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January 28, 2019 Implementing the National Defense Strategy The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and its Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP) will host a lunch conversation with the Co-Chairs of the NDSC to discuss its findings and recommen... November 15, 2018 Losing a War in Afghanistan: Countering the Taliban and Understanding U.S. Policies A conversation featuring Jessica Donati, reporter at The Wall Street Journal, and Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio, FDD senior fellows and editors of FDD's Long War Journal. Moderated by FDD Founder and President Clifford D. May. November 13, 2018 The Battlefield of Today and Tomorrow: Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare FDD conference on cyber-enabled economic warfare (CEEW), a hostile strategy involving attack(s) against a nation using cyber technology with the intent to weaken its economy and thereby reduce its political and military power. August 28, 2018 FDD’s National Security Summit At FDD's National Security Summit, UN Ambassador Nikki R. Haley was presented with FDD's Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Statesmanship Award. The summit also featured remarks by the Southern District of New York Assistant United States Attorneys and FBI Special Agents who received FDD’s Alberto Nisman Award for Courage, and Brian Hook, Special Representative for Iran at the U.S. Department of State. July 27, 2018 The Crisis of Compliance June 27, 2018 Results of Erdogan’s Snap Election Gambit: Implications for U.S.-Turkey Relations June 5, 2018 Iran’s Deceptive Financial Practices Featuring remarks by Sigal Mandelker, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence June 4, 2018 North Korea’s Smile Diplomacy: Breakthrough or Déjà Vu? May 22, 2018 Elections in Lebanon and Iraq: Understanding the Results and Implications for U.S. Policy May 8, 2018 Turkey’s Snap Elections: Erdogan’s Gambit April 24, 2018 Cryptocurrencies and Sanctions April 11, 2018 Iran’s Ballistic Missiles: Capabilities, Intentions, and the Evolving Threat March 16, 2018 Legal Implications Surrounding the Use of Human Shields February 28, 2018 Iran’s Formidable Forces in Iraq and Syria February 9, 2018 Syrian Impasse: America Between Turkey and the Kurds January 23, 2018 A Conversation with Ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro January 18, 2018 Atilla, Zarrab, and U.S.-Turkish Relations January 16, 2018 National Security in the Age of the Blockchain January 11, 2018 Countering Hezbollah’s Transnational Criminal Enterprise January 5, 2018 The Iran Protests: Implications for the Islamic Republic and Beyond November 17, 2017 Understanding al Qaeda Through the Massive Trove of Osama bin Laden’s Files October 24, 2017 U.S.-Turkish Relations in the Era of Erdogan’s “Hostage Diplomacy” October 19, 2017 FDD’s National Security Summit October 3, 2017 Hezbollah’s Role in Iran’s Global Illicit Networks August 24, 2017 Addressing the North Korean Threat July 11, 2017 The Last Palestinian: The Rise and Reign of Mahmoud Abbas June 13, 2017 North Korea’s Illicit Networks: Policy Options and Analyses June 7, 2017 Arming the Kurds: Implications for U.S.-Turkish Relations May 23, 2017 Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood’s Global Affiliates: New U.S. Administration Considers New Policies April 27, 2017 North Korea’s Imminent and Long-term Threats: Good, Bad, and Worse Options The Foundation for Defense of Democracies and its Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance hosted a by-invitation-only conference on North Korea on Thursday, April 27 from 9:30am to 12:00pm.... April 7, 2017 The ‘New Turkey’ and its Discontents March 24, 2017 Keeping Iran in Check: How to Combat Iran’s Illicit Activities March 7, 2017 After the Islamic State: Consequences and Beneficiaries February 6, 2017 Securing American Interests: A New Era of Economic Power Join the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and its Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance on February 6, 2017. By-invitation-only. December 19, 2016 Implications of the Fatah Conference December 14, 2016 Obama’s Gamble vs. Ike’s Gamble: American Influence in the Middle East November 18, 2016 Cyber Warfare in the Next Administration November 10, 2016 The Battle for Mosul October 6, 2016 The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East A Conversation with Stuart Levey, Jay Solomon, Ju... September 12, 2016 Covering the Bases: Reassessing U.S. Military Deployments in Turkey After the Attempted Coup d’Etat The Foundation for Defense of Democracies hosted a discussion on the U.S.-Turkish security relationship. In the wake of the recent coup attempt and growing fractures between the two allies, the expert discussion took a close look at our current military-to-military ties. The event took place on Capitol Hill on Monday, September 12. August 15, 2016 From Truman to Obama: The Past, Present, and Future of U.S.-Israel Relations The Foundation for Defense of Democracieshosted a by-invitation-only lunch conversation on Monday, August 15 at 12:30pm featuring Ambassador Dennis Ross and Professor Kenneth Stein to discuss the past, present, and future of U.S.-Israel relations. The discussion was moderated by FDD Senior Counselor John Hannah. The event was open to government officials, Hill staff, foreign policy professionals, members of the diplomatic corps, the think tank and foreign policy communities, and press. July 25, 2016 The Third Lebanon War July 21, 2016 After the Failed Coup: Prospects for Turkish Stability and the U.S.-Turkey Alliance July 11, 2016 Risky Business in Iran: One Year Since the JCPOA The Foundation for Defense of Democracies' Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance (CSIF) hosted a lunch conversation on Capitol Hill on Monday, July 11 from 12:00pm to 1:15pm featuring Mark Dubowitz, sanctions expert and Executive Director of FDD and CSIF, former Treasury official Eric Lorber, Senior Associate at the Financial Integrity Network and Senior Advisor to CSIF. The conversation was moderated by Indira Lakshmanan. June 21, 2016 Region in Conflict: The Military and Security Balance in the Middle East For some years now, the broader Middle East has been the bloodiest region of the world. Multiple and ongoing conflicts throughout much of the region present critical security challenges for the United States, its allies and its partners – as does Russia’s intervention in Syria and Iran’s continuing ballistic missile program. June 15, 2016 The Future of Political Islam More than five years ago, popular uprisings across the Middle East rocked the region’s authoritarian order to its core. Groups espousing some version of political Islam, not Western-style democracy, appeared to be among the biggest beneficiaries of the resulting turmoil. June 9, 2016 Genocide by ISIS: The Plight of Yazidis in Iraq & Syria May 18, 2016 A Conversation with Yair Lapid May 16, 2016 Turkey’s One-Man Show: Erdoğan’s Agenda After Davutoğlu May 11, 2016 State of Play: Combatting Today’s Illicit Financial Networks The world of illicit finance continues to present challenges to U.S. national security and the integrity of the global financial system. The U.S. Treasury is trying to stay ahead of the terrorist and criminal networks exploiting global vulnerabilities.

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