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Selling the China model abroad

Nov 16, 2023, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Weill Hall 3240
Join Dr. Daniel Mattingly for the third installment of the International Policy Research Seminar (IPRS), hosted by the Ford School's International Policy Center (IPC).
Aid & Development

The Local Systems Framework as a tool for locally driven development

Nov 8, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EST
Weill Hall 1220
The International Policy Center (IPC) is hosting this workshop as part of its Aid & Development series. At Aid & Development events, students build practical skills for future international development careers.
Aid & Development

Student conversation with Ms. Tina Byenkya (USAID/Somalia)

Oct 9, 2023, 9:00-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall 3240
The International Policy Center (IPC) is hosting this breakfast talk as part of its Aid & Development series. At Aid & Development events, students build practical skills for future international development careers.
Aid & Development

Evaluating democracy & governance-focused development programs

Oct 9, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
Weill Hall 1220
The International Policy Center (IPC) is hosting this workshop as part of its Aid & Development series. At Aid & Development events, students build practical skills for future international development careers.
Aid & Development

Planning for development impact

Sep 11, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
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Sep 13, 2023, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EDT
Weill Hall 1120 (Annenberg Auditorium)
During this Aid & Development workshop, students will develop and apply design, planning, and management skills using a U.S. foreign aid project in Nigeria as a case study.

Info session: 2024 BA Global Engagement Seminar

Sep 8, 2023, 11:30 am-12:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall 5240
Learn more about PubPol 480, an advanced undergraduate seminar that challenges public policy majors to consider how policy issues are framed and addressed in a non-U.S. context.
Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

Statecraft and the Global Economy: Recent Developments

Mar 30, 2023, 4:00-5:20 pm EDT
Weill Hall Room 3240
Join Brent McIntosh, UM alumna and former Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs for a discussion of the power, limits, and risks of economic sanctions as a tool of U.S. statecraft and the evolution of institutions of global financial coordination.
Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

Cultural diplomacy and Bollywood's soft power in China

Jan 30, 2023, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EST
3240 Weill Hall
Bollywood megastar Aamir Khan and the 2016 film Dangal helped reduce India-China tensions, illustrating India’s intangible soft power through the circulation of Bollywood as a malleable cultural form. 
Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

China and the global human rights system

Dec 5, 2022, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EST
Three noted experts will share insights drawn from academic study, civil society engagement, and diplomatic practice.
Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

Disaster response in South Asia, Pakistan and Nepal

Nov 3, 2022, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EDT
3240 Weill Hall
Join us for a discussion with Ambassador Peter Bodde on disaster response in South Asia region, especially his experience in hurricane stricken areas. 
Developing Future Leaders in U.S.-Russia Relations

Midwestern Symposium: Russia & the future of European security

Sep 30, 2022, 4:00-6:30 pm EDT
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Oct 1, 2022, 9:00 am-3:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (Friday sessions); Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (Saturday sessions)
A two-day symposium during which students from U-M and other Midwestern universities will explore Russian and Eastern European security issues.
Developing Future Leaders in U.S.-Russia Relations

Student conversation with Ambassador Mark Pekala

Sep 30, 2022, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 5240
Ambassador Mark Pekala will reflect on his experience as U.S. Ambassador to Latvia (2012 – 2014) and the shared policy priorities between the U.S., Latvia, and Latvia’s Baltic neighbors.
Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

The future of coups d'etat

Sep 22, 2022, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EDT
3240 Weill Hall
Professor John Chin’s (MPP '08) research focuses on the politics of unrest—from coups to nonviolent protest to assassinations—and regime change, authoritarian survival, and democratization.

Info session: 2023 BA Global Engagement Seminar

Sep 12, 2022, 4:00-4:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
Learn more about PubPol 480, an advanced undergraduate seminar designed to challenge public policy majors to consider how policy issues are framed and addressed in a non-U.S. context.
Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

Student conversation with Colonel James T. Faust

Feb 1, 2022, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EST
5240 Weill Hall
Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service (Retired) Colonel James T. (Tom) Faust will reflect on his career in the military and civilian service.
Developing Future Leaders in U.S.-Russia Relations

Refugee protection issues in Central Europe and the Balkans

Jan 31, 2022, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EST
Students will break into groups to reconcile the various conflicting mandates of the state and international actors, seeking ways forward that respect international legal obligations.

Midwest symposium on U.S.-Korea relations

Jan 21, 2022, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
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Jan 22, 2022, 9:30 am-3:00 pm EST
This symposium will bring together students from the University of Michigan and partner universities in the Midwest to learn from leading experts about the U.S.-Korea relationship and to engage in a diplomatic simulation on North Korea.
Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

Student conversation with Ambassador John Rakolta

Jan 20, 2022, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EST
3240 Weill Hall
Ambassador Rakolta will reflect on his experience as U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates and his work on the historic Abraham Accords.

Water diplomacy in the Middle East: Israel, Jordan and Palestine

Nov 8, 2021, 11:30 am-12:45 pm EST
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Nov 12, 2021, 2:00-5:00 pm EST
3240 Weill (Monday) 1210 Weill (Friday)
Students will learn the laws that influence water diplomacy in the Middle East and later represent Israel, Jordan and Palestine in a simulation to identify mechanisms that can enable more sustainable water management in the region.