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Ciorciari and Ali analyze Afghanistan withdrawal

Aug 16, 2021

With stunning speed, the Taliban has overthrown the Western-backed government of Afghanistan, bringing a chaotic end to a two-decade effort by the United States and others to remake the country. More than 3,500 U.S. and allied troops and tens of...

Ford School’s Ali and Ciorciari warn of escalation after Hamas attack on Israel

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Ford School wins innovation in international programming award

Jun 17, 2021

The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) recognized the Ford School of Public Policy's Student-Initiated Projects (SIPs) and Extended Research Projects (ERPs) with the Innovation Award for Professional Development...

Ford School wins innovation in international programming award

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Ciorciari, Levitsky on Biden-Putin meeting

Jun 16, 2021

A group of state and national lawmakers urged President Biden to discuss the release of Paul Whelan, a Michigander currently being held in Russia, during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week. John Ciorciari, associate...

Ciorciari, Levitsky on Biden-Putin meeting

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Ambassador Levitsky’s gift supports student internships

Feb 11, 2021

With a generous gift from Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky, a Professor of International Policy and Practice, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will establish the Joan Levitsky Internship Fund. The Fund, established in memory of Joan Levitsky,...

Ambassador Levitsky’s gift supports student internships

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Ford School experts address Biden priorities in new policy memos

Jan 19, 2021

As the Biden administration embarks on its first hundred days, experts from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy have produced a series of policy briefs in their areas of expertise. All of the prepared briefs can be downloaded here: Ali on...

Ford School experts address Biden priorities in new policy memos

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Ciorciari: Simulations help Ford School build bench of foreign affairs experts, especially versed in hot spots

Dec 17, 2020

The globe has no shortage of crises and hot spots. And the need for diverse, disciplined diplomats and other foreign affairs professionals has never been greater. That's the perspective of experts at the Ford School and what's prompting an...

Ciorciari’s new book sheds light on sovereignty sharing

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Experiential learning opportunities expand for students of foreign policy

Dec 2, 2020

Since its launch in 2019, the Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) has sought to develop new practical student training opportunities in foreign affairs. One key element is to expand the Ford School’s menu of international policy simulations. “Reading...

Experiential learning opportunities expand for students of foreign policy

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Ciorciari supports U-M Law alum charged in Cambodia crackdown

Nov 24, 2020

University of Michigan Law School alum Theary Seng cut her hair live on Radio Free Asia this past Thursday. It was not for fashion but convenience: should she go to jail the next week, she wanted to be prepared to deal with lice. Seng is a...

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Levitsky predicts impeachment for Brazil’s Bolsonaro

May 14, 2020

Brazil’s Supreme Court on April 28 ordered an investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro after popular Justice Minister Sérgio Moro resigned and accused him of firing the country’s Federal Police chief in an attempt to interfere with investigations....

Levitsky says US-Brazil relations blooming

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Ambassador Susan Rice visits the Ford School on MLK Jr. Day

Jan 23, 2020

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Ford School hosted Ambassador Susan Rice, former United Nations Ambassador and former U.S. National Security Advisor, for a conversation with Dean Michael S. Barr on her new memoir Tough Love: My Story of the...

Ambassador Susan Rice visits the Ford School on MLK Jr. Day

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Weiser Diplomacy Center launch series makes a big splash

Oct 23, 2019

The Ford School’s new Weiser Diplomacy Center officially launched this fall with visits from an all-star lineup of leaders in foreign affairs. A lecture by Stephen Biegun, U.S. special representative for North Korea, kicked off the series. In a...

Weiser Diplomacy Center launch series makes a big splash

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Withdrawing from the Flores Agreement could keep immigration lawyers in dark, Vieux says

Sep 5, 2019

Immigration policy has been rapidly changing for the past few years. From increasing caseloads to fast-paced legal changes and their implications on clients, immigration lawyers have a lot to juggle. The recent challenge to the Flores Agreement,...

Withdrawing from the Flores Agreement could keep immigration lawyers in dark, Vieux says

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Slate of prominent speakers launches Weiser Diplomacy Center

Aug 26, 2019

A lecture by Stephen Biegun, U.S. special representative for North Korea, will kick off a series of talks planned for the fall at the new Weiser Diplomacy Center housed at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of...

Slate of prominent speakers launches Weiser Diplomacy Center

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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 criminal charges, numbing people to the potential...

Yusuf Neggers discusses latest research with VoxDev

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Lou Fintor new U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence

Feb 4, 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.Joining the Foreign Service in 2002, Fintor served as U.S....

