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August 14, 2023 Extend the Pentagon’s ban on China’s consumer drones As a former Director of Operations at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, my birthday wish would be to have U.S. drones comprehensively map China’s infrastructure and download it to my targeting team. My... August 14, 2023 The Corruption War: Russia Is Losing The War For The Same Reason It Started It On Feb. 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin cited corruption as a motivator for his decision to invade Ukraine. While complaining about Ukrainian corruption in his televised speech on... August 11, 2023 Abbas Sacks Palestinian Governors Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas fired 12 out of the 16 regional governors in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on August 10 and ordered the creation of a presidential committee to identify... August 10, 2023 New U.S., UK, Canadian Sanctions Target Former Lebanese Central Bank Governor The United States, in coordination with the United Kingdom and Canada, imposed sanctions today on former Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh and three of his associates. Washington once considered... August 10, 2023 Lebanese Central Bank Governor Hit With Sanctions From U.S., UK, Canada The United States, UK, and Canada sanctioned the former governor of Lebanon’s central bank, Riad Salameh, for “corrupt and unlawful actions” on August 10 but stopped short of sanctioning the... August 10, 2023 U.S. to Release $6 Billion to Iran in Exchange for Hostages The United States and Iran reached a deal on August 10 for Tehran’s release of five Iranian-American dual nationals to house arrest in exchange for Washington’s release of several jailed Iranians... August 10, 2023 Japan’s Cyber Resilience: Key to US Security in the Pacific Japan, like many developed states, is facing an unprecedented surge in cyberattacks, and Tokyo finds itself inadequately equipped to defend against this growing threat. A historic lack of investment... August 9, 2023 U.S. Denies Significant Progress in Saudi-Israel Normalization The Biden administration on August 9 denied reports that the United States and Saudi Arabia had agreed to a framework that would see the Arab kingdom normalize relations with Israel. National Security... August 9, 2023 Kyiv Strikes Bridges Supporting Russian Forces in Southern Ukraine The Ukrainian military on Sunday struck a pair of bridges that Russia uses to supply its forces in southern Ukraine. These strikes may cause a larger disruption to Russian logistics than a previous strike... August 9, 2023 U.S. emboldens Hezbollah at Israel’s expense Senior Israeli military officials tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the risk of war on the northern border is the highest in years. The IDF intelligence division warns that Hezbollah “is close... August 8, 2023 Sanctioned Former Prosecutor-General Chosen to Lead Iran’s Supreme Court Iranian media announced the appointment of Mohammad Jafar Montazeri to the position of the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Iran on August 6. Montazeri, who has served as prosecutor-general of Iran... August 8, 2023 Israel Sharpens Warning to Lebanon Over Hezbollah Provocations Latest Developments Israel will “send Lebanon back to the stone age” if provoked into war by Hezbollah, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on August 8 in a sharpened warning as friction with... August 8, 2023 Hezbollah’s Multi-Faceted Approach to Destabilizing Israel’s Northern Border The dynamic nature of Israel’s northern border is being heavily influenced by the aggressive actions of Lebanese Hezbollah. Over the past thirteen months, a series of provocative acts and attacks have... August 7, 2023 Violence Among Palestinians in Lebanon Spurs Travel Advisories The United Arab Emirates (UAE) joined a growing list of countries on August 6 warning its citizens against traveling to Lebanon in the wake of clashes between Palestinian militant groups in Ayn al-Hilweh,... August 7, 2023 FDD Supplemental Iran Nuclear Assessment to ODNI Annual Report On July 10, 2023, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) published a report for Congress about Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities, as required by law.1 “Iran is not currently... August 6, 2023 Israeli SWAT Team Stops Palestinian Terror Squad Israeli special forces killed three Palestinian terrorists on August 6 as they were en route from Jenin to carry out an attack. The daylight interdiction on a West Bank road came less than 24 hours... August 6, 2023 Israeli Security Officer Killed Halting Larger Palestinian Terrorist Attack A Palestinian gunman killed a municipal security officer in Tel Aviv on August 5 before being shot dead, in an interdiction that appears to have prevented a much larger terrorist attack in the Israeli... August 6, 2023 The complicated case of Nauru, which stood up to China Think your job is complicated? Try being a leader in Nauru. Nauru is an island country of about 8 square miles, around 2,000 miles north-east of Australia, with a population of around 12,000 people. It... August 5, 2023 What Washington Must Do to Check China’s Coercion Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen returned from her trip to China earlier this month, in an attempt to soften the edge of U.S.-China competition. Reopening a constructive dialogue with Beijing... August 4, 2023 U.S. May Put Military Personnel on Commercial Ships to Deter Iran’s Harassment The Pentagon is considering placing armed U.S. Marines and Navy sailors on commercial ships in response to increased Iranian attempts to harass and seize vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz,... August 4, 2023 Islamic State confirms death of yet another leader, appoints new ‘caliph’ The Islamic State confirmed that its previous leader and self-styled “caliph”, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Quraishi, was killed earlier this year In doing so, it also disputes claims he was killed... August 4, 2023 It’s time for a policy change on the northern border Even as Israel is rocked domestically by protests for and against judicial reform, there is continued tension between with the actors waging a multi-theater campaign led by Iran. Tehran has been orchestrating... August 4, 2023 Can Saudi normalization with Israel hurt Palestinians? Saudi Arabia has come to recognize a basic truth about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Arab world can do little to help Palestinians unless they are willing to help themselves. Palestinian salvation... August 3, 2023 Continued Hezbollah Impunity Risks Regional Explosion Three years ago this week, in a Beirut blast widely blamed on Hezbollah, one of the world’s largest-ever non-nuclear explosions killed over 220 people, wounded 7,000, and destroyed or damaged 74,000... August 3, 2023 Alleged Turkish Money Launderer to Face Trial A Utah court last week released