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March 23, 2012 The Heat FDD's Sebastian Gorka debates the NYPD's surveilance of Muslim communities. Is it unconstitutional or a necessary tool to prevent future terrorist attacks?... March 23, 2012 The John Batchelor Show The Pakistani and Afghan connections of the Toulouse killer.... March 23, 2012 Iran Exposed: GPM Interviews the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Introduction The FDD is a non-partisan institution focusing on national security and foreign policy. FDD was foun... March 23, 2012 Drones at Issue as US Rebuilds Ties to Pakistan On the American side, the drone program is also evolving. The pace has relented, with 64 strikes recorded in 2011, down from 117 in 2010, according to the Long War Journal, a Web site that closel... March 23, 2012 Pakistani Lawmakers Want a Halt to US Drone Strikes Drone strikes stopped for six weeks following the Nov. 26 incident, but then resumed in mid-January. Since then, at least 10 suspected U.S. attacks have been carried out in Pakistan’s triba... March 23, 2012 Countries Debate Whether to Arm Syrian Opposition Tony Badran, a research fellow at the D.C.-based think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), told Fox News that the U.S. was "adamantly against any hint of inc... March 22, 2012 Crane Durham’s Nothing But Truth Russia's involvement in Syria, US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and Iran's nuclear strategy.... March 22, 2012 Afternoon Edition The shooting in Toulouse.... March 21, 2012 The Brett Winterble Show The future of the Afghanistan war. Listen to the interview here.... March 21, 2012 A Drive in the Country with Joe Weber Middle east update.... March 21, 2012 US Exempts 11 States from Iran Sanctions; China, India Exposed Mark Dubowitz, an advocate for tougher sanctions on Iran and the head of the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, said Japan's example was likely to be significant. "The key numbe... March 21, 2012 Major Nations Could Face Economic Sanctions Over Iran Oil Buys Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a pro-sanctions group, said the administration’s approach would help reassure nervous oil markets by showing that Japan can conti... March 21, 2012 US Exempts Japan and 10 Other Countries From Sanctions Over Iran Oil “It will calm oil market anxiety by signaling that the administration is going to let some Iranian oil flow,” said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of D... March 21, 2012 The Heat Daveed Gartenstein-Ross comments on the NYPD's surveillance of Muslims.... March 20, 2012 The Jon Justice Show The consequences of a nuclear-armed Iran.... March 20, 2012 White House: A ‘Few Months’ Until bin Laden Documents Released "Also, in line with [Johnsen's] question: is this early leaking to Ignatius politically motivated, meant to 'shape' a narrative?" Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, a counter-terrorism exper... March 19, 2012 InBusiness FDD's Jonathan Schanzer explains the impact and goal of SWIFT cutting Iranian banks from its global network.... March 19, 2012 News Update Developments in Egypt.... March 19, 2012 The Bill Bennett Show Michael Ledeen and Andrew McCarthy debate whether the US should intervene in Syria? Click here to listen to th... March 19, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Backlash from the Koran burning by ISAF forces in Afghanistan and the planned 2014 withdraw. ... March 19, 2012 The Drive Home The situation in Afghanistan.... March 19, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Taliban suspend participation in talks with US.... March 16, 2012 Happening Now Scientists to decide terror risk of bird flu research.... March 16, 2012 Happening Now Mark Dubowitz joins a discussion on the impact of the latest round of Iran sanctions.... March 16, 2012 Sanctioned Iran Banks Being Cut Off From Global Network Mark Dubowitz, a sanctions specialist in Washington who advised U.S. lawmakers on the Swift legislation, said yesterday’s decision, if strictly implemented, could limit the ability of Iran&... March 16, 2012 Iran Banks Face Cut-Off From SWIFT Network “This was a political blow to Iran to be expelled from what is the financial equivalent of the UN,” said Mark Dubowitz, who has been advising the White House and Congress on this and... March 16, 2012 Global Network