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January 25, 2012 Morning Edition One problem with sanctions is that they don't always work as intended. If the U.S. and Europe don't buy Iran's oil, but other countries pick up the slack, for example, nothing is accomplished.... January 24, 2012 The Jon Justice Show The GOP primary and American foreign policy.... January 24, 2012 EU imposes Iran Oil Embargo "If you had told me a year or two ago that the Europeans would do something like this, I would have said you were crazy," said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of D... January 24, 2012 Afghan Troops Ramp Up Attacks on Western Trainers, Threatening Allied War Effort “It’s sort of a catch-22,” said Bill Roggio, the editor of Long War Journal, a Web site that closely tracks the Afghan war. “Our plan is to turn the country over to the Af... January 24, 2012 UK, EU Lobby To Protect Key Azeri Gas Project From Iran Sanctions Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said the December U.K. delegation in Washington was comprised of members of the Treasury, the foreign office and of... January 24, 2012 Bank Tejarat Banned by US, EU in Move Stifling Iran Trade Emanuele Ottolenghi, an Iran sanctions specialist at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based research institute, said the designation of Bank Tejarat was an important st... January 23, 2012 Arab League Mulls Unity Gov’t Plan for Syria Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps is providing significant quantities of weapons, technology and assistanc... January 23, 2012 Regime Change: How Fear of Iran Nukes, and Campaign Politics, Revived the Call Taking a cue from the Arab Spring and the toppling of Arab tyrants by popular movements, some regional experts say an Iranian population infuriated by increasingly dire economic conditions could... January 23, 2012 EU States Agree Gradual Ban on Iran Oil, Sanctions on Central Bank Emanuele Ottolenghi of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington said the oil embargo was possibly the last card Western governments could play to avoid military confrontation w... January 20, 2012 European Union Said to Discuss Freezing the Assets of Iran’s Bank Tejarat Emanuele Ottolenghi, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, an advocacy group in Washington that supports sanctions on Iran, said a ban on Bank Tejarat could have serious i... January 20, 2012 Daily Brief The shooting of an Iranian nuclear scientist that’s been blamed on the U.S. and Israel.... January 19, 2012 Defcon 3 Are Islamists replacing autocrats in Egypt and Turkey? ... January 18, 2012 Morning Edition Can the world stop Iran's nuclear program?... January 18, 2012 King Abdullah of Jordan: ‘We Have to Keep Our Fingers Crossed’ on Peace Talks Jonathan Schanzer, Vice President of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told me that the peace pro... January 18, 2012 Saudi Arabia is Not ‘Targeting’ $100 Oil On Iran, the kingdom has quietly supported efforts by the United States and its allies to pressure Tehran into ending its uranium enrichment program. But like the Obama administration, EU policym... January 18, 2012 Pakistan, Taliban Doubt Mehsud is Dead The Long War Journal, an online forum tracking counter-terrorism operations, reported during the weekend that intercepted radio communications between Taliban fighters led intelligence authoritie... January 17, 2012 The Jon Justice Show Spotlight on Somalia.... January 17, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Pakistani premier is ordered to court to face reprimand.... January 16, 2012 FDD Academic Fellows Application Please complete this application and send it together with a passport size... January 15, 2012 Economic Regime-Change Can Stop Iran Bomb Iran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, the choke-point for Persian Gulf oil... January 13, 2012 State Department Sanctions Three Companies Under Iran Sanctions Act After my post, I spoke with Mark Dubowitz, the executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which is a Washington think tank that has pushed for stronger sanctions on Iran. Du... January 13, 2012 US Imposes Sanctions on Oil Firms Tading with Iran "It's a good shot across the bow and signals the US is serious about vigorous sanctions enforcement," said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.... January 13, 2012 The John Batchelor Show The latest developments on sanctioning Iran.... January 13, 2012 Fox 5 News at 5 Pentagon leaders scrambled Thursday to contain damage from an Internet video purporting to show four Marines urinating on Taliban corpses -- an act that appears to violate international laws of w... January 13, 2012 News