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October 1, 2015 The Jon Justice Show FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses al Qaeda, ISIS, and Syria. ... October 1, 2015 The Arlene Bynon Show FDD Senior Counselor John Hannah discusses Russian airstrikes and military action in Syria. ... October 1, 2015 The Schilling Show FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett comments on US, Russia, and Syria. ... October 1, 2015 Ex-CIA chief rips Obama bureaucrats: No cyber-hack fixes A new government report shows the computer networks of 24 federal agencies still do not have adequate security systems in place and are vulnerable to cyber attacks, and former CIA Director R. Jam... October 1, 2015 The Brett Winterble Show FDD Senior Fellow Bill Roggio discusses the latest news in Afghanistan and Syria. ... October 1, 2015 Chicago’s Morning Answer FDD President Clifford D. May comments on the escalating conflict in Syria. Listen to his segment beginning at 1:59:36.... October 1, 2015 The Morning News FDD Deputy Director of Congressional Relations Boris Zilberman discusses Russia's escalation in Syria. ... October 1, 2015 Secure Freedom Radio FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett comments on her latest Forbes article about the UN. ... September 30, 2015 The Hard Line FDD President Clifford May and Congressman Bob Walker discuss Putin's moves in Syria.... September 30, 2015 Dana FDD Senior Counselor John Hannah comments Russia's military actions in Syria. ... September 30, 2015 Happening Now FDD VP for Research Jonathan Schanzer discusses the designations of ISIS financiers and supporters. ... September 30, 2015 Varney & Co. FDD Chairman James Woolsey discusses Iran's nuclear program and Russia's role in Syria.... September 30, 2015 Russia’s Buildup in Syria May Thwart Idea of Safe Haven For weeks Ankara and Washington have been discussing establishing a safe haven in northern Syria to shield civilians and rebels alike from relentless Syrian government airstrikes. But wi... September 30, 2015 Study: Al-Qaida Thinking Longer-term Than Rival IS Al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria is building a larger base of support among insurgents in the war-torn country, and is having some success in persuading regional governments that it should be... September 30, 2015 Global Efforts Fail to Stem Flow of Foreign Fighters to Syria, Iraq Slow progress in the U.S.-led effort to ultimately destroy the Islamic State terror group is being mirrored by equally sluggish progress in the attempt to stem the flow of foreign fighters to the... September 30, 2015 ‘Putin Has Now Given Obama the Perfect Cover to Do Nothing About Assad’ Russia's incursion into Syria and expanding influence throughout the Middle East have offered the Obama administration something it has sought since the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011: a w... September 30, 2015 Why Troops Must Stay in Afghanistan Afghan forces are even now struggling to retake the northern city of Kunduz, which fell to the Taliban yesterday. It is proving a hard slog because the Taliban have been entrenched for so long ar... September 29, 2015 The Hard Line FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett discusses the different the UN speeches of Presidents Obama and Putin concerning the crisis in Syria. ... September 29, 2015 The Gil Gross Show FDD senior fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses ISIS recruitment techniques. ... September 29, 2015 Pope Francis’ Sins of Omission As his five-day visit to the United States comes to an end, Pope Francis continues to receive the undivided attention of audiences as major in number as in stature. It is not clear wheth... September 29, 2015 Tablet: Palestinian Authority Should Help Refugees By Returning Embezzled Aid Money If Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announces at the United Nations General Assembly next week that the Oslo Accords are dead, as he is expected to do, then he should relinquish the... September 29, 2015 In the Fall of Kunduz, Echoes of Iraq The Taliban’s rout Monday of Afghan forces in the northern city of Kunduz carried an eerie echo of recent battles in Iraq, where another U.S.-trained army has collapsed in combat despite ma... September 29, 2015 The Fall of Kunduz The Taliban has captured the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, marking the first time the militant group has seized a major city since 2001 when it was driven from power by the U.S.-led invasion.... September 28, 2015 DEFCON 3 KT McFarland and John Hannah discuss how Iran deal affects war against ISIS, relations with Israel.... September 28, 2015 The British Punk Rocker Widow Who Wants to Run ISIS’s Hackers A navel-baring British punk rocker turned Islamic State widow is now aiming for a leadership role in the terror group’s cadre of hackers and online recruiters, United States officials belie... September 28, 2015 ISIS in America: How Doomsday Muslim Cult is Turning Kids Against Parents American families are under assault from an Islamic extremist group that is quietly turning young minds against their parents, against their religious faith, and against their country. T... September 28, 2015 ‘Network Effect’: ISIS is Still Gaining Foreign Recruits at an Alarming Rate Despite Western efforts to counter extremism and terrorism recruiting, tens of thousands of foreigners have traveled to the Middle East to join groups like ISIS, The New York Times reports.... September 28, 2015 ‘It’s Classic Putin’: Russia’s Big Move in the Middle