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June 17, 2014 Here’s How US-Iran Cooperation In Iraq Affects Nuclear Negotiations ... Jonathan Schanzer, a former terrorism finance analyst at the U.S. Department of Treasury, recently ... June 17, 2014 U.S. Is Exploring Talks With Iran On Crisis In Iraq ... Vocal American critics of Iran’s government, on the other hand, castigated the Obama administration for even considering a collaborat... June 16, 2014 Here’s Why The Iraq Crisis ‘Plays Right Into Iran’s Hand’ ... All things considered, Middle East expert ... June 16, 2014 Heading For Disaster In Iran As Iraq descends into chaos, the looming threat of a nuclear-armed ... June 16, 2014 Obama Goes To Iran (!) For Help With Iraq ... Cliff May of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies e-mailed, “To enlist Tehran, the leading state sponsor of terrorism, in a fight against... June 16, 2014 Protecting Women’s Rights ... Middle East observer Jonathan Schanzer says that in recent years there have been "systematic, massive and explicit efforts" at Talibanization led by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.... June 16, 2014 Israeli Military Source: Hamas Definitely Kidnapped Those Three Israeli Teens In The West Bank ... “I don’t believe Hamas is of one mind when it comes to the unity government, or when it comes to trying to tempt Israel into another conflict,” says Jonatha... June 13, 2014 Growing Iran Oil Exports Challenge U.S. Nuclear Sanctions Iran’s oil exports have risen this year, according to Bloomberg calculations, a trend that threatens to violate U.S. sanctions on the Islamic... June 13, 2014 State Dept Confirms: Iran Now Shipping Oil to Syria The State Department confirmed on Wednesday that Iran has been shipping crude oil to Syria for the past several months, behavior that some experts say is in direct violation of the interim nuclea... June 13, 2014 Iraq War Vets Angry, Distraught as Insurgents Gain Ground Veterans of the Iraq War and their families are watching with dismay and alarm as Sunni insurgents overrun large swaths of Iraq, including cities like Mosul, where hundreds of U.S. troops died.... June 13, 2014 How ISIS Realigns The Middle East The self-styled Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has, seemingly overnight, emerged as a m... June 12, 2014 Palestinian Authority Designed New Hamas-Backed Gov’t Around ‘Loopholes’ to Keep U.S. Foreign Aid Co ... Jonathan Schanzer, a former terrorism finance analyst at the Treasury Department told TheBlaze, “You didn’t see the administration scrambling to determine whether it met... June 11, 2014 Deepening Entente With Iran “Raises Questions About Turkey’s Reliability As A U.S. Ally” ... Merve Tahiroglu and Behnam Taleblu – respectively a research associate and an Iran research analyst at FDD –... June 11, 2014 Palestinians Avoid U.S. Aid Cutoff, But What Happens When Hamas Runs In Elections? ... Jonathan Schanzer, a vice president at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said elections would legitimate Hamas and pave the way for what he called the “Lebanonization&... June 11, 2014 The Beginning Of A Caliphate: The Spread Of ISIS, In Five Maps ... For a more granular look at what cities ISIS controls, have a look at the map below, assembled by the Long War Journal and which documents the cities under ISIS's authority.... June 10, 2014 Clerical Rules, Luxury Lifestyle ... Saeed Ghasseminejad, an economist, and the political scientist Emanuele Ottolenghi, writing in ... June 10, 2014 Robert Ford, A Hero In The Syria Debacle ... Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies observes via email that “the White House has punted on making the tough decisions for more than two years. After... June 10, 2014 Here’s Why The US Is Funding A Government That Includes A Designated Terror Group ... Jonathan Schanzer, an expert on Palestinian politics at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, notes that the unity government also entails a deep degree of formal cooperation be... June 10, 2014 Releasing The Taliban Five: A Choice, Not An Obligation ... The Taliban commanders, however, are leaders of the global jihad. As shown by the Founda... June 9, 2014 Iranian President Visits Turkey First Time in 18 Years ... “There may be tension over the civil war in Syria. But there appears to be far more drawing these two neighbors together than d... June 9, 2014 The Ghastly Transaction That Freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl ... Every one of the five detainees released from Guantanamo, as ... June 9, 2014 New Palestinian Unity Cabinet Deserves Chance To Work ... “They threaded the needle,” said Jonathan Schanzer, a specialist on Palestinian politics at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. ...... May 29, 2014 Iran’s Oil Exports Turn Higher In May ... Though higher exports since late 2013 have bolstered Iran's coffers, officials in U.S. President Barack Obama's administration have said they expect Iran's oil sales t... May 28, 2014 State Dept. Pressed Over Iran Sanctions – Busting As Concerns Mount About Eroded Leverage ... The exchange came a few days after Timothy Wilson, a visiting fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy (FDD), ... May 27, 2014 Make Iran Nuclear Talks Deadline Stick ... The U.S. and its allies already have somewhat eased off sanctions to test Iran's willingness to make tough concessionsnow. But that Western tactic has backfired. The Fou... May 20, 2014 US Targets Hezbollah’s Wallet ... Other American think tanks also hailed the drafts. “This important bipartisan legislation is critical to disrupting Hezbollah's global networks and limiting... May 19, 2014 Sen. Johnson: Clinton’s State Dept. Cut Security in Libya Before Deadly Terror Attacks With the launch of a new Benghazi investigation, Republicans will once again