Lou Fintor new U.S. State Department Diplomat in Residence

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Professor Melvyn Levitsky warns that the end of INF treaty “could lead to a new arms race”

Feb 4, 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 Oliver Milne highlights some of the most concerning...

Still some hope for American prisoners in Russia - Levitsky

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When interests clash, John Ciorciari says hybrid courts are “prone to crash”

Nov 19, 2018

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 capital—are high. To explore the success of such...

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William G. Rich says U.S. sanctions on Iran should have banks investing in cybersecurity

Nov 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, 2018, op-ed for Bloomberg, Rich details the danger...

William G. Rich says U.S. sanctions on Iran should have banks investing in cybersecurity

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Melvyn Levitsky tracks parallels between Brazil’s political future and the U.S.

Oct 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 a nearly century-old daily newspaper in Brazil known...

Levitsky on the stakes of Biden's Ukraine visit

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With $10 million gift from Ron and Eileen Weiser, Ford School to launch Weiser Diplomacy Center

Sep 5, 2018

Sept. 5, 2018 Contact: Mandira Banerjee, 734-764-4251, [email protected] ANN ARBOR--With a $10 million gift from University of Michigan alumni Ron and Eileen Weiser, the U-M will establish a new diplomacy center to serve as a hub for engagement...

With $10 million gift from Ron and Eileen Weiser, Ford School to launch Weiser Diplomacy Center

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A Q&A with John Ciorciari: U.S.-North Korea summit

Jun 8, 2018

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 focuses on Southeast Asia and foreign policy strategies, human...

Ciorciari weighs in on Chinese spy balloon

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New Ciorciari article: protecting survivors through the process of transitional justice

May 2, 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 in Cambodia. Ciorciari, an expert in international...

Ciorciari on China's reaction to US-Japan-South Korea accords

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IPC hosts U.S. & Chinese scholars on China's international development

Mar 22, 2018

On March 16, the International Policy Center hosted distinguished guests for a research workshop entitled “China’s Impact in the International Development Arena.”The 10 participants hailed from academic institutions in the United States and China...

IPC hosts U.S. & Chinese scholars on China's international development

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Alan Deardorff's "Comparative advantage in digital trade" published in Cloth for Wine?

Jan 31, 2018

Professor Alan Deardorff's "Comparative advantage in digital trade" was published as a chapter in Cloth for Wine? The Relevance of Ricardo's Comparative Advantage in the 21st Century, edited by Simon J. Evenett and released by the Centre for...

Alan Deardorff speaks with CNN Money about Trump’s position on NAFTA

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Kostyuk explores potential for North Korea to use cyberattacks as force multiplier

Dec 4, 2017

In an op-ed published in the Washington Post's "Monkey Cage," Would cyberattacks be likely in a U.S.- North Korea conflict? Here's what we know, Ford School doctoral candidate Nadiya Kostyuk and U-M professor Yuri Zhukov (political science) explore...

Kostyuk explores potential for North Korea to use cyberattacks as force multiplier

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Photo blog showcases the Ford School's 2017 U.S./China policy course and trip

Nov 13, 2017

A group of master’s students from the Ford School embarked on the school’s annual China Trip this summer, meeting with nonprofit, government, business, and academic organizations working in policy areas as diverse as technology, women’s rights,...

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Cozart op-ed, "From Skaramagas Dock," shares lessons from IEDP Greece trip

Nov 9, 2017

“From Skaramagas Dock,” an op-ed by Anthony Cozart (MPP ’18), was published on October 30 by The Michigan Daily and will be published in the Daily's print edition, The Statement, on Tuesday, November 14. The piece recounts Cozart’s experience in...

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Dean Yang awarded Innovations for Poverty Action grant for remittance-labeling study

Oct 20, 2017

Migrant remittances--or the money migrants send to friends and family in their countries of origin--make up one of the largest international financial flows to developing countries, says Dean Yang. Yet, we are still learning how different policies...

Dean Yang awarded Innovations for Poverty Action grant for remittance-labeling study

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Internship field report, Nana Asare @ The Ihangane Project, Ruli, Rwanda

Oct 13, 2017

Nana Asare (MPP '18) is submitting this field report from his summer 2017 internship at The Ihangane Project (TIP), Ruli, Rwanda, where he worked as a Global Impact Fellow.Through UM’s William Davidson Institute, I accepted a position as a Global...

Internship field report, Nana Asare @ The Ihangane Project, Ruli, Rwanda

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Ciorciari in The Conversation on “UN campaign to fight corruption in Guatemala"

Sep 25, 2017

“Massive protests recently broke out in Guatemala as the nation teetered on the edge of a major political crisis,” writes John Ciorciari in The Conversation. “Guatemalans took to the streets to decry President Jimmy Morales, who in August attempted...