST

Jan 13, 2023, 2:30-6:00 pm EST

Weill Hall, Room 3240

A diplomatic policy simulation on the European energy crisis with a focus on U.S. foreign policy and the positions of key European nations.