Turkish businessman Sezgin Baran Korkmaz, whom Austria extradited last year, as he awaits trial in U.S. federal court for several money laundering schemes that allegedly... August 3, 2023 Iran and Belarus Sign Defense Cooperation Agreements The Iranian and Belarussian defense ministers met in Tehran on July 31 to sign a pair of defense cooperation agreements. While details about the accords are scarce, Minsk may be looking to Tehran for... August 3, 2023 No normalization at any price U.S. President Joe Biden is attempting to negotiate a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. However, he may also be negotiating an unwritten understanding with Iran that enriches the... August 2, 2023 Chasing The Mirage of Turkey’s Western Orientation Turkish voters in May re-elected Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a third five-year term as president. In the weeks since, some analysts have started to wonder whether this is the moment that Erdogan will shift... August 2, 2023 Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August By John Hardie 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... August 2, 2023 Anniversary of a forever war May I remind you what a hellhole North Korea is? The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – that’s it’s official and fraudulent name – is a dynastic totalitarian dictatorship in which, according... August 1, 2023 In Lebanon, Israel and America Are on Opposite Sides Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s discussion on Sunday with senior IDF officials about Hezbollah provocations on the northern border was preceded by a flurry of press reports claiming... August 1, 2023 Dutch Authorities Catch Hamas Financier Red-Handed Amin Abou Rashed, president of the European Palestinians Conference (EPC), was rubbing elbows with Swedish politicians at an EPC event in late May. A month later, Rashed and his daughter were reportedly behind... July 31, 2023 Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation Talks Result in No Agreement Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas chaired a four-hour meeting with Hamas leaders in Egypt on July 30 in another attempt to reconcile longstanding divisions between the two rival factions.... July 31, 2023 Palestinians in Gaza Protest Hamas Rule, Rising Cost of Living Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip took to the streets on July 30 to protest economic hardship under Hamas rule. This public expression of discontentment constitutes a rare occurrence and... July 31, 2023 What Washington Got Wrong About Israel’s Northern Border July marked the 17th anniversary of the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. For Hezbollah, the occasion was ripe for incitement. On July 12, activists attacked the Israel-Lebanon border fence in... July 30, 2023 Israel Sees Saudi Connection in Expanded Rail Network Israel unveiled an ambitious expansion of its rail network on July 30, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying it could eventually enable train connections to Saudi Arabia. The $27 billion “One... July 29, 2023 U.S. designates Islamic State financier in Somalia On Thursday, the United States government sanctioned Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the financial emir for the Islamic State’s Somali Province (or Islamic State-Somalia, ISS). In this capacity, Yusuf was responsible... July 28, 2023 IDF Intelligence Warns of Growing Threat at Israel-Lebanon Border Israeli intelligence personnel have issued increasingly dire warnings about security on Israel’s northern border, Israeli media reported on July 28. According to Yedioth Ahronoth, Israeli Prime Minister... July 28, 2023 Main Thrust of Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Begun Ukraine appears to have launched the main thrust of its counteroffensive. The next few weeks will likely determine whether the counteroffensive succeeds or fails. Since Kyiv began its counteroffensive in... July 28, 2023 Why it would be better for Israel if Iran enriched to 90% now With Israel consumed by an intense judicial reform debate, Iran is expanding its nuclear weapons program. The Biden administration continues to promote unofficial understandings with Tehran based on keeping... July 27, 2023 Palestinian Terrorists Fire Rockets at Israeli Community A new Palestinian terrorist organization known as the Ayyash Battalion claimed responsibility for launching a rocket toward the northern Israeli community of Ram-On on July 27. The attack caused no... July 27, 2023 Putin has opened a sinister new front in his war against Britain The Russia-Africa summit began in St Petersburg today. To welcome delegates, Vladimir Putin wrote an essay on the Kremlin website asserting that Russia was always there to support the African people... July 27, 2023 CENTCOM and Israel Coordinate on Increased Threats from Iran U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Gen. Michael “Erik” Kurilla visited Israel from July 25-27, meeting with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant and the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF)... July 27, 2023 Why is Hezbollah poking Israel? Nearly 20 years after its war with Israel, Hezbollah, with its persistent harassment of the Jewish state across Lebanon’s southern border, seems to be itching for a rematch. Why the militia is dragging a failing country to war is anyone’s guess. In recent weeks, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has … July 27, 2023 American Military Aid to Israel Serves Both Countries Well his summer marks the 15th anniversary of one of the most remarkable and course-altering events in the history of the U.S-Israel relationship—an event that most people have never heard of. A fourth-term... July 27, 2023 Turkey is becoming a major hub for cocaine trafficking to Europe Ankara’s reputation for smuggling is not new, and its portfolio in facilitating the free flow of illicit goods is growing to include drugs. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Turkey... July 27, 2023 Building Partner Capabilities for Cyber Operations July 26, 2023 What Happens When a Quran Is Burned Demonstrates a Government’s Capacity for Liberty Current Iraqi rage against the burning of a Quran in Sweden and in Denmark violates both liberty and Islamic teachings — and shows that freedom of expression is sometimes globally curtailed for... July 26, 2023 How to increase deterrence messaging to Iran with the next US-Israel military exercise The United States and Israel held a combined, multi-domain Juniper Oak 23.3 military exercise this month in Israel. The exercise, which focused on a range of capabilities relevant to a strike... July 26, 2023 Why America Forgets—and China Remembers—the Korean War Seventy years ago this week, the armistice that froze the Korean War was signed. During a year of savage battlefield maneuvering and two more of bitter stalemate, nearly 40,000 American troops gave their...

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