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January 12, 2012 Can EU Oil Sanctions Create a Turning Point in Iran? The strategy of inflicting laser-like oil sanctions on Iran without disrupting global energy markets, and thereby reducing Iran's oil profits, was first developed by Mark Dubowitz, executive... January 11, 2012 News Update Defense spending and how it effects our policies in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, and North Korea.... January 11, 2012 Special Report The Muslim Brotherhoods position in Egypt, specifically discussing the Obama Administration’s reversal of longtime U.S. policy as it strives to forge closer ties with the Muslim Brotherhood... January 11, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Developments in the Middle East, particularly 70% Muslim Brotherhood/Islamist election victory in Cairo, Erdogan's arrest of generals (and his alleged cancer) and developments in Syria.... January 11, 2012 The Jon Justice Show The top five trends that will shape the national security environment this decade.... January 11, 2012 Crane Durham’s Nothing But Truth A possible Ron Paul presidency and developments in Iran.... January 10, 2012 Inside Story Is Iran finding new friends in Latin America?... January 10, 2012 The Situation Room Is Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, the former US Marine being held in Iran, a spy?... January 10, 2012 Syrian Americans Anxiously Monitor Uprising “Sometimes I tape them, because it’s a part of our history,” said the 43-year-old mother of two, who took a leave from her job as an Arabic teacher to help the uprising that beg... January 9, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Karzai’s ultimatum complicates U.S. exit strategy.... January 9, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Musharraf will be arrested on arrival in Pakistan, PTI reports.... January 9, 2012 Daily Brief Iranian war games and military drills between Israel and the U.S.... January 9, 2012 The Jim Vicevich Show Recent developments in Iran. ... January 9, 2012 Lull in Strikes by U.S. Drones Aids Militants in Pakistan Over all, drone strikes in Pakistan dropped to 64 last year, compared with 117 strikes in 2010, according to The Long War Journal, a Web site that monitors the attacks. Analysts attribute the dec... January 8, 2012 FDD In The News Iran and the Myth of the Pro-Regime Backlash Emanuele Ottolenghi – The Wall Street Journal Would a U.S. military strike against Iran kill anti-regime sentiment inside the... January 6, 2012 FDD Mourns the Loss of Newton D. Becker We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Newt Becker, a great mentor, supporter and friend of The Foundation for Defense of Democracies. We express our deepest condolences to Rochelle, D... January 6, 2012 Inside Story As the US trims its defence budget, what effect it will have on how the military fights future wars?... January 6, 2012 Today In Syria: “They Made [Dad] Watch My Mom Being Beaten” If you believe you've been threatened by Syrian informants and want to publicize your story, contact PBS... January 5, 2012 FDD In The News Iran and the Myth of the Pro-Regime Backlash Emanuele Ottolenghi – The Wall Street Journal Would a U.S. military strike against Iran kill anti-regime sentiment inside the... January 5, 2012 FDD In The News Iran and the Myth of the Pro-Regime Backlash Emanuele Ottolenghi – The Wall Street Journal What’s Obama’s Plan B After Arab League Monitors? Tony... January 5, 2012 New Sanctions Target Iran Oil Sales In a report, Mark Dubowitz, executive director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies -- which is pushing for more Iran sanctions -- said the narrowing of Iranian oil-crude buyers would cut... January 5, 2012 EU Officials Agree in Principle on Iran Oil Embargo The top five European importers of Iranian oil are Italy, Spain, Greece, the Netherlands and France, said Mark Dubowitz, an expert on energy sanctions at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies... January 4, 2012 The John Batchelor Show Taliban to open Qatar office in step to formal talks.... January 4, 2012 Delaware’s Afternoon News with Allan Loudel Recent developments in Iran.... January 4, 2012 2012: It Could be a Year of Middle East Uncertainty In addition, Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of research for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, agreed that the "Iranian nuclear crisis will be the number one security concern of 2012."... January 4, 2012 US Urges Iran Oil Importers To Cut Purchases ‘Significantly’ "There's sufficient flexibility written into the law that the administration can make an assessment on the commitment that these countries have to either reduce the purchases of Iranian oil... January 3, 2012 FDD In The News Iran and the Myth of the Pro-Regime Backlash Emanuele Ottolenghi – The Wall Street Journal What’s Obama’s Plan B After Arab League Monitors? Tony... January 3, 2012 FDD In The News Iran and the Myth of the Pro-Regime Backlash Emanuele Ottolenghi – The Wall Street Journal What’s Obama’s Plan B After Arab League Monitors? Tony... January 3, 2012 The Jon Justice Show The state of al Qaeda at the start of 2012.... January 3, 2012 Evening Edition Negotiations over release of Taliban commander Mullah Mohammed Fazl.... January 3, 2012 Mass Murder in Syria, Inaction by Obama Critics of the administration concede that arming the opposition forces has its downside and may add to political strife and violence after Assad is gone. While acknowledging this concern, Jonath... December 30, 2011 The Brett Winterble Show Roundup of critical "war on terror" battlefields in 2011. Listen to the interview here.... December 30, 2011 News Update Egypt's police storming US funded non-profits.... December 30, 2011 The Sidney Awards, Part II Speaking about medicine gone wrong, Ethan Gutmann had a chilling piece in The Weekly Standard called “The Xin... December 30, 2011 Obama Administration Secretly Preparing Options for Aiding the Syrian Opposition "It seems awfully risky for the U.S. to be putting its chips all in on that mission," said Tony Badran, a research fellow with the conservative Foundation for Defense of Democracies. "There never... December 30, 2011 Clock Ticking for West to Act on Iranian Nuclear Program At the end of February, after the scheduled enactment of new American sanctions, the Department of Energy will issue a report on which countries remain Iran’s oil clients. They may include... December 29, 2011 When Will We Know We’ve Run Out of Time on Iran? So what to make of all this? First, it’s remarkable that... December 27, 2011 Inside Edition Did Ron Paul compose hateful newsletters?... December 27, 2011 The John Gibson Show Republican president candidate Ron Paul.... December 27, 2011 The Jen Brien Show The Ron Paul Newsletters. Listen to the interview here.... December 27, 2011 Stu Taylor on Business Bin Laden's legacy.... December 27, 2011 Delaware’s Afternoon News with Allan Loudel US Forces withdrawal from Iraq.... December 27, 2011 The John Batchelor Show New report on pakistan airstrike that killed 24 acknowledges U.S. culpability.... December 27, 2011 Special Report New link between Al Qaeda and Iran.... December 27, 2011 US Prepares for a Curtailed Relationship With Pakistan The C.I.A. has conducted 64 missile attacks in Pakistan using drones this year, compared with 117 last year and 53 in 2009, according to... December 27, 2011 New Terror Group Aims ‘To Fulfill Oath’ of Osama Bin Laden: Report "With this message we send you the good tidings of the birth of the group 'Ansar al-Jihad in the Sinai Peninsula,' and we pledge unto Allah the Great and Almighty to do our best to figh... December 23, 2011 Inside Story As Bradley Manning faces charges of espionage over the Wikileaks cables is the US government is overreacting?... December 22, 2011 The John Batchelor Show The White House purging of counterterrorism training.... December 22, 2011 50 US Experts Implore Obama to Press Syria Harder Around 50 US-based experts on Middle East policy and strategy signed an open letter to President Barack Obama this week imploring him to demonstrate greater leadership on the Syria crisis.... December 21, 2011 LifeLine with Craig Roberts North Korea and death of Kim Jong Il....

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