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October 8, 2021 Filling the Void in Afghanistan: How Pakistan, Qatar, and Turkey Benefit from U.S. Retreat FDD's Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP) and Turkey Program host a conversation with Aykan Erdemir, senior director of FDD's Turkey Program; Farahnaz Ispahani, senior fellow at the Religious Freedom Institute and public policy fellow at the Wilson Center; and Varsha Koduvayur, analyst at Valens Global. Filling the Void in Afghanistan is moderated by Maseh Zarif, director of congressional relations at FDD Action, with an introduction by Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president for research at FDD. August 3, 2021 Transforming the Total Army U.S. Army Chief of Staff General James C. McConville, Chief of the Army Reserve Lieutenant General Jody Daniels, and Director of the Army National Guard Lieutenant General Jon A. Jensen discuss the importance of the Army Reserve and Army National Guard in securing the United States, provide an update on efforts to transform their components, and detail the challenges they confront going forward. June 11, 2021 Afghanistan After America’s Withdrawal FDD’s Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP) hosts Husain Haqqani, former Pakistani ambassador to the United States and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute; David Kilcullen, former chief strategist at the State Department and advisor to CMPP; and Bill Roggio, FDD senior fellow and editor at FDD’s Long War Journal. The conversation is moderated by Nancy Youssef, national security correspondent at the Wall Street Journal. June 2, 2021 America’s Role in Afghanistan: Lessons Learned and What Lies Ahead Hosted by FDD's Center on Military and Political Power, America's Role in Afghanistan features Secretary Leon Panetta, former Secretary of Defense and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Obama administration, and LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, who served in Afghanistan as an Army officer and later as national security advisor in the Trump administration. May 7, 2021 Bipartisan Approaches to Counter Human Rights Abuses by the Islamic Republic of Iran April 27, 2021 Iran Is More Than Persia: Ethnic Politics in the Islamic Republic April 22, 2021 Readiness in the Balance: U.S. Military Preparedness Amid Growing Threats April 22, 2021 Aligning U.S.-Israel Cooperation on Technology Issues and China April 12, 2021 Engineering the Solution to Critical Infrastructure Cyber Sabotage March 22, 2021 Syria’s Chemical Weapons: A Decade of Atrocities and the Path to a Global Zero Use Policy March 17, 2021 The Sprint to Field the Army Force of the Future February 25, 2021 Turkish Banks Under Fire at Home and Under Scrutiny in U.S. Courts February 23, 2021 Bolstering America’s Cyber Diplomacy Capabilities January 14, 2021 On the Same Page: America’s Middle East Allies and Regional Threats December 15, 2020 Defending Forward: Securing America by Projecting Military Power Abroad November 25, 2020 Challenges and Opportunities in Treasury’s War: Future Financial Measures for Policy Innovation and Implementation November 25, 2020 The Elements of the China Challenge November 23, 2020 Secure and Competitive Markets in the Digital Age November 23, 2020 Competing in the Pacific: A Conversation with U.S. Army Chief of Staff General James C. McConville November 12, 2020 From Pastor Andrew Brunson to Osman Kavala: Rethinking Prisoners of Conscience in Turkey and Beyond October 27, 2020 Taking Treasury to War: Two Decades of Using Financial Measures as National Security Statecraft October 13, 2020 Reversing America’s Eroding Military Edge in the Pacific: A Conversation with INDOPACOM Commander Admiral Philip S. Davidson October 8, 2020 Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World October 2, 2020 America as Preferred Partner: Arms Sales and Great Power Competition in the Indo-Pacific October 1, 2020 A Step Towards Peace: The “New Normal” for the United Arab Emirates September 14, 2020 The Future the UN Wants – Is it the Future the US Needs? August 26, 2020 America’s Frontline Cyber Readiness: A View from the Federal, State, and Local Levels August 21, 2020 Rolling Along: A Conversation on Army Readiness and Modernization August 13, 2020 Lebanon’s Compounding Crises: Corruption, Destruction, and an Economy on the Brink of Collapse July 30, 2020 Military Mobility and Great Power Competition: A Conversation with USTRANSCOM Commander General Stephen R. Lyons July 21, 2020 The Post-Islamic Republic Future of Iran July 13, 2020 Chinese Investments in Israel: Understanding and Mitigating Risks June 17, 2020 Israel and the Territories: Calculating the Risk/Reward Ratio June 9, 2020 Iran’s Nuclear Program: Ongoing Activities, Obligations, and Policy Options June 4, 2020 Strategies for Addressing Global White Supremacists May 19, 2020 China’s Global Ambitions: Below the Belt and Road March 9, 2020 The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West March 9, 2020 U.S. Government Sanctions Priorities and Approach in 2020 March 5, 2020 Resiliency Against Large-Scale Cyberattacks: Recommendations from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission January 29, 2020 Occupied Elsewhere: Selective Policies on Occupations, Protracted Conflicts, and Territorial Disputes December 13, 2019 Maximum Pressure 2.0: A Plan for North Korea December 5, 2019 FDD Virtual Town Hall: The Iran Protests Popular anger and widespread resentment at the Islamic Republic reached new heights in recent weeks on the Iranian streets. Under the cover of an internet blackout, Iranian authorities killed well over... October 21, 2019 Shatter the Nations: ISIS and the War for the Caliphate October 10, 2019 Instruments of American Power: Implementing Foreign Policies and Protecting Against Global Threats September 13, 2019 Securing the Courts: Exploitation of the Judicial System by Foreign Adversaries August 20, 2019 Ruthless Prioritization: The Army’s Realization of the National Defense Strategy – A Conversation with Acting Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy July 31, 2019 DASD Mulroy on Israel and Great Power Competition July 24, 2019 The Future of Democracy in Venezuela July 19, 2019 Israel’s National Security Strategies: A View from the Prime Minister’s Office After five years advising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Israel’s foreign policy challenges, Jonathan Schachter stepped down last summer. His duties in the Prime Minister's Office offered him a rare perspective on the processes underlying Israel's most consequential national security and defense policies of the past decade. FDD is pleased to host him in conversation with FDD’s Senior Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer on Israel’s foreign policy and the threats and opportunities facing Israel today. July 15, 2019 Beyond Legislation: Transnational Strategies for Countering Religious Persecution

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