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March 15, 2023 A Strategy to End the Systematic Theft of Humanitarian Aid in Syria March 9, 2023 The Order of Nine Angles: Cosmology, Practice & Movement Excerpt In June 2020, authorities arrested U.S. Army private Ethan Melzer for conspiring to orchestrate a terrorist attack against his own unit, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, when it deployed to Turkey to... February 16, 2023 The Underside of the Coin: Illicit Finance Risks in Virtual Assets February 3, 2023 Ending Global Reliance on Russia’s Nuclear Energy Sector January 25, 2023 Understanding the US Designation of the Wagner Group as a Transnational Criminal Organisation Last week US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the Treasury Department will designate the private military company (PMC) Wagner Group as a transnational criminal organisation... January 18, 2023 How A Digital Footprint Provides A Criminal Foothold FDD’s TCIL conducted a pilot demonstrating the similarities between offensive cyber operations and cyber-enabled influence operations. December 16, 2022 FDD’s Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: The Year in Review December 16, 2022 Protecting and Securing Data from the Quantum Threat December 8, 2022 Neither Here Nor There December 1, 2022 Targeting Tiandy November 28, 2022 Statement to the Conference of States Parties (CSP-27) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) November 29-December 2, 2022 Mr./Madam Chairperson, Director-General, Distinguished ambassadors and delegates, It3 is an honor to address the Twenty-Seventh Session of the Conference of States Parties of the Chemical Weapons Convention... November 21, 2022 How to Assess Changes in Morningstar Sustainalytics ESG Ratings October 30, 2022 Maximum Support for the Iranian People: A New Strategy Introduction U.S. policy since the 2009 election-related uprising in Iran has gradually incorporated a variety of human rights related sanctions and designations to name, shame, penalize, and deter Iranian... October 11, 2022 ‘No Limits’: Xi’s Support For Putin Is Unwavering September 15, 2022 The Weaponization of Capital September 12, 2022 PGMs: Iran’s Precision-Guided Munitions Project in the Shadow of a Nuclear Deal August 24, 2022 Letter on Russia’s illegal seizure and mistreatment of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant August 24, 2022 The Time Is Now to Reform the UN Human Rights Apparatus August 18, 2022 Another Iran Deal? Looking Back and Looking Ahead June 17, 2022 How to Curb Anti-Israel Bias Inside ESG Risk Ratings June 2, 2022 Workforce Development Agenda for the National Cyber Director May 12, 2022 The White House Is Bending the Law on Syria Sanctions March 24, 2022 Engines of Influence March 21, 2022 Vandenberg Coalition Afghanistan Working Group Report Executive Summary The Vandenberg Coalition Afghanistan Working Group convened a diverse group of national security professionals to develop policy recommendations for the Biden administration and Congress... March 9, 2022 Aligning U.S.-Israeli Cooperation on Technology Issues and China Executive Summary The United States and Israel have a long history of working together as close allies. Theirs is a relationship based on common values and security interests. In recent years, the alliance’s... March 3, 2022 Iran Approaches the Nuclear Threshold February 17, 2022 Taiwan 194 February 17, 2022 Battle Force 2025 February 10, 2022 Elemental Strategy November 18, 2021 Poor Cybersecurity Makes Water a Weak Link in Critical Infrastructure November 8, 2021 Secure the Data, Not the Device September 29, 2021 A Software Bill of Materials Is Critical for Comprehensive Risk Management August 25, 2021 Quad Economy & Technology Task Force: A Time For Concerted Action Executive Summary The Quad Economy and Technology Task Force was conceived in 2020 to study promising areas for increased cooperation between the Quad countries of Australia, India, Japan and the United... July 28, 2021 Cyber Hygiene 101 for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses June 28, 2021 The Economic Costs of Cyber Risk June 23, 2021 Hold Hamas Accountable for Human-Shields Use During the May 2021 Gaza War June 15, 2021 Strengthening U.S. Engagement in International Standards Bodies Read full report Summary Technical standards underpin the functioning of digital devices central to everyday life. What might, at first glance, seem to be a wonky, technical process for figuring out things... May 11, 2021 Hezbollah’s al-Qard al-Hasan and Lebanon’s Banking Sector April 29, 2021 Biden and Obama Previously Defended Non-Nuclear Sanctions on Iran April 27, 2021 Biden, Congress Should Defend Missile Sanctions Imposed on Iran April 23, 2021 Palestinian Elections Background The Palestinian political scene has been in a state of crisis since its most recent legislative election in 2006. Due to political infighting and waning popularity, the ruling Fatah party fared... April 13, 2021 Diplomatic Malpractice: Reforming the WHO After China’s COVID Cover-up April 8, 2021 OPCW Member States Must Counter Russian Obstruction April 5, 2021 China as a ‘cyber great power’: Beijing’s two voices in telecommunications Executive Summary External Chinese government and commercial messaging on information technology (IT) speaks in one voice. Domestically, one hears a different, second voice. The former stresses free markets,... March 2, 2021 The impact of financial sanctions: The case of Iran Abstract This study provides a detailed analysis of the impact of financial sanctions on publicly traded companies. We consider the effect of imposing and lifting sanctions on the target country’s... February 26, 2021 Turkey’s Ziraat Bank Under Scrutiny January 25, 2021 Biden, Congress Should Defend Terrorism Sanctions Imposed on Iran November 10, 2020 Evolution Toward Revolution: The Development of Street Protests In The Islamic Republic of Iran Excerpt Protests are a regular feature of life in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Using street power to advance incremental change or voice frustration with government policy, protests—such as those in... October 15, 2020 Time to Act on Human Shields September 23, 2020 Hezbollah Finance in Lebanon

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