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August 7, 2026 Disarming Hamas Is Easier Said Than Done In fits and starts, President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is progressing. After months of inertia over Hamas’s refusal to disarm, the White House announced a breakthrough on July... August 6, 2026 Why Congress Should Tear Down USAGM’s Firewall A global struggle is being waged to shape narratives around critical issues such as the Iran War, the Ukraine War, Taiwan, artificial intelligence, and the future of freedom. Unfortunately,... August 6, 2026 Pragmatism Could Draw Syria and Hezbollah Into an Accommodation During the Syrian civil war, Hezbollah spent years fighting the factions now ruling Damascus. Now, even as Damascus intercepts the group’s weapons and disrupts its supply routes, Hezbollah’s Secretary... August 6, 2026 Melania Trump got it right: Russia must return Ukraine’s stolen children President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 28 at the White House, where they discussed how to resuscitate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.... August 6, 2026 Israel Holds Firm as Hamas Attempts To Delay Disarmament Nine months have elapsed since President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip was enshrined by UN Security Council Resolution 2803. Trump’s plan lays out an explicit vision for a Gaza freed... August 6, 2026 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 August 6, 2026 Afghan United Front commences operations against Taliban On August 1, a new anti-Taliban resistance group emerged in Afghanistan. After years of hinting at military operations, the Afghan United Front (AUF), led by former Afghan National Army Lieutenant... August 6, 2026 Houthis escalate attacks in Red Sea and on Saudi Arabia, Riyadh evaluates options After Yemen’s Houthis declared a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia on July 20, the Iran-backed terror group has attacked Saudi Arabia directly and claimed attacks on eight Saudi-linked... August 6, 2026 New Congressional Investigation Alleges Banned Chinese Firms Never Left Domestic Networks In confronting Chinese cyber threats, the call is coming from inside the house. On August 4, the House Select Committee on China revealed that three Chinese telecommunications firms — China Mobile,... August 6, 2026 Sudanese Armed Forces gains in civil war force strategic adjustment from paramilitia rival The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group that has been engaged in a more than three-year civil war against the state’s Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), announced a recalibration of its forces... August 5, 2026 Russia Is Back to Banning Books Marcel Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time,” Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando,” and Stephen King’s “It.” These are just a few victims of book purges happening all over Russia. Every... August 5, 2026 Seeking Comment on Prohibiting the Importation and Marketing of Certain Foreign-Produced Military-Grade Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) and UAS Critical Component for Non-U.S. Government, Including Those With Swarming Capabilities August 5, 2026 Syria’s Break With Russia Must Go Beyond Oil Syria’s current leaders and Russia once stood on opposite sides of the battlefield. Yet since the overthrow of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Moscow’s longtime ally during the Syrian civil... August 5, 2026 Erdogan’s Iraq play: A bigger game than oil There is an easy way to read Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to host Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi in Ankara on July 28, and to call the visit “historic”: as an energy... August 5, 2026 The Axis of Aggressors vs. America North Korean troops and munitions beef up Russia’s war against Ukraine. In return, Russia provides North Korea with sophisticated technology for its missiles, drones, satellites, and submarines. Tehran... August 4, 2026 Turkey-Based Global Director of Sham Charity Arrested for Conspiring To Help Hamas The jig is up for a Turkish resident who allegedly funneled millions of dollars to Hamas while posing as a philanthropist. On July 31, U.S. authorities announced the arrest of Mohammad Hasna, the global... August 4, 2026 U.S. Should Quickly Heed Ukraine’s Request on Starlink As it braces for what may be its most difficult winter of the war, Ukraine is reportedly seeking permission to use the Starlink satellite communications system to target ballistic missile launchers on... August 4, 2026 Insurers Should Require a Cyber Safety Standard of Care for the Built Environment The American built environment has become more digitally connected, and the insurance market is increasingly exposed to cyber-physical losses that traditional underwriting categories do not fully capture.... August 4, 2026 Russia Is Expanding Its Arctic Submarine Fleet, Highlighting NATO’s Need for Enhanced Maritime Surveillance in the High North Arctic waters have always been frigid, but Russia’s expansion of its Northern Fleet is making the security environment more chilling. On July 28, Moscow launched the Ulyanovsk, its newest Yasen-M-class... August 4, 2026 Iraq pressured by regional countries to rein in Iran-backed militias as new data on extent of attacks released Iraq finds itself under growing pressure from regional countries and the US to rein in Iranian-backed Iraqi militias. The latest pressure from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan comes as Ahmad... August 4, 2026 Meet the Gaza athletes unmasked as terrorists Abdullah Khattab emerged as one of Gaza’s rising soccer talents at a young age. But he was committed to more than just athletics. On July 22, the Israel Defense Forces published... August 4, 2026 How companies could share cyber risks without exposing their secrets Zero-knowledge proofs could let infrastructure operators answer key security questions without handing over the sensitive data behind their answers. Imagine a major software flaw is discovered in equipment... August 4, 2026 Zero-Knowledge Proofs August 3, 2026 Saudis gravitate toward Middle East basket cases when it should join US’ fight against Iran Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly called President Trump on Saturday and implored him to hold off on striking the Islamic Republic of Iran. Trump acquiesced and punted... August 3, 2026 A Bipartisan Fix, 30 Years in the Making Bipartisan lawmaking is alive and well, at least when it comes to a dangerous but little-known loophole