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While Iran's axis of resistance targets Israel, Iranian media continually paints the Islamic Republic and its proxies as victims.
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EVENT: Targeting Taiwan: Beijing's Playbook for Economic and Cyber Warfare
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aims to “reintegrate Taiwan,” effectively stripping the Taiwanese people of their de facto independence. To explore these threats, a delegation of FDD experts recently visited Taiwan to conduct war games and tabletop exercises (TTXs). The TTX produced several key recommendations to enhance economic, cyber, and societal resilience, and offered insights into how the United States and its allies can support Taiwan in its struggle for autonomy. To discuss these findings Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, and Cliff May are joined by Dr. Hank C.C. Huang, and Ben Jensen.
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Clifford D. May
Founder & President
- Iran
- Iran Global Threat Network
- Jihadism
- The Long War
- Palestinian Politics
- North Korea
- Russia
- Sanctions and Illicit Finance
- International Organizations
Richard Goldberg
Senior Advisor
- Iran
- Palestinian Politics
- Iran Sanctions
- Iran Global Threat Network
- Iran-backed Terrorism
- Gulf States
- Sanctions and Illicit Finance
- International Organizations
Bill Roggio
Senior Fellow and Editor of FDD's Long War Journal
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
- The Long War
- Iran Global Threat Network
Cleo Paskal
Non-Resident Senior Fellow
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Overnight Brief: October 7, 2024
Read Full BriefToday In Issues:
FDD Research & Analysis
- Today at 8:30am (ET): "FDD Morning Brief," FDD Event
- "Israel’s Victory Will Be a Success for American Grand Strategy," National Review
- "Iranian Cyber Operations Raise Fears of Attacks on Military Personnel," The Cipher Brief
- "Targeting Taiwan," FDD Memo
- "Road to the third Lebanon war," FDD Visual
- "U.S. Investigates Russian-Chinese Nuclear Cooperation," FDD Policy Brief
- "IDF Targets Nasrallah Successor, Destroys Hezbollah Weapons Smuggling Tunnel," FDD Flash Brief
- "Israel Moves Against Hamas Reconstitution in North Gaza’s Jabalya," FDD Flash Brief
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