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September 23, 2014 Syria strikes complicate Obama’s U.N. diplomacy ... “Syria is obviously the most delicate component of the grand, multifaceted coalition,” said David Weinberg of the Foundation... September 23, 2014 NGO Speakers Here Push for Iran Deal ... “Kissinger was the godfather of realist diplomacy, and he is clear-thinking enough to realize what a great threat Iran is,”... September 23, 2014 What Obama Knows ... He predicted in 2012 that "Assad's days are numbered" just as the Syrian dictator was turning the tide of war in his favor. He defended last November's nuclear deal with Te... September 23, 2014 How “Khorasan” Went From Nowhere To The Biggest Threat To The U.S. ... “The group has been referred to elliptically in open-source reporting for several months now,” said Daveed Gartenstein-Ross,... September 23, 2014 This Week’s Biggest Hit To International Terrorism Might Have Taken Place In A Courtroom ... As Jonathan Schanzer, a former Treasury Department official and current vice president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, explained to Business Insider, that US listing mi... September 23, 2014 Expert: “Fundamental Agreement” Between Rouhani and Iranian Hardliners on Nuclear Objectives ... In an interview on Friday with the Foreign Policy Association, Foundation for Defense of Democracies executive director Mark Dubowitz explained that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani... September 22, 2014 All Directions FDD Vice President Jonathan Schanzer discusses the US strategy to fight IS.... September 22, 2014 BBC Persian News FDD Associate Fellow Saeed Ghasseminejad discusses Iran, IS and the US.... September 22, 2014 Happening Now FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross shares his perspective on the vulnerabilities of Islamic State.... September 22, 2014 Eager Investors Wait for Door to Open in Iran ... Mark Dubowitz, who runs the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which advocates that Washington take a hard line on Iran, says he opposes allowing Iranian banks to participate in... September 19, 2014 FDD Scholar Says ‘Strong Possibility’ Foreign Fighters Could Attack in Europe or United States WASHINGTON – Thomas Joscelyn, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, warned Friday that there is a “strong possibility” foreign fighters aligned with the Is... September 19, 2014 The John Batchelor Show FDD Research Fellow Tony Badran on the continued threat of al Nusrah.... September 19, 2014 Up & At ‘Em FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross warns of the dangers of arming Syrian rebels.... September 19, 2014 New Day FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses the latest video from IS.... September 19, 2014 The Untrustworthy, Friendless Superpower ... We cannot expect to stiff allies, renege on promises, try to retreat and retrench and then turn around and expect cooperation. Cliff May of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies... September 19, 2014 Candid Discussions: Mark Dubowitz on Iranian Nuclear Negotiations Mark Dubowitz is executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan policy institute, where he leads projects on Iran, sanctions, nonproliferati... September 19, 2014 Missile Defense is Not Optional ... Iran has also successfully orbited three satellites, demonstrating a launching capability with technology directly applicable to a long-range missile. The interim nuclear deal struck... September 18, 2014 Happening Now FDD Executive Director Mark Dubowitz discusses Iran's role in combatting the Islamic State and how Iran will use its position in the region as leverage in nuclear negotiations.... September 18, 2014 The Jon Justice Show FDD Senior Fellow Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses the latest video released by IS.... September 18, 2014 Andy Parks Show Live from Washington Times FDD President Clifford May discusses his latest column: "Faith, Fanaticism and Fantasy in the Middle East."... September 18, 2014 Wolf Blitzer FDD Executive Director Mark Dubowitz comments on the latest nuclear negotiations with Iran and how they fit in with Obama's anti-ISIS strategy.... September 18, 2014 Experts See Qatar Making Tactical Adjustment, Not Dropping Islamist Support ... David Andrew Weinberg, a specialist on Gulf affairs and a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told the Post that &ldquo... September 18, 2014 Insight – After Mahmoud Abbas, Who Will Lead the Palestinians? ... "He doesn't have a protege, he hasn't facilitated a system in which people feel they can rise to the top," said Grant Rumley,... September 18, 2014 Jihadist in Beheading Video May Have Taken Drugs ... On the possibility of drug use, there is evidence of some Islamic State fighters taking amphetamines to improve their battlefield performance, said Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a senior... September 18, 2014 Have Three Detainees Swapped for Bowe Bergdahl Now Joined ISIS? ... Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said that while he doesn’t doubt that the ex-detainees are dangerous to United States int... September 18, 2014 Like A Sibling Spat for Attention, Islamic State-al Qaeda ‘Competition’ Could Prompt U.S. Strikes ... Bill Roggio, managing editor of the Long War Journal, a project of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, said the Islamic State... 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....

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