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October 24, 2012 Tracking America’s Drone War Since 2002, armed drones have become an increasingly important element of U.S. national security policy. This project – which will be updated regularly – documents drone strikes in Pa... October 23, 2012 Obama Faces Tough Call on Iran Oil Sanctions Just weeks after the election, President Barack Obama will be faced with a pivotal decision on oil sanctions on Iran, in which he will hav... October 23, 2012 Analysts: Romney Knowledgeable, Less Hawkish at Presidential Debate Mitt Romney passed the sniff test on foreign policy knowledge in Monday night's debate, according to foreign policy analysts on both sides of the aisle, although most said the Republican nom... October 23, 2012 Boulton & Co FDD's Clifford May gives reaction to the foreign policy debate between Mitt Romney and President Obama.... October 23, 2012 Happening Now FDD's Mark Dubowitz responds to the presidential debate discussion on Iran.... October 22, 2012 The Source President Obama's response to a question on The Daily Show about his administration's communication after the Benghazi attack.... October 22, 2012 The John Batchelor Show AQAP launches complex suicide assault on Yemeni Army base. Listen to the program here.... October 22, 2012 The John Batchelor Show UN transfers technology to rogue states: why? Listen to the program here.... October 22, 2012 Fox 5 Morning News FDD's Clifford May gives a breif preview of the presidential debate on foreign policy, including some of the key threats that that should be discussed.... October 22, 2012 The Current Many Western analysts believe Iran is quickly running out of foreign reserves -- meaning it will no longer be able to buy necessary imports. Some diplomats anticipate the economy will implode by... October 22, 2012 Shalom USA Iran and the UN.... October 22, 2012 Tick-Tock Tehran There have been two big stories about Iran in recent weeks. One is that Iran's currency, the rial, is in freefall. The other is that Iran's nuclear program is in overdrive. So the quest... October 22, 2012 Jordanian Salafi Cleric: We Planned Attack in Israel A Jordanian Salafist-jihadist cleric with ties to al-Qaida said on Saturday that jihadists from his country had planned to carry out a suicide attack in Israel. Abu Muhammad al-Tah... October 22, 2012 Obama’s Iran Non-Deal Saturday night the New York Times reported : “The United States and Iran have agreed in principle for the first time to one-on-one negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, according... October 22, 2012 As Romney, Obama Debate Foreign Policy, Few See Easy Answers in Middle East President Barack Obama’s handling of the so-called Arab Spring is likely to crop up when he debates foreign policy Monday night with Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. But what... October 19, 2012 ‘Mullah Radio’ Believed to be Behind Attack on Pakistani Schoolgirl The Taliban leader who apparently ordered the assassination of a Pakistani schoolgirl last week may not be well-known outside the remote, picturesque Swat Valley. But there he is infamous for his... October 19, 2012 The Situation Room FDD's Clifford May debates CNN correspondent Peter Bergen on whether al Qaeda is defeated.... October 19, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Recent Palestinian elections. Listen to the program here.... October 19, 2012 Delaware’s Afternoon News with Allan Loudel The attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.... October 18, 2012 The Charles Adler Show FDD's Clifford May joins Charles Adler with a reaction to Tuesday's US presidential debate, specifically the sparing over the attack in Benghazi.... October 18, 2012 Report: Iran Sanctions Have Failed Economic sanctions on Iran have failed in their “principal objective” of preventing Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons, according to a nonpartisan... October 17, 2012 Afghanistan’s Online War of Words On October 5 the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF) invited the Taliban to discuss the coalition's committment to free speech in Afghanistan. There was, however, j... October 17, 2012 Sanctions Won’t Stop Iran Few would have thought that the MAD world of Mutually Assured Destruction might seem like an era of sanity in retrospect. The period that created Dr. Strangelove restricted its nuclear club to pa... October 17, 2012 Diplomat: Western officials See Iran’s Economy Imploding Quickly Western governments believe that Iran’s economy is imploding so quickly that it could essentially collapse next spring under the combined pressure of international sanctions, an oil embargo... October 16, 2012 EU Sanctions Target Iran Oil, Gas, Tanker Companies European Union governments imposed sanctions on Tuesday against major Iranian state companies in the oil and gas industry, and strengthened restrictions on the central bank, cranking up financial... October 16, 2012 Massive Prison Break Frees 120 Inmates