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October 4, 2023 Code Pink’s Ukraine policy In 2011, President Obama withdrew all U.S. troops from Iraq. The result was the rise of the Islamic State followed by Tehran’s deeper penetration into Iraq. Can we agree that Mr. Obama made a grievous... October 4, 2023 Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch. October 3, 2023 Erdogan is Here to Stay Since the conclusion of Turkey’s presidential elections in May, much analysis has rightly focused on the implications of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s third term from both domestic and foreign... October 3, 2023 Memo to Biden: The United Nations Won’t Love You Back As President Biden visited New York last month to attend the United Nations General Assembly, the U.N. system proved itself as broken as ever — continuing to bite the U.S. taxpayer... October 2, 2023 Turkey Defies Rule of Law With Life Sentence for Rights Activist Turkey’s highest appeals court last week upheld a life-long prison sentence for human rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala. The court’s decision violates several binding rulings by the European... October 2, 2023 DISARMing cyber threats with ATT&CK: A winning combination In today’s tech-driven world, where democracies and societies teeter on a tightrope, the White House and the EU are joining forces to confront a common threat: foreign information manipulation and interference... September 30, 2023 Putin is opening up a new front against the West In the face of mounting tensions, Vladimir Putin’s overarching strategic objective is now clear: to dismantle NATO and expose the alliance’s vulnerabilities. With Russia experiencing setbacks in... September 30, 2023 Small steps to a Saudi-Israel ‘mega-deal’ US President Joe Biden’s Middle East strategy is earning its nickname: the “de-escalation” doctrine. Washington has in recent months gone out of its way to strike mini-agreements with... September 29, 2023 Iran Launches Satellite Using Ballistic Missile Technology The Biden administration expressed concern on September 28 over Iran’s successful launch of an imaging satellite a day earlier. The Qased rocket that launched Iran’s Noor-3 satellite... September 29, 2023 Hold Iran accountable for expelling nuclear inspectors The Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear provocations continue to mount. The clerical regime on Sept. 16 barred one-third of all International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors from the country’s... September 29, 2023 The New Middle East? An Israeli official goes to Riyadh while a Saudi official visits Ramallah Unprecedented public moves have been coming from Riyadh toward both Jerusalem and Ramallah in the past few weeks. Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman (MBS) stated during an interview with Fox News... September 28, 2023 Iran-backed Houthi Strike in Saudi Arabia Kills Three A third Bahraini soldier died on September 27 from injuries sustained in a Houthi drone strike in Saudi Arabia on September 25 that killed two Bahraini soldiers. At the time of the... September 28, 2023 Iran’s new hijab law reflects on regime’s desperation Iran’s police state just got even more draconian. Last week, Tehran’s parliament passed a law that would strengthen penalties against women who fail to wear the mandatory hijab, or headscarf. It’s... September 28, 2023 Strategic cooperation between Israel and the United States, on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. Israel will soon mark the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a war which is a national trauma for the young State of Israel and a personal trauma... September 28, 2023 The Monetary Value of Relaxed Oil Sanctions Enforcement by the Biden Administration “U.S. officials privately acknowledge they’ve gradually relaxed some enforcement of sanctions on Iranian oil sales,” Bloomberg News revealed last month. The dollar value of this sanctions relief... September 27, 2023 U.S. Approves Israel’s Entry to Visa Waiver Program The Biden administration announced on September 27 that it would add Israel to America’s Visa Waiver Program, making it the 41st country on the list. Starting on November 30, Washington... September 27, 2023 How US taxpayer dollars line the pockets of Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad Presidents and prime ministers descended on Manhattan the past two weeks to take part in the 78th annual session of the UN General Assembly. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took the stage at Turtle... September 27, 2023 No Incentives for Terrorism: U.S. Implementation of the Taylor Force Act and Efforts to Stop ‘Pay to Slay’ September 27, 2023 Reading the UNGA tea leaves The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened this month with dictators and elected leaders alike – the U.N. does not prefer one or the other – descending upon New York City to deliver... September 26, 2023 U.S. military captures ISIS official in helicopter raid in Syria The U.S. military captured an Islamic State “Operational and Facilitation official” during an operation in northern Syria last weekend. The raid marked the latest against the Islamic State’s network... September 26, 2023 Hamas-Led Riots on Israel-Gaza Border Prompt IDF Counterattack The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on September 26 struck Hamas military posts in response to riots and attacks against Israeli soldiers at the Gaza border. This strike marks the fifth... September 26, 2023 Saudi Diplomat Invokes 2002 Blueprint in Israel Normalization Talks A Saudi diplomat suggested on September 26 that normalization with Israel would factor in the 2002 pan-Arab peace proposal sponsored by Riyadh. Nayef Al-Sudairi, the newly minted... September 26, 2023 Russian Propaganda Targets the Use of Depleted Uranium in Ukraine The Russian disinformation machine has zeroed in on its latest target: U.S. plans to provide depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine. The Biden administration announced earlier this... September 26, 2023 Washington is finally sending Ukraine long-range missiles. Now it’s Berlin’s turn While meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart last week, US President Joe Biden reportedly promised to grant Kyiv’s longstanding request for the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS. Although... September 25, 2023 Realism meets reality Following Vladimir Putin’s failed attempt to seize Kyiv in 2022, liberals... September 22, 2023 Israel must not roll the dice when it comes to nuclear threats Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held important meetings with President Joe Biden this week, as well as with other world leaders. But the highlight will be his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.... September 22, 2023 Russia’s Influence in the Balkans As the war in Ukraine continues, Russia, with the help of its ally Serbia, is provoking chaos in the Balkans to distract the West. The Kremlin’s goal is to exacerbate the existing perilous ethnic tensions... September 22, 2023 Netanyahu Hails Prospects for Normalization Between Israel and Saudi Arabia Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on September 22 that prospects for normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia were “at the cusp” of a dramatic breakthrough.... September 22, 2023 Exploiting America’s Declining Pressure: Iran’s Nuclear Escalation Over Time September 22, 2023 Will the Russia-Ukraine War lead to World War III? Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, recently warned attendees at the Kiev Security Forum that “World War III is already underway.” He may be onto something. The... September 22, 2023 Russia failed to weaken NATO — but its own security alliance is now falling apart Vladimir Putin has been candid about his intentions to dismantle NATO and discredit Article 5 of the alliance’s founding treaty, in which members pledge to defend each other from... September 21, 2023 Insecurity in the Black Sea Puts Upward Pressure on the Global Oil Market The global oil price is edging toward $100 a barrel. If oil remains high, it will be difficult to bring inflation down. Most blame the Saudi Arabian and Russian oil cuts for the price increase and ignore... September 21, 2023 Abbas Calls for UN Recognition of Palestinian State Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said in a September 21 speech to the United Nations that the world body should recognize Palestine as the 194th member state. Abbas... September 21, 2023 Treasury sanctions Hezbollah’s network in Colombia, but what took so long? The Biden administration wants to create the impression it is finally getting tough on Hezbollah, the Lebanese terror group and Iranian proxy. The Treasury Department’s sanctions last... September 21, 2023 Motorbike-Riding Terrorists Killed in Strike Near Golan Two terrorists were killed in a southern Syrian village near the Golan Heights on September 21, in what Lebanese and Palestinian reports alleged was an Israeli airstrike. The two,... September 21, 2023 Palestinians Need their own Vision 2030 A week after Israel and Saudi Arabia signed an MOU for the establishment of a seven-nation, cross-border, ship-to-rail transit network, Saudi media reported that Riyadh has suspended normalization... September 21, 2023 Letter on Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s request for uranium enrichment Dear Mr. President, As a bipartisan group of Middle East regional and nuclear nonproliferation... September 21, 2023 Mr. Erdoğan in New York: A Transactional Foreign Policy Should be Repaid in Kind Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in New York this week for the UN General Assembly and side meetings with world leaders. Before going, he voiced his frustration with the Biden administration’s... September 21, 2023 Why it’s important to continue our support for Ukraine As House GOP opposition to the latest proposed supplemental support for Ukraine shows, Republican support for aid to Ukraine as it fights naked Russian aggression on its territory continues to... September 21, 2023 Israel’s Less-Than-Secret War Against the Iranian Nuclear Program Excerpt The United States and Israel share a goal of keeping Iran from being a nuclear state, but the two nations have undertaken vastly different measures to achieve that aim. In 2016, Barack Obama... September 20, 2023 Iran and Russia Deepen Ties as Russian Defense Minister Visits Tehran Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Iran on September 19 for high-level meetings with Iranian military officials. Shoigu’s trip came at the invitation of Iranian Armed... September 20, 2023 Syria and China Deepen Ties as Assad Slated to Visit Beijing Syrian President Bashar Assad will visit Beijing on Thursday, September 21, to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Damascus announced this week. The trip — Assad’s first... September 20, 2023 An Evolving Threat Landscape: Composite Violent Extremism and Prevention Efforts Excerpt Introduction A year before William Atchison carried out the 2017 Aztec High School shooting in New Mexico, killing two people before taking his own life, the FBI had investigated him for... September 20, 2023 Will China Replace America in the Gulf Region? Saudi Chinese Relations and Potential Obstacles In December 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Saudi Arabia and held two summits: One with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz and his son Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) and another... September 20, 2023 How China Uses Shipping for Surveillance and Control Ninety percent of the world’s trade is shipped by sea, bringing finished goods, components, and commodities to markets around the globe. But maritime trade is not only critically important—it’s also fragile, easily disrupted by pandemics, port bottlenecks, or large ships getting stuck in canals. ... September 20, 2023 Martyrs – and newsmen – for freedom “I believe that God has planted in every heart the desire to live in freedom,” George W. Bush famously said. I’ve never been convinced. I think plenty of people don’t give a fig about freedom... September 20, 2023 Cyberspace Solarium Commission Recommendations Tracker September 19, 2023 IDF Conducts Raid at House of Al-Aqsa Brigades Commander in Jenin Latest Developments Israeli forces conducted a counterterrorism operation at the house of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades commander Muhammad Abu al-Baha on September 19 in the West Bank city of Jenin. Soldiers... September 19, 2023 Israel Rolls Out New AI-Enabled Battle Tank Israel rolled out its new main battle tank on September 19, with features including AI-assisted combat technologies. The Barak (“Lightning”) has been formally incorporated in... September 19, 2023 U.S. Sanctions Turkish Entities for Fueling Russia’s War Machine The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions against five Turkey-based entities and a Turkish national for facilitating sanctions evasion by Russian companies supporting Russia’s military or...

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