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February 6, 2012 Obama Freezes Iranian Government, Bank Assets in U.S. Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington policy group that has advised the administration and Congress on sanctions, called Obama’s execu... February 3, 2012 Into the Fray: From Potentate to Puppet? The current situation – in which Islamic Action Front has just over 5% of the seats in parliament – portrays a deceptive picture of its real political clout. As Jonathan Schanzer obse... February 2, 2012 ‘Begin Military Plans to Thwart Iran Nukes’ Iran is working to obtain a nuclear weapon, a former CIA chief said Wednesday while visiting Israel, and the US should begin military preparations to block the Islamic Republic from reaching that... February 1, 2012 ‘OPEC Can Be Broken By Making Oil The New Salt’ The only way to break the OPEC cartel of oil-producing nations is to figure out how to make the commodity as boring as salt, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Chairman and ex-CIA head James W... February 1, 2012 Analysis: Oil Reports may Offer Obama an Out on Iran Nevertheless, the EIA report could act as a political shield if Obama decided to temper the sanctions. Mark Dubowitz, a advocate for tougher Iran sanctions and head of the Foundation for Defense... January 31, 2012 Swift Sanctions on Iran Swift is also Iran's gateway to a financial clearing mechanism (known as TARGET 2 and equivalent to the FedWire in the U.S.), through which it conducts much of its $35 billion in trade with... January 31, 2012 US Lawmakers Take Next Step on New Iran Sanctions The proposed bill would target companies that do business with the IRGC, which would be "consequential" for the energy sector, said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense... January 30, 2012 Sanctions Against Iran may Destabilize, Topple Regime by ‘Ratcheting Up Hassle Factor’: Expert The 9/11 terrorist attacks drove Mark Dubowitz, a young business whiz who worked as a Bay Street lawyer and high-tech venture capitalist in Toronto, to change careers. He moved to Washin... January 30, 2012 Ahmadinejad’s Call for Talks: Olive Branch or Delay Tactic? Ahmadinejad’s call for negotiations could also be a desperate attempt to stop sanctions from escalating any further. After all, they’re not insignificant. According to Mark Dubowitz o... January 27, 2012 Iran Tanker Firm Denies Link to Revolutionary Guard "The proposed legislation should call on the U.S. administration to designate NITC and NIOC under executive order for their connection to the IRGC. And it should sanction non-U.S.... January 26, 2012 Bank Tejarat Banned by US, EU in Move Stifling Iran Trade Emanuele Ottolenghi, an Iran sanctions specialist at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based research institute, said the designation of Bank Tejarat was an important st... January 26, 2012 Going Where No Envoy has Gone Before Khairi Abaza, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, noted that the Al-Nour Party could cause an issue because "they do not believe in democracy the way the other Egyptian... January 24, 2012 EU imposes Iran Oil Embargo "If you had told me a year or two ago that the Europeans would do something like this, I would have said you were crazy," said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of D... January 24, 2012 Afghan Troops Ramp Up Attacks on Western Trainers, Threatening Allied War Effort “It’s sort of a catch-22,” said Bill Roggio, the editor of Long War Journal, a Web site that closely tracks the Afghan war. “Our plan is to turn the country over to the Af... January 24, 2012 UK, EU Lobby To Protect Key Azeri Gas Project From Iran Sanctions Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said the December U.K. delegation in Washington was comprised of members of the Treasury, the foreign office and of... January 24, 2012 Bank Tejarat Banned by US, EU in Move Stifling Iran Trade Emanuele Ottolenghi, an Iran sanctions specialist at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based research institute, said the designation of Bank Tejarat was an important st... January 23, 2012 Arab League Mulls Unity Gov’t Plan for Syria Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps is providing significant quantities of weapons, technology and assistanc... January 23, 2012 Regime Change: How Fear of Iran Nukes, and Campaign Politics, Revived the Call Taking a cue from the Arab Spring and the toppling of Arab tyrants by popular movements, some regional experts say an Iranian population infuriated by increasingly dire economic conditions could... January 23, 2012 EU States Agree Gradual Ban on Iran Oil, Sanctions on Central Bank Emanuele Ottolenghi of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington said the oil embargo was possibly the last card Western governments could play to avoid military confrontation w... January 20, 2012 European Union Said to Discuss Freezing the Assets of Iran’s Bank Tejarat Emanuele Ottolenghi, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, an advocacy group in Washington that supports sanctions on Iran, said a ban on Bank Tejarat could have serious i... January 18, 2012 King Abdullah of Jordan: ‘We Have to Keep Our Fingers Crossed’ on Peace Talks Jonathan Schanzer, Vice President of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told me that the peace pro... January 18, 2012 Saudi Arabia is Not ‘Targeting’ $100 Oil On Iran, the kingdom has quietly supported efforts by the United States and its allies to pressure Tehran into ending its uranium enrichment program. But like the Obama administration, EU policym... January 18, 2012 Pakistan, Taliban Doubt Mehsud is Dead The Long War Journal, an online forum tracking counter-terrorism operations, reported during the weekend that intercepted radio communications between Taliban fighters led intelligence authoritie... January 13, 2012 State Department Sanctions Three Companies Under Iran Sanctions Act After my post, I spoke with Mark Dubowitz, the executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which is a Washington think tank that has pushed for stronger sanctions on Iran. Du... January 13, 2012 US Imposes Sanctions on Oil Firms Tading with Iran "It's a good shot across the bow and signals the US is serious about vigorous sanctions enforcement," said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.... January 13, 2012 U.S. Slaps Sanctions on China State Energy Trader Over Iran "It's a good shot across the bow and signals the U.S. is serious about vigorous sanctions enforcement. This could be the beginning of a cascade of more sanctions on Chinese companies if Chin... January 13, 2012 FDD on Latest Sanctions Move: ‘A Shot Across the Bow to Beijing’ After my earlier post on the newly imposed sanctions on... January 12, 2012 Iran Says Scientist’s Murder Reveals Global Terror Campaign That alone is difficult, said Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former Central Intelligence Agency specialist on Iran who is now at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a Washington foreign- policy... January 12, 2012 China Gets Cheaper Iran Oil as U.S. Picks Up Tab for Hormuz Strait Patrols Instead, China’s oil executives are expected to demand lower prices for Iranian crude, said Mark Dubowitz, director of the Iran Energy Project at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies,... 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Experts to the Administration: Help Syria Now "As was the case in Libya, the situation in Syria is one in which our interests and our values converge," wrote a bipartisan group of 55 foreign policy experts on Monday... December 21, 2011 US Joins EU Push to Embargo Iran Oil Over Nuclear Effort “The ultimate goal is not to take every barrel of Iranian oil off the market, but to significantly decrease the revenue Iran receives for its oil sales,” said Mark Dubowitz, director... December 21, 2011 Do You Believe in the “New” Hamas? That’s the conceit behind an article in The National Interest titled “A new Hamas in the... December 21, 2011 US Puts Brakes on Drones, No Attack in 33 Days Washington: Pakistan is experiencing the longest respite from punitive drone strikes by the United States. Washington has now gone 33 days without a Predator or Reaper airstrike against terrorist... December 21, 2011 Catch-22 for Sanctions on Iran Mark Dubowitz, executive director of hawkish Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, told NPR that Europe has even tougher choices to make in the wake of Gazprom's decision to cut Europea...

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