East Goes Beyond Syria Iraq announced on Sunday that it had reached a deal with Russia to begin sharing "security and intelligence" information about ISIS, the Associated Press reported. The announcement came... September 28, 2015 Cardin’s Iran Bill Pleases Few on Either Side of Debate A draft bill from Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin that aims to boost Israel’s security and constrain Iran’s potential to foment chaos in the Middle East doesn’t have many fans among bot... September 25, 2015 CTV News Foundation for Defense of Democracies journalist-in-residence Claudia Rosett discusses how significant the Pope celebrating mass in Cuba is. Watch the full video... September 25, 2015 Want To Really Help Refugees? Forget the pope: The only truly important dignitary visiting New York for the United Nations General Assembly this week is Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. That’s because Abba... September 25, 2015 Think Tank Director: America’s Interests Are Advanced By Supporting Israel Supporting Israel is in the United States’ interest for reasons of security and idealism, the head of a major think tank stated earlier this week. Clifford May, the preside... September 25, 2015 ISIS Has a Cash-Flow Problem The ISIS economy is struggling. A little more than a year after declaring an Islamic caliphate in Iraq and Syria, the extremist group is having a hard time keeping the promises it made t... September 24, 2015 The John Batchelor Show FDD Senior Fellows Bill Roggio & Thomas Joscelyn discuss Syria, al Qaeda, and radicalization. ... September 24, 2015 DNC Mocked for Attempt to Portray Marco Rubio Donor as Nazi The Democratic National Committee, in what critics say is one of the lamest attacks of the 2016 cycle so far, has pounced on Republican Marco Rubio’s plans to attend a fundraiser at the hou... September 24, 2015 Study: Al-Qaeda, Not ISIS, ‘Better Positioned for the Longterm’ Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), along with Jason Fritz, Bridget Moreng, and Nathaniel Barr from Valens Global, co-wrote the stud... September 23, 2015 Lou Dobbs Tonight FDD Senior Counselor John Hannah discusses Russia's military build up in Syria and the Syrian refugee crisis.... September 23, 2015 Iran on Israel: ‘We Are Going to Destroy Them’ The commander of Iran’s army said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic would destroy Israel at all costs despite the recent nuclear deal aimed at reining in the country’s rogue behavi... September 23, 2015 Money Follows Diplomacy Into Iran as European Interest Heats Up Diplomacy came first, now it’s money’s turn. Two months after Iran and six world powers signed a landmark nuclear agreement, foreign companies are seeking to secure a foothol... September 23, 2015 Is the Post-Abbas Mideast Already Here? Hamas celebrated an act of suicide terrorism in Jerusalem today that mirrored both late October’s attack at a Jerusalem light rail stop and another attack later today in the West Bank. It i... September 23, 2015 Third Time’s the Charm: French Agent Who Defected to al Qaida Finally Killed A Frenchman who’d escaped at least two earlier U.S.-led attempts on his life for defecting to al Qaida died in a July airstrike, the Pentagon said Tuesday. David Drugeon, who&rsquo... September 22, 2015 John Kerry is Helping Putin Validate Assad’s Dubious Narrative on the Refugee Crisis ... Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a counterterrorism analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, pointed out that Assad's desperation to do whatever it takes to hold on... September 22, 2015 ‘Muslims Are Fleeing in Droves’: ISIS Suddenly Has a Caliphate Problem ... "They claim to create this Islamic utopia and Muslims are fleeing in droves," Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a counterterrorism analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told B... September 21, 2015 Experts Square off on Iran Deal More than 150 students gathered in Linsly-Chittenden Hall Sunday evening to watch two foreign policy experts spar over an issue that has drawn the praise of Hillary Clinton LAW ’73 and the... September 21, 2015 Why GOP Congressional Leaders Support the Iran Deal in Fact — Follow the Money ... As detailed earlier this week in an important report by Emanuele Ottolenghi and Ben Weinthal of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (published by Politico’s Europ... September 21, 2015 Done Deal For Iran Nuke Pact, But Debate Still in Congress ... "This so-called `Implementation Day' won't come for six to 12 months," said Mark Dubowitz, a sanctions expert and an opponent of the deal with the Foundati... September 18, 2015 One of ISIS’ Commanders Was a ‘Star Pupil’ of US-special Forces Training In the Country of Georgia Aside from ISIS' 'caliph' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Georgian ex-commando Omar al-Shishani might be the most recognizable and popular of the powerful militant group's leaders.... September 18, 2015 Russia to Help Iran Improve its Centrifuge Technology The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, confirmed on Wednesday that Russia had “announced their preparedness to cooperate and improve Iran’s centrifuges... September 17, 2015 The Hard Line with Ed Berliner FDD Journalist-in-Residence Claudia Rosett discusses Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the White House. ... September 17, 2015 The Jon Justice Show FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses ISIS, Al Qaeda, and Syria. ...

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