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July 9, 2026 How the Houthis Could Put the World in Double Dire Straits Excerpt The Yemeni warfront, perpetually threatening and occasionally lethal for Israel, was relatively quiet during the recent war between the United States, Israel, and Iran. But while the Houthis,... July 9, 2026 This Question Will Determine the Fate of Trump’s Israel-Lebanon Deal Excerpt The agreement signed last month by Israel and Lebanon was hailed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “the beginning of the beginning” in the process of disarming Hezbollah... July 9, 2026 Why Iran Sanctions Relief Wouldn’t Have Stopped Iran Déjà vu is a funny thing. Washington was on the verge of reliving a familiar chapter of its Iran policy before Tehran reminded it of where that road leads. The recently negotiated Memorandum of... July 8, 2026 The time for talk is over — Trump needs to get tough with Iran Just three weeks after it was signed, the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran is on life support. Tehran’s promise to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for international... July 8, 2026 The US military is not organized for cyber war Excerpt The United States is preparing for cyber conflict with a military structure that still treats cyberspace as a secondary supporting function. We have soldiers for land, sailors for sea, airmen... July 8, 2026 Iran Continues Work at Key Nuclear Site, Violating U.S.-Iran Agreement New analysis of satellite imagery indicates that Iran is continuing construction at the deeply buried nuclear facility known as Pickaxe Mountain, in violation of the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding... July 8, 2026 As China Frees Pastor Jin, Christianity Remains a Target After spending 266 days in a Chinese prison for practicing his faith, Pastor Ezra Jin is now free. The July 3 release comes weeks after President Donald Trump raised Jin’s case with Chinese paramount... July 8, 2026 The forgotten history of Muslim socialism Zohran Mamdani, Aber Kawas, Rashida Tlaib, Darializa Avila Chevalier. Those are just some of the Democratic politicians who self-identify as both socialists and Muslims. Which gives me an... July 7, 2026 Sanaa-Tehran Direct Air Route Would Aid Iranian Efforts To Arm Houthis in Yemen Despite an air blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia, a delegation of Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen arrived in Tehran on July 3 — marking the first time in roughly a decade that a commercial... July 7, 2026 Trump Shouldn’t Delist Syria Without Conditions Excerpt This Wednesday, on the sidelines of the NATO summit, Syrian president Ahmad al-Sharaa will sit down with President Donald Trump for the second time. Less than a year ago, Sharaa... July 7, 2026 Hamas announces intent to dissolve Gaza government as disarmament questions remain Hamas claimed on July 6 it was ready to transfer authority and dissolve its government in Gaza. The announcement appeared to be in line with the US-brokered ceasefire that envisions... July 7, 2026 Ahead of NATO Summit, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Calls Israel an ‘Unbearable Burden’ Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan declared on July 3 that Israel has become a “burden that humanity can no longer bear” and called for international sanctions against the Jewish state. Israeli Foreign... July 7, 2026 Hamas Dissolved Its Government on Paper but Still Rules in Practice Two decades after the curtain rose on Hamas’s reign in Gaza, the terrorist group would have us believe that it has taken its final bow. On July 6, Hamas said that it had dissolved its “Emergency... July 7, 2026 CENTCOM strikes Iran as Tehran condemns US sanctions waiver revocation United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on July 7 that it had launched an attack wave on targets in Iran “to impose heavy costs” in response to the Islamic Republic’s strikes... July 6, 2026 Don’t Launder Erdogan’s Record at the NATO Summit The NATO summit convening in Ankara next week will offer Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan an opportunity to present himself as a vital ally: one with a military capable of blunting Russian aggression,... July 6, 2026 Stand Up Excerpt It was the early 2000s. French Jews were already grieving, though much of the country preferred not to notice. Synagogues were attacked. Jewish children were beaten on their way to school. Anti-Zionism... July 6, 2026 Hezbollah’s Lebanese Allies Are Ready to Dump It Speaker Nabih Berri and Druze chief Walid Jumblatt have so far sided with Hezbollah by denouncing the June 26 Trilateral Framework between Lebanon, Israel, and the U.S. Yet despite their rhetoric, neither... July 6, 2026 5 Cyber Developments From Europe and Ukraine You Might Have Missed Facing relentless cyberattacks, the European Union and its member states are building out defenses for themselves and for frontline neighbors like Ukraine. These mechanisms span government, the private... July 6, 2026 Protecting Against National Security Threats in Domestic Telecommunications Service July 6, 2026 Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011) July 6, 2026 7 Fault Lines NATO Must Address in Ankara As NATO leaders gather on July 7 to 8 in Ankara, the summit’s true test lies in unresolved faultlines over U.S. force posture cuts in Europe, host nation Turkey’s disruptive role within the alliance,... July 5, 2026 Doling out tough love to European countries should top Trump’s NATO summit agenda This week’s NATO summit in Ankara arrives at a fraught moment: Even as America and its allies face growing threats from authoritarian powers, differences over Ukraine, Iran, Greenland and US military... July 3, 2026 Don’t Decimate U.S. Military Posture in Europe As NATO leaders gather in Ankara next week, there is much to celebrate. Ukraine is gaining the upper hand on the battlefield against Russia. European defense spending is way up. Many European... July 2, 2026 The UN’s crusade against Israel is fueling the pro-Hamas left A smirk laid bare the United Nations’ unremitting hostility toward the state of Israel and its people. Last week UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem sat stone-faced and silent as she reluctantly listened... July 2, 2026 Why NATO Should Pivot Toward Economic Security The battlefield is