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September 18, 2014 Obama Plans to Tightly Control Strikes on Syria ... ...... September 18, 2014 ISIS Is Already An Oil-Rich State, Former Cheney Adviser Says As Western nations are now poised to take action against ISIS, the Islamic terrorists are already “closer to being an actual state than any American s... September 17, 2014 FDD Scholar to Testify Before Congress Friday on Threat of Islamist Foreign Fighters WASHINGTON – Thomas Joscelyn, senior fellow for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, will testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Friday on “Islamist Foreign Fighters... September 17, 2014 Radio America with Greg Corombos FDD President Clifford May discusses President Obama's IS strategy. Listen here.... September 17, 2014 The Situation Room FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross analyzes IS's latest recruitment video release.... September 17, 2014 Senators Seek to Choke Off IS Funds ... IS, formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), is an offshoot of al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) which was led by the lat... September 17, 2014 Qatar and Turkey As Supporters of Terrorism ... Last week Jonathan Schanzer, vice-president of research for the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on “Hamas&rsq... September 16, 2014 The John Batchelor Show FDD Senior Fellows Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn outline the shortcomings of President Obama's IS strategy.... September 16, 2014 CTV News FDD Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer discusses the building of a coalition against the Islamic State.... September 16, 2014 To the Point FDD Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer discusses the threat the Islamic State poses to the US.... September 16, 2014 Turkey and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week ... Turkey’s support of terror groups signals its continuing estrangement from the West. Jonathan Schanzer described this in Where the Shadiest Players Find a Home, which appeared... September 16, 2014 Qatar’s terror funding makes it more foe than friend to U.S., critics say ... Lebanon’s Daily Star recently reported that the Qataris sent a delegation to meet face-to-face with both the Al Nusra Front and Islamic State to discuss Lebanese hostages held... September 16, 2014 From No Strategy to Sorry Strategy ... Three cheers for the excellent post by FDD’s Ben Weinthal on the importance of factoring Iran’s promotion of terrorism into... September 16, 2014 Breaking: Deal Approved For Gaza Reconstruction ... Reuters also reported that “[t]he Palestinian Authority said in a study recently that the reconstruction work would cost $7.8 billion.”... September 15, 2014 America’s News HQ FDD Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer reacts to breaking news on the latest action from the Islamic State.... September 15, 2014 On the Money with Charles Ortel FDD President Clifford May discusses the foundation of the Islamic State's beliefs and President Obama's strategy to defeat them.... September 15, 2014 Why Does Qatar Support Hamas? ... Backing Islamists in the long run was a losing bet, said Jonathan Schanzer, the vice president for research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. He noted the ouster last... September 15, 2014 Who Are These ‘Moderate’ Syrians Obama Wants to Pit Against ISIS? ... “There are certainly moderates remaining,” says Jonathan Schanzer, a Mideast expert with the Washington-based think tank the... September 15, 2014 ISIS is Spreading, Experts Warn ... According to analysis by The Long War Journal, run by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, ISIS now has active supporters in at le... September 15, 2014 We Called It: Obama Trying to Cozy Up to Iran ... “Imploring Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to cooperate and compromise,” also has terrible implications for our nuc... September 12, 2014 After the Bell FDD Senior Fellow Emanuele Ottolenghi discusses sources of funding for the Islamic State.... September 12, 2014 The Arena with Michael Coren FDD President Clifford May discusses how the world has changed in the 13 years since 9/11.... September 12, 2014 The Situation Room FDD Senior Fellow Thomas Joscelyn discusses the potential ineffectiveness of US airstrikes based on past operations in Yemen and Somalia.... September 12, 2014 John Howell & Amy Jacobson FDD President Clifford May discusses President Obama's recent address on IS strategy.... September 12, 2014 The Don Kroah Show FDD President Clifford May discusses President Obama's recent speech on America's IS strategy. Listen here.... September 12, 2014 ISIS Has Mastered High-End Video Production in its New Propaganda Wing ... “Al-Qaeda will issue a propaganda statement, what, once every month?” says Bill Roggio, the editor of The Long War Journal, a promi... September 12, 2014 Yemen and Somalia Are Examples of U.S. Mission Creep, Not Success ... On Thursday, the United States killed five AQAP militants in its first dron... September 12, 2014 No Time to Forget Iran’s Terrorism ... As my Foundation for Defense of Democracies colleague Bill Roggio wrote: The US air camp... September 12, 2014 U.S. to Rely on Local Forces to Fight Islamic State ... ...... September 12, 2014 Obama Team Unveils New Russia Sanctions ... Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said previous and current sanctions have indeed hurt the Russian economy: Growth is flat, the ruble is... September 12, 2014 Obama May Have Just Dealt A Crushing Blow To Russia’s Oil Exploration ... Mark Dubowitz, the executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an expert on previous sanctions leveled against countries like Iran, told Business Insider it w... September 11, 2014 The John Batchelor Show FDD Reporter in Residence Claudia Rosett discusses UNRWA's part in the most recent Gaza conflict.... September 11, 2014 The John Batchelor Show FDD Senior Fellows Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio discuss IS, the Al Nusrah Front, and the killing of al-Shabaab's leader in Somalia.... September 11, 2014 Byline with Brian Lilley FDD's Boris Zilberman on Russia's new intercontinental nuclear missiles.... September 11, 2014 PODCAST: Benjamin Weinthal discusses dominant views in Germany towards Israel. ... this week, a top German politician of the country's main opposition party called into question the export of arms to Israel. Benjamin Weinthal, a Post reporter covering European affairs f... September 11, 2014 CBN News Today FDD Senior Fellow Bill Roggio discusses the shortcomings of President Obama's strategy against ISIS.... September 11, 2014 BBC Persian News FDD Senior Fellow Emanuele Ottolenghi discusses America's IS strategy. Watch here.... September 11, 2014 VOA Persian FDD Senior Fellow Ali Alfoneh participates in a debate on the Obama administration's policy towards the Islamic State.... September 11, 2014 Boko Haram’s Predatory State Within a Predatory State ... Establishing Sharia in all of Nigeria has always been seen as Boko Haram’s ultimate goal. On Aug. 24, the group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, reinforced this notion by relea... September 11, 2014 Obama, in Speech on ISIS, Promises Sustained Effort to Rout Militants ... #g-us-drone-strikes-Artboard_1{ position:relative; overflow:hidden;... September 11, 2014 13 Years After Sept. 11, Jihadists Control More Territory ... As the U.S. stops to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the country may be safer from another catastrophic terrorist strike, but there is no question that the jihadis... September 11, 2014 ISIS Doesn’t Have Much Of An Ability To Strike The Continental US — At Least For Now ... As Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an expert on violent non-state groups explained to Business Insider,... September 11, 2014 How should Republicans respond to Obama’s speech on the Islamic State? ... The president says the Islamic State is not Islamic nor a state. Huh? Members of the group sure consider themselves Muslim, so who is the president to pass doctrinal judgment?... September 10, 2014 Happening Now FDD Senior Fellow Thomas Joscelyn discussing Obama's potential strategy to tackle ISIS.... September 10, 2014 U.S., Allies Step Up Efforts to Choke Off Islamic State’s Funding ... "Oil sales require companies and traders operating at oil field and refineries that can be monitored and leave paper trails," said Emanu... September 10, 2014 Germany, Czech Republic Seek to Conduct “Business as Usual” with Iran On Sunday, Benjamin Weinthal documented the expansion of business ties between Iran, Germany and the Czech Republic, which have been undermining the leverage that sanctions initially provided in... September 10, 2014 House Panel Urged to Probe Turkish, Qatari Support of Hamas ... The Foundation for the Defense of Democracy’s Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer warned in testimony submitted to the hearing that after relations between Hamas and... September 10, 2014 Dick Cheney: How Obama and the isolationists got it wrong Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies reminds us that this is... September 10, 2014 The Danger of Depending on Turkey ... This brings us to the second reason. Turkey is hardly in a position to complain about Kurdish “terrorism” when it provides financial and political support to other terror... September 9, 2014 FDD Calls on U.S. to Increase Pressure on Qatar, Turkey and Iran to Cease Funding for Hamas WASHINGTON – Jonathan Schanzer, vice president for research for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, recommended Tuesday that the United States increase pressure on Qatar and Turkey t...

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