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June 18, 2019 FDD Report Explores Iran’s Land Bridge from Tehran to the Mediterranean Sea (Washington, DC, June 18, 2019) – Iran and its proxy forces are establishing a “land bridge” to the Mediterranean Sea, enabling the shipment of weapons and militia fighters to s... June 11, 2019 FDD Announces New Class for its 2019-2020 National Security Fellows Program (Washington, D.C., June 7, 2019) — The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) today announced its class of 2019-2020 National Security Fellows. The class is comprised of bipart... May 9, 2019 Oman’s Growing Ties with Iran Threatens its Neutrality: FDD Report (Washington, DC, May 9, 2019) – A new report issued today by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies reviews Oman’s policies, and warns that Muscat may be drawing too close to T... March 29, 2019 Lieutenant General (Ret.) Edward C. Cardon Named to Board of Advisors of FDD’s Center on Military and Political Power (Washington, D.C., March 29, 2019) – Lieutenant General (retired) Edward C. Cardon has joined the Board of Advisors for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ (FDD) Center on Military and Poli... January 31, 2019 New FDD Report Assesses First Two Years of Trump Administration’s Foreign and National Security Policies (Washington, D.C., January 31, 2019) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) today released its assessment of the first two years of the Trump Administration’s efforts t... January 22, 2019 FDD Launches New Center on Military and Political Power (Washington, D.C., January 22, 2019) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) today unveiled its Center on Mil... January 9, 2019 FDD Launches Center on Economic and Financial Power, Names Former Treasury Advisor Eric B. Lorber as Senior Director (Washington, D.C., January 9, 2019) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) today unveiled its... December 17, 2018 David Asher Named Senior Fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies (Washington, D.C., Dec. 17, 2018) – David Asher, who for 25 years has played a senior role in numerous economic and financial pressure campaigns i... November 6, 2018 Iran May Opt for Cyber Attacks in Retaliation for New U.S. Sanctions November 5, 2018 FDD Resource Guide Documents Risks Facing German Companies that Do Business with Iran (Washington, D.C., November 5, 2018) – In the most extensive public report compiled on the risks facing German entities doing business with Iran, a resource guide publis... October 16, 2018 Former Government Officials, Policy Experts Support SWIFT Sanctions on Iran Washington, D.C., October 16, 2018 – A group of 30 former government officials and Iran experts, in a statement released today, urged the Trump administration to fully enforce U.S. sanctions on bank... October 3, 2018 North Korean cyber attacks complement its nuclear capabilities: FDD Study While North Korea’s cyber capabilities cannot match those of China or Russia, Pyongyang’s operatives are making significant improvements and pose a threat to U.S. economic and national security, according to a new report issued today by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). September 9, 2018 Major Global Companies are Leaving Iran to Avoid U.S. Sanctions: FDD Study (Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2018) – Major international corporations are leaving Iran rather than face the risk of unilateral U.S. sanctions, despite the efforts of European governments to neutrali... September 5, 2018 Chinese cyber campaigns undermine U.S. prosperity and security: FDD Study (Washington, D.C., Sept. 5, 2018) – China’s wide-ranging cyber intrusions and network exploitations cause massive damage to U.S. firms and cumulatively degrade U.S. national security, according to... August 22, 2018 FDD Senior Advisor Samantha F. Ravich Appointed to President’s Intelligence Advisory Board President Donald Trump on Tuesday appointed Foundation for Defense of Democracies Senior Advisor Samantha F. Ravi... August 14, 2018 Retired Army Colonel David Maxwell Named Senior Fellow for North Korea Policy at FDD David Maxwell, a 30-year veteran of the United States Army and former Special Forces Colonel, has joined Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) as a Senior Fellow specializing in North Korea... July 11, 2018 FDD study: US Should Develop Syria Policy that Includes Syrian End State Devoid of Iran’s Influence (Washington, D.C., July 11, 2018) – The Trump Administration should make it established U.S. policy to achieve an end state in Syria that is free of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)... June 25, 2018 Russian Tech Companies Give Moscow Potential Beachheads to Infiltrate US Military, Private Sector (Washington, D.C., June 25, 2018) – While Russian anti-virus company Kaspersky Lab has gained the most international attention, other Russian tech companies are capable of giving Moscow pot... May 21, 2018 FDD study: IAEA Obligated to Investigate Military Dimensions of Iran’s Nuclear Program Washington, D.C., May 21, 2018 – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is obligated to rigorously investigate all outstanding questions about the possible military dimensions of Ira... May 14, 2018 Hezbollah and its Allies Win more than Half the Seats in Lebanon’s Parliament Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah declared a “great political and moral victory for the resistance”... March 26, 2018 Iran’s Cyber Capabilities Expanded throughout Nuclear Talks The U.S. Treasury and Justice Departments took combined action Friday to designate and... January 12, 2018 New Study Finds Patterns in Money Laundering through Bitcoin Washington, D.C., January 12, 2018 – Bitcoin gambling sites, “mixers” and European Bitcoin exchange may be the destinations of choice for criminals looking to launder bitcoins, according to a ... December 7, 2017 Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Relies On Drugs, Human Trafficking to Fund Terror Activities Washington, D.C., December 7, 2017 – As the Trump Administration... December 1, 2017 FDD Files Amicus Brief in Support of the Families of Victims of Iranian Terrorism Washington, D.C., Dec. 1, 2017 – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has filed a ‘... November 21, 2017 FDD launches national security and foreign policy podcast “Foreign Podicy” WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 21, 2017 – Focused on the most consequential foreign policy and national security issues facing the United States today, Foundation for Def... November 1, 2017 FDD Scholars Secure an Advance Look at bin Laden Documents Released Today by the CIA Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2017 – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has obtained the first-ever images of an