Expels as Many as 30 of Iran’s Banks in Move to Isolate Its Economy “This could deny Iran’s banks the ability to move billions of dollars, and ratchet up the economic pressure on leaders who have so far refused to reach a negotiated settlement on thei... March 16, 2012 Freiheit Könnte Teuer Werden Viele Beobachter bezweifeln, dass sich das Paar aus eigener Kraft befreien konnte. Die Taliban hätten die Geiseln gegen Bedingungen freigelassen, sagen von Nachrichtenagenturen zitierte Mita... March 15, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Pakistan names new spymaster.... March 15, 2012 News Update The lack of civil liberties in China.... March 15, 2012 U.S. May Sanction India Over Level of Iran-Oil Imports Mark Dubowitz, the executive director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington and an adviser to the administration on sanctions, said India shouldn’t assume it will a... March 15, 2012 Chinese Bank Pulls Out of Pakistan-Iran Pipeline Project "U.S. banks increasingly are not willing to do business with foreign financial institutions doing business with Iran," said Mark Dubowitz, an energy specialist at the Foundation for Defense of De... March 15, 2012 Iran’s Gaza Missile Gambit As Jonathan Schanzer writes in Foreign Policy, the latest terror offensive that led to more than 200 missiles being fired at Israel was the brainchild of the Iranians. By starting the fight that... March 14, 2012 FDD Applauds SWIFT for Expelling Iranian Banks PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (FDD, March 15, 2012) – SWIFT, a top clearinghouse for international financial transactions, announced to... March 14, 2012 The John Batchelor Show US drones kill 2 'good Taliban' commanders in pair of strikes in South Waziristan.... March 13, 2012 The Jon Justice Show The Panjwai massacre, and its implications for the Afghanistan war.... March 13, 2012 Delaware’s Afternoon News with Allan Loudel US soldier kills 16 Afghan civilians in rampage.... March 13, 2012 Assessing Afghanistan The strategic impact of the Afghan massacre. Listen to the podcast here.... March 13, 2012 PM Israel vs Iran - How would a war unfold? Listen to the full interview here.... March 13, 2012 Homs Massacre: Hillary Clinton Can Only Scold Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies e-mailed me, “Didn’t we intervene in Libya to prevent massacres — just like the one reported in Homs?” Yes,... March 12, 2012 Can Israel Really Aid Iran’s Opposition, as Meir Dagan Suggests? Michael Ledeen, a freedom scholar at Foundation for Defense of Democracies and one of the biggest supporters of regime change in Iran, said he was happy to see Dagan’s remarks about aiding... March 9, 2012 The Source FDD president Clifford May discusses what the US is going to do about Iran.... March 9, 2012 Syria Crisis Gets A Hearty Embrace At Pro-Israel AIPAC Conference As Tony Badran, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, put it in one of the AIPAC panel discussions, "The consensus has shifted."... March 9, 2012 US House Members Introduce New Legislation to Expand Iran Sanctions Jonathan Schanzer, Vice President of Research for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and FDD Executive Director Mark Dubowitz recently wrote an... March 9, 2012 Conservatives Lead From the Front, but Will Obama Follow? In February, a distinguished list of conservative foreign policy ex... March 8, 2012 Delaware’s Afternoon News with Allan Loudel Iran's nuclear program.... March 8, 2012 Cutting the Wires of China’s State-Run Media It was an idea hatched by three men in a prison cell. Their tools: a pair of wire cutters, a DVD player, and their faith. Their purpose: to tell the people of Changchun the truth.... March 8, 2012 Global Insurers Targeted in Latest U.S. Bid to Expand Sanctions on Iran The proposed measure “broadens the scope of U.S. sanctions to target Asian, Russian and other insurance and reinsurance companies looking to backfill on deals abandoned by their U.S. and Eu... March 7, 2012 FDD Applauds Bipartisan Efforts to Close Loopholes in Iran Sanctions PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (Mar 07, 2012) -- In the coming days, a bipartisan group of congressmen will introduce legislation to close loo... March 7, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Russia's Chariot Calls on Iran....

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