Yusuf Neggers discusses latest research with VoxDev
May 31, 2019
Ensuring voters are well informed about candidates’ backgrounds is a hot topic of late, and in India that focus is on past criminality. There, upwards of nine percent of legislators have faced...
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Professor Melvyn Levitsky warns that the end of INF treaty “could lead to a new arms race”
February 18, 2019
The U.S. and Russia are inciting collective déjà vu. With the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, memories of the Cold War are returning to the zeitgeist. The Mirror’s...
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Lou Fintor new U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence
February 18, 2019
Lou Fintor is the Ford School’s new Diplomat in Residence (DIR), a U.S. State Department Foreign Service Officer offering State Department career, internship, and fellowship information...
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When interests clash, John Ciorciari says hybrid courts are “prone to crash”
February 18, 2019
When done well, international tribunals play an integral role in governmental cooperation and the promotion of human rights. But this is a tricky balance, and the costs—both in financial and human...
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William G. Rich says U.S. sanctions on Iran should have banks investing in cybersecurity
November 7, 2018
With the imminent threat of re-imposing sanctions on Iran, Ford School alumnus William G. Rich (MPP '09) says U.S. banks should buckle down on security—cybersecurity, that is. In his October 25,...
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Melvyn Levitsky tracks parallels between Brazil’s political future and the U.S.
October 11, 2018
Ford School Professor Melvyn Levitsky, who previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Brazil, was asked to weigh in on the country’s upcoming election by Folha de São Paulo. Folha, for short, is...
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With $10 million gift from Ron and Eileen Weiser, Ford School to launch Weiser Diplomacy Center
January 15, 2019
Sept. 5, 2018
Contact: Mandira Banerjee, 734-764-4251, mandirab@umich.edu
ANN ARBOR--With a $10 million gift from University of Michigan alumni Ron and Eileen Weiser, the U-M will...
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A Q&A with John Ciorciari: U.S.-North Korea summit
March 1, 2019
Written by Mandira Banerjee, Michigan News
John Ciorciari is professor of public policy and director of the International Policy Center at the Ford School of Public Policy. His research...
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Thinking globally: BA seminar trip to Costa Rica
August 29, 2018
“Everything we did was informative and educational. I felt privileged to meet with the people [we did.] I also appreciated the time allotted for debrief and discussion (much of this was on the bus...
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New Ciorciari article: protecting survivors through the process of transitional justice
June 1, 2018
In a piece recently published in The Conversation, Ford School professor John Ciorciari reflects on his most recent findings associated with his long term study of survivors of Khmer Rouge regime...
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