adult Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden, who i... October 30, 2017 Former Government Officials and Experts Support Efforts to Fix Iran Nuclear Deal Washington, D.C., October 30, 2017 – Following President Donald Trump’s decision to refrain from certifying Iran’s compliance with the Iran nuclear deal under the Congressionall... September 26, 2017 Despite Financial Strain, Rising Iranian Support Buoys Hezbollah, New FDD Study Finds Washington, D.C., September 26, 2017 – As Congress prepares... July 31, 2017 Al-Qaeda in the Arab Pen. Remains Well-Funded, Able to Continue Terror Activities, FDD Study Finds Washington, D.C., July 31, 2017 – Al-Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP), the Yemen-based terror group that claimed responsibility for the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, makes tens of... June 28, 2017 Treasury Dept. Can Play Critical Role in Helping Somalia Disrupt Al-Shabaab Fundraising Washington, D.C., June 28, 2017 – The U.S. Treasury Department can play a critical role in helping Somalia – recently designated as an “area of hostilities” by President T... June 2, 2017 Anti-Terror Collaboration with Gulf State Allies Can Begin with Targeting Al-Qaeda in Syria Washington, D.C., June 2, 2017 – Following President Trump’s pledge to Arab Gulf State allies that the United States will help them disrupt terrorist funding, a new report from the Fo... May 22, 2017 Gates to be Keynote Speaker at FDD, Hudson, Center for Cyber & Homeland Security Event Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will be the keynote speaker at an event jointly hosted by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Hudson Institute and the George Washington University... March 29, 2017 Islamic State Poses a Growing Threat in Turkey, a Key NATO Ally, FDD Study Finds (Washington, D.C., March 29, 2017) – As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepares to travel to Ankara on Thursday, a new report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) finds th... February 20, 2017 Despite Recent Losses, Islamic State Still Threatens North and West Africa, FDD Study Finds (Washington, D.C., Feb. 20 2017) – The decline of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria may paradoxically help the group in Africa, particularly as state and non-state actors shift resources... February 6, 2017 New FDD Study: Securing American Interests: A New Era of Economic Power (Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2017) – North Korea’s growing use of offensive cyber capabilities to t... February 6, 2017 U.S. Treasury Department Veteran Daniel Glaser Joins FDD’s Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance (Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2017) – Daniel L. Glaser, a 20-year U.S. Treasury Department veteran who mos... January 18, 2017 FDD Study: Qatar and Terror Finance: Private Funders of al-Qaeda (Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2017) -- Qatar remains inexcusably negligent in its efforts to halt terror finance, lacking the political will to punish terror financiers that have operated in its te... December 16, 2016 FDD’s CSIF Initiates New Project to Study Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare (Washington, D.C., Dec. 16 2016) – Recognizing the significant gap in U.S. strategic thinking about how adversaries may use cyberattacks to disrupt the U.S. economy and threaten its nationa... October 5, 2016 FDD Study: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Benefits Most from Iran Deal (Washington, D.C., Oct. 4 2016) -- The influence and reach of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran’s economy and military is so extensive that it stands to be the largest be... August 29, 2016 U.S., NATO Should Develop Contingency Plans to Move Military Bases Out of Turkey, FDD Report Finds Washington, D.C., August 29, 2016 -- Amidst a recent spike in anti-American sentiment in Turkey since the failed coup d'etat in July, and owing to myriad foreign policy disagreemen... August 4, 2016 Clifford D. May Appointed to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on August 2, 2016 appointed Clifford D. May to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). “USCIRF... July 22, 2016 FDD Study Highlights the Iran Nuclear Deal as A New Factor in Israel’s Hezbollah Military Calculus The next war between Israel and the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah will be more destructive than previous conflicts, thanks to a massive Hezbollah arms build-up that includes a 150,000-rocket... July 14, 2016 Iran Ready to Walk Away from Nuclear Deal with Its Own ‘Nuclear Snapback,’ New Study Finds Iran has effectively neutralized America’s economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic’s non-nuclear malign activity by threatening to walk away from the Joint Comprehensive Plan... July 11, 2016 FDD’s Military Edge Project Expands Its Online Database to Track North Korea’s Conventional Arms The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) today expanded its free web-based tool designed to track foreign military capabilities... June 27, 2016 National Security Correspondent Michael Gordon to Be Writer-in-Residence with FDD Washington, DC, June 27, 2016 -- Michael R. Gordon will be a Writer-in-Residence with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, the organization announced today. Gordo... June 2, 2016 Putin Using Hybrid Warfare to Challenge United States and Allies, FDD Study Finds Washington, DC - President Vladimir Putin has shifted Russia to a permanent war footing to advance a long-term objective of regaining Soviet-era geo-strategic parity with the United Stat... April 20, 2016 Statement by Mark Dubowitz on today’s Supreme Court ruling on Bank Markazi vs. Peterson Washington, DC -- This ruling is a victory for American victims of Iranian terrorism, and a strike against the Iranian regime that has long been a state sponsor of terrorism. Hopefully there will... April 11, 2016 U.S. Air Force Veteran John Cappello Joins FDD as Senior Fellow for Military Affairs Washington, DC - John Cappello, a 25-year veteran of the United States Air Force, has joined the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) as a senior fellow for military affairs. Capp... March 17, 2016 U.S. Should Use Sector-Based Economic Sanctions to Thwart Iran’s Illicit Ballistic Missile Program Washington, DC - The United States should deploy a series of sector-based economic sanctions to counter the Iranian ballistic missile program that threatens the Middle East and U.S. inte... March 8, 2016 Olli Heinonen, former IAEA head of Safeguards, Joins FDD as Advisor on Science and Nonproliferation Olli Heinonen, former head of Safeguards and Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has joined the Foundation for Defense of Democracies as Advisor on Science a...

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