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November 13, 2014 CCTV News FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses Boko Haram's strategy in Nigeria.... November 13, 2014 4 Turkish terrorists caught in Texas after being smuggled across border ... Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said he would be surprised if the men were part of a plot against the U.S.... November 13, 2014 McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran ... Jonathan Schanzer, a scholar at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, noted that even while Iran is not able to benefit from access to the mine and steps have been taken to... November 13, 2014 Reasons for a New Counterterrorism Framework ... One of the key criticisms of the Obama approach in combating terrorism, especially al Qaeda, is that the administration does not fully understand the organization, which hinders or bli... November 13, 2014 Iranian Negotiator: U.S. Must Bow to Our ‘Inalienable Nuclear Rights’ ... Iran’s foreign minister and lead negotiator in nuclear talks said this week that the United States must bow to Iran’s “inalienable nuclear rights” and hinted th... November 13, 2014 AP Sources: IS, al-Qaida Reach Accord in Syria ... Militant leaders from the Islamic State group and al-Qaida gathered at a farm house in northern Syria last week and agreed on a plan to stop fighting each other and work together again... November 13, 2014 Bipartisanship is Our Best Hope for Stopping a Bad Iran Deal ... President Obama has been making so many concessions that the likelihood of Iranian negotiators making a deal by the Nov. 24 deadline, rather than waiting for more generous terms to fal... November 13, 2014 12 People to Follow on Twitter for the Iran Talks ... It’s fish-or-cut-bait time in the Iran nuclear talks, with the deadline for an agreement now less than two weeks away. Events are moving quickly. How can you prepare for the flur... November 12, 2014 Andy Parks Live from the Washington Times FDD President Clifford May discusses his latest column for the Washington Times, "The Islamic Republic Conquers the Economist."... November 12, 2014 Up All Night FDD Deputy Director for Research Oren Kessler talks about the spread of unrest in Israel. Listen here.... November 12, 2014 The Bill Handel Show FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross analyses President Obama's decision to send more troops to Iraq.... November 12, 2014 Sandy Rios in the Morning FDD Freedom Scholar Michael Ledeen discusses the potential consequences of President Obama's Iran strategy. List... November 12, 2014 The John Batchelor Show FDD Senior Fellows Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio explain why the connection CENTCOM has drawn between Al Nusrah and the Khorasan Group is misleading.... November 12, 2014 The Lead with Jake Tapper FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross talks with Pamela Brown about the radicalization of Western teens by the Islamic State through social media.... November 12, 2014 Preemptive Strike ... Two weeks before a crucial diplomatic deadline, newly victorious Republicans in Congress are plotting to derail one of Barack Obama’s few remaining chances for a second-term poli... November 12, 2014 Iran Escapes Isolation; Obama Frantic for a Deal ... Just when you think things can’t get any worse in the P5+1 talks, along comes this news: Russia signed a contract Tuesday to build two more nuclear reactors in Iran to b... November 12, 2014 Iran Expert: Congress Can Defend Iran Sanctions From Obama In a conference call with reporters Wednesday morning, Mark Dubowitz, an Iran expert and executive director of the nonpartisan Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said that Congress has tools... November 12, 2014 Sanctions Expert: Iran Cheats “Incrementally” to “Eat Up Time” and Avoid Consequences ... For an op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal, Bret Stephens interviewed Mark Dubowit... November 12, 2014 The Beltway’s Syria Fairy Tales ... Tom Joscelyn and Bill Roggio have the story at The Long War Journal: CENTCOM draws misleading line between Al Nusrah Fron... November 11, 2014 CTV News FDD Senior Fellow Emanuele Ottolenghi comments on the recent attacks in Israel.... November 11, 2014 Happening Now FDD Executive Director Mark Dubowitz discusses the Islamic State and recent violence in Israel.... November 11, 2014 If Iran Says ‘Yes’ ... As for Iran, a deal with one hundred moving parts also serves it well. “The Iranians will cheat the way they always cheat, which is incrementally, not dramatically,&rdquo... November 10, 2014 VIDEO: Authorities Fear “Lone Wolf” Attacks FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross talks with Brian Todd about the likelihood of lone wolf attacks in the West as the Islamic State loses momentum in the Middle East.... November 10, 2014 Newshour FDD President Clifford May discusses the possible effects of an increase in the number of American forces in Iraq. Listen here.... November 10, 2014 Obama Just Doubled Down on the Battle Against ISIS ... Here are the latest positions of US airstrikes against ISIS, according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' ... November 10, 2014 US Shouldering Brunt of ISIS Air Campaign ... The military coalition attacking the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been heralded by President Obama as “almost unprecedented,” especially for the participation of Ara... November 7, 2014 Special Report with Bret Baier FDD Senior Fellow Thomas Joscelyn comments on the recent return of a Guantanamo detainee to Kuwait... November 7, 2014 The Jon Justice Show FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross comments on perceptions of the Islamic State in the United States. Listen here.... November 7, 2014 Spies Warned White House: Don’t Hit Al Qaeda in Syria ... The fight with al Nusra may have been inevitable, but it risks unraveling the Obama administration’s shaky military strategy in Syria. “Current U.S. policy—a... November 7, 2014 A Bold New Voice? Or a ‘Lightweight?’ ... Most intriguingly, as a student at Rome’s La Sapienza University, she wrote her graduate thesis on political Islam. Emanuele Ottolenghi, an Italian Jew who is presently a... November 7, 2014 While Terror Rages in Jerusalem, Israel-Jordan Relations Hang in the Balance ... Grant Rumley, a research analyst specializing in Palestinian politics and the Levant region for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS that he believes Jordan&rsqu... November 6, 2014 Obama’s Biggest Foreign Goal Just Got Vastly Harder ... But if the White House signs a deal with Iran after the next Senate is sworn in on Jan. 3, it could have to contend with numerous legislative challenges to its implementation.... November 6, 2014 Five Republicans Who Will Dominate on Foreign Policy in the Next Congress ... One thing McConnell did not mention that will surely loom large in the coming months is congressional action on Iran's nuclear program. This year, Reid single-handedly prevented a... November 6, 2014 New Republican Congress Could Counter Obama on Iran ... Lawmakers from both parties are already holding behind-the-scenes discussions over which tack to take once the new Congress opens on January 3, the aide said. "If the... November 6, 2014 Why Terrorists Use Vehicles as Weapons ... Ramming attacks have been a weapon in the arsenal of Palestinian terrorists for some time now. During last summer’s fighting in Gaza, for instance, a construction excavator was u... November 6, 2014 Iran Quietly Fearful of Republican Takeover of Congress ... Saeed Ghasseminejad, an Iranian dissident and associate fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), said Iranians continue to view Obama as a weak leader.... November 6, 2014 Is the Post-Abbas Mideast Already Here? ... Concern over a post-Abbas Middle East is becoming more common. Last month, the Times of Israel’s Haviv Rettig Gur wrote a typically incisive essay on the state of play between Is... November 5, 2014 The Arena with Michael Coren FDD Senior Fellow Emanuele Ottolenghi assesses the success of the United States led efforts against the Islamic State.... November 5, 2014 Andy Parks Live from the Washington Times FDD President Clifford May discusses his latest column, "Building a Palestinian City on a Hill."... November 5, 2014 The Midterms Change the Iran Equation ... Now, however, a new factor is added to the mix: A GOP-majority Senate. With that on the horizon, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) tells me this morning: “With each passing day, U.S. diplo... November 4, 2014 The John Batchelor Show FDD Senior Fellows Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn discuss their recent pieces for the Long War Journal. Listen her... November 4, 2014 The John Batchelor Show FDD Freedom Scholar Michael Ledeen questions whether Obama is attempting a rapprochement with Iran, similar to the "Nixon-to-China Moment."... November 4, 2014 Political and Diplomatic Uncertainty Fuel US-Israel Divide The ‘chickenshit’ affair is emblematic of deteriorating relations during tumultuous times, as top officials brace themselves for radical regional changes. ...... November 4, 2014 Rivals Tehran, Riyadh Pledge Billions to Lebanon’s Army ... Hezbollah, strained by the deployment of thousands of its fighters in Syria, has become increasingly reliant on the army for maintaining domestic stability. “They need t... November 4, 2014 Nusra Fights to Establish Supply Lines ... The attacks over the weekend, Khashan said, were an attempt to “break the stranglehold” that the Syrian opposition groups in the Qalamoun region are experiencing.... November 4, 2014 Hezbollah Threats to Israel ‘Emboldened’ by Improved American-Iranian Ties, Expert Says ... A leading Middle East analyst in Washington, DC told The Algemeiner that Nasrallah’s brazenness was partly triggered by the improvement in relations between the US and Iran, Hezb... November 4, 2014 Wanted: ISIS Seeking Manager for its New Oil Refineries, Paying $225k ... ISIS terrorists reportedly took control of a natural gas field in the Homs province of Syria. Photographic evidence suggests the extremists captured parts of a natural gas fiel... November 4, 2014 Pakistan Border Bombing: ISIS, al-Qaeda Affiliated Terrorist Groups Race To Claim Responsibility ... A suicide attack on the Pakistani border with India that left at least 60 people dead and more than 150 wounded is so significant that several jihadist groups are trying to claim respo... November 3, 2014 Minister’s Family Ties to Terror ... David Weinberg, of the US-based Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, said: “Mr al-Attiyah’s case appears to show another instance of Qatar’s government... November 3, 2014 Is Qatar the most two-faced nation on Earth? Supporter of terrorism or loyal friend to Britain, a country it's buying up? As the PM meets the Gulf state's leader today, will he dare ask the tough questions...

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