in Libya For a country that already has a problem with roving outlaws, this is the last thing you want to have happen. AFP reports... October 16, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Al-Qaeda in Libya. Listen to the program here.... October 15, 2012 Happening Now FDD's Clifford May discusses the attack in Benghazi and its use as a campaign topic in the presidential election.... October 15, 2012 News Update A terrorism expert tells News 5 Daphne High School graduate and suspected terrorist Omar Hammami has likely been the target of US military drone strikes. Bill Roggio, Senior Fellow for Foundation... October 15, 2012 To The Point When it comes to Iran's nuclear program, Mitt Romney sounds more hawkish than President Obama, agreeing with Israel about where to draw a "red line." The President has said it should be an ac... October 15, 2012 EU Agrees to New, Wide-Ranging Iran Sanctions European Union governments agreed further sanctions against Iran's banking, shipping and industrial sectors on Monday, cranking up financial pressure on Tehran in the hope of drawing it into... October 15, 2012 EU Agrees Wider Iran Sanctions, Ashton Sees More Talks European Union governments agreed further sanctions against Iran's banking, shipping and industrial sectors on Monday, cranking up financial pressure on Tehran in the hope of drawing it into... October 15, 2012 Exclusive – India’s HMEL Bought 2 Million Barrels of Iranian Oil: Sources India's HMEL, part-owned by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, has emerged as a new oil client of sanctions-hit Iran, potentially complicat... October 15, 2012 Analysis: Will New EU Sanctions on Iran Count? The European Union’s foreign ministers are slated to convene on Monday in Luxembourg to rubber-stamp a new round of energy sanctions on Iran’s vulnerable gas, financial and shipping s... October 15, 2012 Doha’s Four Seasons Hotel Tea Lounge a Painful Exile for Syrians in Qatar No one at the Tea Lounge in Doha's Four Seasons Hotel seems to have come to Qatar to take in the sights. An exiled Somali shuffles documents back and forth to the man across from him, domina... October 12, 2012 Bin Laden Is Dead, Al Qaeda Is Alive President Barack Obama’s campaign continues to claim that it has “decimated” al Qaeda, the world’s most notorious terror group, despite increasing evidence the group is ex... October 12, 2012 Syria’s Civil War Leaves Its Cities, Economy and Cultural Heritage in Shambles In Syria’s cities and towns, entire blocks of apartment buildings have been shattered, their top floors reduced to pancaked slabs of concrete. Centuries-old markets have been gutte... October 12, 2012 Obama Implements Additional Iran Sanctions The White House implemented new sanctions against Iran Tuesday, as the US seeks to tighten the financial screws on the regime in Tehran. US President Barack Obama issued an executive ord... October 12, 2012 A Conservative Split Over the Middle East Mitt Romney’s speech on foreign affairs this week was surprisingly moderate. Rhetorically it was full of sound and fury but, on closer examination, it signified no major change of policy. Romney... October 12, 2012 Iran’s Sea Trade Buckles Under Western Sanctions Iran's vital seaborne trade is buckling under the weight of Western sanctions, deepening hardship for a population deprived of basic imports and heaping intense pressure on Tehran over its n... October 12, 2012 Holding Civil Society Workshops While Syria Burns Syria's bloody civil war is threatening to turn into a regional conflict. For six days in a row as of Oct. 8, Turkey has lobbed artillery into northern Syria in response to shells from Presi... October 12, 2012 EU Moves Closer to New Iran Sanctions The European Union provisionally approved new economic sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program on Friday, with senior diplomats giving their backing to measures against Tehran's bank... October 12, 2012 NewsWatch FDD's Sebastian Gorka discusses the missteps which allowed four Americans to be killed at the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.... October 12, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Lara Logan, the CBS News and ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent, stunned a Chicago audience with her interventionist critique of America’s response to the attacks in Libya.... October 12, 2012 Better To Elect Islamists Than Have Dictators? Listen to the debate here. "Politics is the art of choosing between t... October 12, 2012 Afternoon Edition Cyber security and Panetta's recent warnings about a "cyber Pearl Harbor."... October 9, 2012 News Update Romney’s foreign policy speech.... October 9, 2012 Newsnight Iran and the significance of the economic and political events of recent weeks and days.... October 9, 2012 News Update The US presidential debate.... October 9, 2012 The Source Iran sanctions, the plunge of Iran's currency, and the Iranian nuclear program....

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