Update White House weighs in on Marine video investigation.... January 13, 2012 U.S. Slaps Sanctions on China State Energy Trader Over Iran "It's a good shot across the bow and signals the U.S. is serious about vigorous sanctions enforcement. This could be the beginning of a cascade of more sanctions on Chinese companies if Chin... January 13, 2012 FDD on Latest Sanctions Move: ‘A Shot Across the Bow to Beijing’ After my earlier post on the newly imposed sanctions on... January 12, 2012 Iran Says Scientist’s Murder Reveals Global Terror Campaign That alone is difficult, said Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former Central Intelligence Agency specialist on Iran who is now at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a Washington foreign- policy... January 12, 2012 China Gets Cheaper Iran Oil as U.S. Picks Up Tab for Hormuz Strait Patrols Instead, China’s oil executives are expected to demand lower prices for Iranian crude, said Mark Dubowitz, director of the Iran Energy Project at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies,... January 12, 2012 Can EU Oil Sanctions Create a Turning Point in Iran? The strategy of inflicting laser-like oil sanctions on Iran without disrupting global energy markets, and thereby reducing Iran's oil profits, was first developed by Mark Dubowitz, executive... January 12, 2012 NewsHour A decade after the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, began accepting prisoners, the debate continues over how the U.S. treats terror suspects. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ongoing issue of... January 12, 2012 News Update Iran and its dealings with China. Listen to the interview here.... January 11, 2012 News Update Defense spending and how it effects our policies in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and North Korea.... January 11, 2012 Special Report The Muslim Brotherhoods position in Egypt, specifically discussing the Obama Administration’s reversal of longtime U.S. policy as it strives to forge closer ties with the Muslim Brotherhood... January 11, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Developments in the Middle East, particularly 70% Muslim Brotherhood/Islamist election victory in Cairo, Erdogan's arrest of generals (and his alleged cancer) and developments in Syria.... January 11, 2012 The Jon Justice Show The top five trends that will shape the national security environment this decade.... January 11, 2012 Crane Durham’s Nothing But Truth A possible Ron Paul presidency and developments in Iran.... January 10, 2012 Inside Story Is Iran finding new friends in Latin America?... January 10, 2012 The Situation Room Is Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, the former US Marine being held in Iran, a spy?... January 10, 2012 Syrian Americans Anxiously Monitor Uprising “Sometimes I tape them, because it’s a part of our history,” said the 43-year-old mother of two, who took a leave from her job as an Arabic teacher to help the uprising that beg... January 9, 2012 Lull in Strikes by U.S. Drones Aids Militants in Pakistan Over all, drone strikes in Pakistan dropped to 64 last year, compared with 117 strikes in 2010, according to The Long War Journal, a Web site that monitors the attacks. Analysts attribute the dec... January 9, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Karzai’s ultimatum complicates U.S. exit strategy.... January 9, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Musharraf will be arrested on arrival in Pakistan, PTI reports.... January 9, 2012 Daily Brief Iranian war games and military drills between Israel and the U.S.... January 9, 2012 The Jim Vicevich Show Recent developments in Iran. ... January 8, 2012 FDD In The News Iran and the Myth of the Pro-Regime Backlash Emanuele Ottolenghi – The Wall Street Journal Would a U.S. military strike against Iran kill anti-regime sentiment inside the... January 6, 2012 FDD Mourns the Loss of Newton D. Becker We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Newt Becker, a great mentor, supporter and friend of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies. We express our deepest condolences to Rochelle, D... January 6, 2012 Today In Syria: “They Made [Dad] Watch My Mom Being Beaten” If you believe you've been threatened by Syrian informants and want to publicize your story, contact PBS... January 6, 2012 Inside Story As the US trims its defence budget, what effect it will have on how the military fights future wars?... January 5, 2012 FDD In The News Iran and the Myth of the Pro-Regime Backlash Emanuele Ottolenghi – The Wall Street Journal Would a U.S. military strike against Iran kill anti-regime sentiment inside the...

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