scrutinize the actions of Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department in the months leading up to the deadly terror... May 16, 2014 Hezbollah Forced to Cut Budget Over Iran Aid Shortage, Faces New U.S. Sanctions A source close to the central command of Hezbollah said the terror group is feeling the effects of Iran’s tough economic situation and will be forced to slash its budget.... May 16, 2014 Hillary Revising History of Her Iran Sanctions Role, Senator Claims One Republican senator accused Hillary Clinton of exaggerating her role in imposing sanctions on Iran when she was Secretary of State, calling some of Clinton’s recent comments on the topic... May 16, 2014 Hamas Refuses to Stop Killing Jews The terror group Hamas says that it will continue its “armed resistance” against Israel and Jewish people “in all of its forms” until Israel is destroyed, according to a s... May 15, 2014 Iran’s April Oil Exports Fall Closer to West’s Sanctions Cap Iran's oil exports dropped for a second month in April, the International Energy Agency said, moving closer to levels allowed by November's interim deal on curbing Tehran's nuclear... May 15, 2014 Assad Regime-rebel Agreement in Homs a Sign of Things to Come? If Syrian forces continue to win battles against the rebels, it may force them to make more cease-fire deals and withdrawals in other cities. The Syrian army on Friday moved into H... May 15, 2014 Energy Sanctions Aim to Hurt Russia More Than the West As the US looks for ... May 15, 2014 Hillary Clinton Celebrates the Iran Sanctions That Her State Department Tried to Stop Hillary Clinton is now claiming to be the architect of crippling sanctions on the Iranian economy. But during her tenure at Secretary of State, her department repeatedly opposed or tried to water... May 15, 2014 In Yemen, a Counterterrorism Challenge After years of a tortuous relationship with Ali Abdullah Saleh, the strongman who was president of Yemen for more than two decades, Obama administration officials hoped to... May 14, 2014 Iran Nuclear Deal May Leave Program in Place, Say Analysts The emerging deal with Iran over its disputed nuclear program appears headed toward limiting the time it would take the Islamic republic to make a bomb, a pact unlikely to satisfy members of Cong... May 14, 2014 Iran Isn’t Complying with the Interim Deal A fundamental requirement of the interim deal — Iran’s cooperation with International Atomic Energy Agency personnel — is not being fulfilled. The White House’s ... May 13, 2014 Probe Targets Why U.S. was ‘Last Flag’ in Benghazi The intention of the chairman of a select committee on Benghazi to bore in on why the United States was "the last flag flying" in the militant-infested Libyan city may reveal what the CIA was doi... May 13, 2014 U.S. With EU Plays Down Industrywide Sanctions on Russia Officials in the U.S. and European Union are playing down the prospect of punishing Russia with sanctions targeting entire industries, opting instead to focus on tightening pressure by targeting... May 13, 2014 West Looks to Broaden Sanctions on Russia The US and its leading European allies are preparing wider sanctions on Russia’s economy and are discussing a ban on the export of high-tech energy equipment if Moscow is seen to disrupt Uk... May 13, 2014 Boko Haram’s Bin Laden Connection In 2002, Osama bin Laden dispatched an aide to Nigeria to hand out $3 million in local currency to a wide array of Salafist political organizations there that shared al Qaeda’s goal of impo... May 13, 2014 Saudi Arabia Recalibrates Significant changes in Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy over the past six months have been precipitated by the Gulf giant’s troubled relations with two very different countries: the Unit... May 13, 2014 After Peace Talks Collapse, Will Israel be Forced to Take Unilateral Steps? With the recent collapse of the U.S.-brokered peace negotiations, the Palestinian leadership has embarked on a broad plan of unilateral action to gain recognition of a Palestinian state... May 6, 2014 Did We Bomb Libya to Keep the Arab Spring Going? America is naturally a status quo power in international affairs. The current international order is of great benefit to us—no surprise there, as we’ve played the dominant role in sha... May 6, 2014 Al-Qaeda’s Getting Weaker — But Terrorism is Getting Worse Terrorism is getting more dangerous. According to new data, first released in an official State Department report on Wednesday, almost 7,000 more people were killed in terrorist attacks worldwide... May 5, 2014 US Aid Indirectly Helps Hamas, Under Deal with Palestinian Authority The Palestinian Authority's announcement that it will send 3,000 police officers to Gaza as part of a unity agreement with Hamas could mean U.S. taxpayers are now at least indirectly helping... May 5, 2014 The Art of Financial Warfare: How the West Is Pushing Putin’s Buttons “We found out by Twitter,” an executive at Gunvor Group Ltd., the world’s fourth-largest oil trading firm, told Newsweek. It was midda... May 2, 2014 U.S. Announces Actions to Enforce Iran Sanctions The United States government escalated enforcement of its Iran sanctions on Tuesday, adding eight Chinese companies, a Dubai company and two Dubai-based executives to blacklists for evading Ameri... May 2, 2014 Iran’s Oil Exports Fall in April, Closer to Western Limits Iran's oil exports fell in April for a second month, according to sources who track tanker movements, moving closer to levels allowed by November's interim deal on curbing Tehran's... May 2, 2014 U.S. Drip-Feed of Sanctions Seen Ineffective With Putin Provoked The Obama administration's decision to tighten the noose around Russian President Vladimir Putin's inner circle risks provoking a cycle of retaliation that escalates the crisis in Ukrai...

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