shifting—from troops and trenches to critical minerals, maritime insurance, and export controls. China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are all increasingly... July 2, 2026 Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July 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... July 2, 2026 Washington Aims To Get Cyber Collaboration Back on Track After more than a year without a formal framework for government-industry coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finally unveiled the Alliance... July 2, 2026 Iranian ballistic missile operations: 2024–2026 Over the past two years, the Islamic Republic has engaged in at least 15 distinct ballistic missile operations from its territory against foreign targets. These attacks, starting in January 2024, ended... July 2, 2026 AI technologists, Your Country Is Calling In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, and the United States realized that it was on the losing end of a technology race. Suddenly, the federal government had to identify, recruit,... July 2, 2026 Serbia and Georgia aren’t our friends — They’re authoritarian regimes courting Trump When autocrats seek legitimacy, they often travel in pairs. Such was the case when Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic traveled to Tbilisi in June. While this was the first visit by a Serbian... July 2, 2026 Is Iran becoming a post-Islamic society? Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding that has not stopped the exchange of fire in the Gulf but has already produced a renewed and more aggressive repression campaign inside... July 2, 2026 Syria appoints new parliament as Israel tensions continue On July 1, Syria’s government said that the country’s Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections had announced the final list of names for the country’s new parliament. The... July 2, 2026 The long shadow of delay Excerpt President Trump’s recent suggestion that he could use arms sales to Taiwan as a bargaining chip with China is a stark reminder of what a political issue arms sales to Taiwan can... July 2, 2026 Assimilation Is the Key to Citizenship Excerpt Many of my earliest memories are from a dingy closet-turned ESL classroom in Queens, New York. Most days, I sat between a Chinese student and a Ukrainian student. Across from us sat twins from Mexico who’d... July 2, 2026 A Parliament Without Real Opposition in Syria A year and a half after the overthrow of former dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syria’s new parliament is finally taking shape. On July 1, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa appointed 70 lawmakers,... July 2, 2026 The Israel-Lebanon Framework Agreement Will Only Succeed if Washington Enforces It The Pentagon may have missed a significant deadline on Lebanon. Congress, in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, gave the secretary of defense until June 30 to report on how to assess Lebanese... July 2, 2026 Previewing the NATO Summit in Ankara July 2, 2026 Meet the 13 Palestinians Tasked With Governing Gaza After Hamas July 1, 2026 Gulf States Sanction Hezbollah, but Qatar Has a Flawed Record on Terror Finance Enforcement There may be a ceasefire in Lebanon, but Hezbollah’s pocketbook is still in the world’s sights. On June 30, the United States and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) jointly imposed sanctions... July 1, 2026 China and Russia Hold Combined Counter-WMD Training China and Russia are deepening their military cooperation. On July 1, Reuters reported that Russian forces, with the express approval of Russia’s defense minister, participated in a series of trainings... July 1, 2026 Why Hasn’t the Trump Administration Complied with the Law on Reporting Iran Agreements to Congress? Abstract This article argues that the Trump Administration’s Memorandum of Understanding with Iran is subject to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) but the administration has not complied... July 1, 2026 How Trump’s Understanding With Iran Echoes Obama’s 2015 Nuclear Deal If you want to understand Iran’s negotiating posture for the new nuclear deal with the United States, listen to what Washington and Tehran said about the nuclear deal of July 2015. At the time, President... July 1, 2026 Quantum Computers Are Coming. Washington Is Finally Paying Attention. Encryption protects your data from prying eyes. The complex math problems that underpin encryption, however, may soon no longer keep your data safe. Quantum computers test multiple answers simultaneously,... July 1, 2026 For Tehran, negotiation is war by other means President Trump has observed that Iran’s rulers have “never won a war, but never lost a negotiation.” The question that should follow: Why is that? One reason they don’t win wars: They have... June 30, 2026 FCC Introduces New Bans on Chinese-Produced Equipment Linked to Cyber Risks Washington is seeking to push older Chinese technology out of the nation’s core networks. On June 26, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moved to bar the importation of all equipment and... June 30, 2026 U.S. Quietly Shelves Proposed Hezbollah ‘Deconfliction Mechanism’ The new U.S.-brokered Israel-Lebanon framework has its strengths and weaknesses. But one immediate and unequivocal benefit is that it buries the misguided idea that Hezbollah should have a seat at the... June 30, 2026 Human Rights in Turkish-Occupied Cyprus June 30, 2026 Treasury License for Iranian Petroleum Is Unwise and May Be Inconsistent With Statutory Requirements The Treasury Department’s issuance on June 22 of a license pausing Iranian petroleum sanctions appears to be inconsistent with the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA), which prohibits such relief... June 30, 2026 Russia, Hamas, and China: Three reasons Turkey shouldn’t get the F-35 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears eager to impress Washington and Brussels at the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey, with Ankara undertaking robust preparations and Turkish officials trumpeting Erdogan’s... June 30, 2026 Why Is Saudi Arabia Appeasing Iran? Last week, while Iran attacked Bahrain and ships navigating through the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia was preparing a reconciliation summit with Tehran. Meanwhile, Secretary...

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