in America’s system for enforcing trade policy. This flaw can be seen in the case of $14.4 million... August 3, 2026 Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August Trend Overview Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines... August 3, 2026 China Rejects Overproduction Allegations Amidst Greater Trade Scrutiny Beijing is laying the groundwork for Paramount Leader Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to Washington. On July 30, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met with... August 3, 2026 Iran’s missile attack was a surprise. It should not have been. Excerpt President Trump is in a familiar place on Iran. Massive military strikes advertised just days ago have been put on pause, and diplomacy is being given yet another chance. There is no guarantee,... August 3, 2026 China’s Senkaku Incursions Are Flying under US Radar When Chinese J-15 jets locked targeting radar on Japanese aircraft near southern Okinawan islands late last year, it should have been front-page news. Instead, China’s behavior passed... August 3, 2026 Why the OSCE Shouldn’t Meet in Serbia Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is facing the greatest political challenge of his decade in power amid ongoing nationwide protests over corruption and democratic backsliding. Yet... August 2, 2026 Russia’s Cyber War Against the West Russian weapons do not always need to explode. They may simply arrive in your inbox. As Moscow refines its cyber arsenal, digital espionage is increasingly the Kremlin’s weapon of choice for advancing... August 1, 2026 Trump’s Board of Peace proposal has hit a roadblock amid reconstruction of Gaza Strip President Trump is sounding bullish about the future of Gaza. After the Board of Peace, created by the US administration to manage the postwar reconstruction of the coastal enclave, issued... July 31, 2026 Drone Strike on Egypt Spotlights Iran’s Expanding Pressure Campaign For months, Cairo watched Iran’s regional campaign from the sidelines. Now, the war appears to have reached Egypt. On July 29, a drone struck the Egyptian port city of Damietta, damaging a U.S. gas... July 31, 2026 Border Crisis Exposes Spain’s Self-Inflicted Migration Mess Tens of thousands crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, Spain’s enclave on the North African coast, on July 30, most swimming around a breakwater as Moroccan border controls lapsed. Dozens drowned. Within... July 31, 2026 U.S. Targets Iran’s Hormuz Extortion but Leaves Foreign Financial Enablers Untouched Tehran faced two rounds of new U.S. sanctions in as many days. On July 29 and July 30, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued back-to-back sanctions targeting the... July 31, 2026 Regarding the Proposed Policy Statement Concerning the Suppression of Accuracy in Artificial Intelligence Systems July 31, 2026 Anti-Taliban resistance groups increase attacks in northeast Afghanistan, district center briefly falls Over the last two weeks of July, anti-Taliban resistance groups conducted sustained operations in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, resulting in the Taliban losing control of its first district... July 31, 2026 Board of Peace announces Hamas disarmament agreement, IDF reports 32 Gaza ceasefire violations July 10–31 US President Donald Trump announced that the American-led Board of Peace (BoP) had reached a “historic agreement” for the phased disarmament of Hamas on July 30. The BoP outlined a... July 31, 2026 Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility July 31, 2026 The Board of Peace’s New Gaza Initiative Is Bold — And It Just Might Work US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff attend the inaugural Board of Peace meeting... July 31, 2026 10 Iranian Judges Sanctioned by U.S. Allies — but Not Washington Iranian authorities hanged two individuals in public who participated in the January 2026 Lion and Sun Revolution, the largest anti-regime uprising in the Islamic Republic’s history, in which millions... July 31, 2026 Amid war and persecution, Iranians remain hungry for change The vast majority of Iranians despise the Islamic regime that has ruled over them with an iron fist since 1979. A clear majority of Iranians oppose the regime’s drive to obtain a nuclear weapon. A... July 31, 2026 Securing the Arctic Russia’s Arctic ambitions have collided with the limits of its current power. Western sanctions have disrupted technology imports and delayed major shipbuilding and energy projects, while the... July 31, 2026 If the Saudis want a nuclear arsenal, Trump’s new deal might just give it to them President Donald Trump made waves the day after his administration announced a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. He conditioned the deal on Riyadh joining the Abraham... July 31, 2026 Bulgaria approved U.S. Tankers Over Tehran’s Objections Bulgaria’s parliament approved a U.S. request to station up to eight KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft and 250 military personnel at Bezmer Air Base in southeastern Bulgaria despite direct, public objections... July 31, 2026 Space Force Is Deepening Allied Cooperation. Congress Should Track the Results. The United States and its allies are still fine-tuning how to operate together in space. During the last week of June, U.S. and other Five Eyes personnel convened at Vandenberg Space Force Base for... July 31, 2026 Israel says Hezbollah launched drone attack on strategic ridge amid ceasefire On July 29, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Hezbollah launched an “explosive drone” overnight toward an IDF engineering vehicle in the Ali Taher Ridge area of southern Lebanon. Ynet reported that... July 31, 2026 The fastest way to help Ukraine stop Russia’s missile threat Excerpt Russia bombarded Ukraine last weekend with one of the largest ballistic-missile barrages of the entire war. The attack — which wrought havoc across Kyiv — is part of Russian President... July 30, 2026 Saudi Participation in U.S. Airstrikes on Iraq Signals Impatience With Baghdad’s Inability To Control Armed Factions Baghdad’s failure to address drone attacks from Iran-backed Iraqi militias is forcing other countries to act. American and Saudi forces, in a first for the ongoing war with Iran, launched joint... July 30, 2026 JD Vance’s Warning About Regime Change Gets It Backward Excerpt At face value, JD Vance’s concerns about Iran can sound reasonable. The vice president said recently on Joe Rogan’s podcast that if the U.S. pursues regime change,...

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