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December 1, 2011 Iran Clings to Oil Lifeline as U.S. Pushes for Tighter Financial Sanctions Mark Dubowitz, director of the Iran Energy Project at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and co-author of a confidential report on Iran circulated on Nov. 29 to the Administration and... November 30, 2011 The Next Step in Sanctioning Iran But the Canadian government can do even more. As Mark Dubowitz and Sheryl Saperia argued recently in a column published in the National Post, Ottawa should add Iran's Revolutionary Guards Co... November 30, 2011 Iran: Sanktionen mit Blick auf den Ölpreis Der Iran reagierte wie immer. Das Außenamt hieß die neuen Sanktionen „wirkungslos“. Schon bei der bisher letzten vom UN-Sicherheitsrat verhängten Runde im Herbst 2010... November 23, 2011 Nuclear Resolution Keeps Pressure on Iran But Lacks Teeth Emmanule Ottolenghi, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, told Deutsche Welle the resolution lacks decisiveness. "I think the resolution is an admi... November 23, 2011 What Happens If Iran Gets The Bomb? Benjamin Weinthal explains what sorts of new sanctions might succeed in preventing an Iranian bomb. Marc Tracy imagines how China could be brought on board. And Ackerman develops a contingency co... November 23, 2011 “Sanktionen Wirken, Wenn Man Ihnen Zeit Lässt” Die Presse: Unmittelbar nach dem jüngsten IAEA-Report brach eine Diskussion über neue Iran-Sanktionen los. Wie müssten die beschaffen sein, damit sie wirksam sind. Und warum haben... November 22, 2011 U.S. to Announce New Sanctions Against Iran "This is unlikely to drive them away, because it still doesn't contain specific penalties," said Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. ... November 22, 2011 Would Obama Use Military Force to Stop Iran From Getting Nukes? It’s hard to tell the motive for leaking this information. Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies e-mailed me: “There’s one way to look at this positivel... November 22, 2011 Iran Sanctions: Are We Serious? If the administration truly wants to avoid military action and finds it “unacceptable” for Iran to get a nuclear weapon, it should be the one pressing for the toughest sanctions possi... November 17, 2011 Santorum’s Foreign Policy Advantage Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a longtime proponent of sanctions, wouldn’t comment off the cuff on Santorum’s proposals. But he did say, “I recommen... November 15, 2011 Sharper Talk, if Not Action, on Iran According to Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington, which tracks sanctions against Iran, Europe accounts for 20 to 25 percent of Iran&rs... November 15, 2011 Israel is Planning for the Inevitable Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies explains the dilemma: “Ultimately, the Israelis cannot wait for a green light from the U.S. when its survival is at stake. Thi... November 15, 2011 Israel is Planning for the Inevitable But this state of affairs is also a function of the complete failure of Russian “reset.” As Jamie Kirchick explains in the Wall Street Journal, Russia’s reaction to the IAEA war... November 15, 2011 Sanctions Against Iran, No ‘Silver Bullet’: Analyst The United States missed a glorious opportunity to assist opponents of the government of Iran in 2009, but since then, President Barack Obama has a good record of pushing sanc... November 15, 2011 The Arab League Goes After Assad While the Arab League’s action comes belatedly, after thousands of Syrians have been slaughtered or tortured or simply disappeared, it is nevertheless welcome news. Jonathan Schanzer of the... November 11, 2011 Nuclear Iran Wouldn’t Be the End of the World Iran is unique, argue the hawks of Washington and Tel Aviv. Unlike with every other country with nuclear weapons that has preceded it, this form of deterrence will not work with Iran, they say. T... November 11, 2011 Romney: I Wouldn’t Let Iran Get Nuclear Weapons Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies made an excellent point to me: Romney should not restrict his comments to Russia’s role in this. Dubowitz argues: “Governor... November 10, 2011 Iran October Gasoline Imports Up 21% “Whether or not it continues to rely on foreign imports will depend on how successfully Iran can sustain the lower subsidies in the face of hyper-inflation, in part caused by the rapid incr... November 10, 2011 UN Aftermath Creates Ripple Effect Across Campus “We also hosted Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, who spoke on the Palestinian UN statehood bid," she continued. "We are continuing... November 10, 2011 In Confronting Iran, Experts Say All Roads Go Through China Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and head of its Iran Energy Project, said Chines... November 10, 2011 Iran nimmt Kurs auf die Bombe Großbritannien und Frankreich lassen erkennen, dass sie scharfe Sanktionen unterstützen könnten. Der französische Außenminister Alain Juppé versicherte, dass sei... November 9, 2011 Israel: Trust Obama? Goldberg is correct in stating: “First, Iran and the U.S. have been waging a three-decade war for domination of the Middle East. If Iran goes nuclear, it will have won this war. American po... November 9, 2011 ‘Quiet’ Arab Coalition Supports Attack on Iran “In the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq War, Arab countries said across the board that they were against the invasion, then one by one each crumbled and fell in behind the US,” said Jonathan... November 8, 2011 Is Obama Going to Let Iran Get the Bomb? Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracy e-mailed me: “The Iranian regime has faced damaging economic pressure from energy and financial sanctions. We still however are a lo... November 8, 2011 Siria Espiará a sus Ciudadanos… con Ayuda de una Empresa Italiana Las denuncias no se han hecho esperar. Según Mark Dubowitz, director ejecutivo de la Fundación para la Def... November 8, 2011 The Eurozone Crisis is Eroding Our Democracy. How do We Withdraw Our Consent From Being Governed? Something even bigger is going on. It's not just global competition for jobs, but also fierce competition between systems of government.... November 8, 2011 Are U.S. Tax Dollars Covering Financial Rewards to Palestinian Terrorists? According to Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, “the PIF was created in 2002 to manage and distribute the money and commercial interests owned by the PA. They b... October 14, 2011 U.S. Considers Sanctions on Iran’s Central Bank Mark Dubowitz, a specialist on sanctions at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said a so-called designation of the bank would not halt all of Iran's crude oil sales, but it would sha... October 13, 2011 Experts: Alleged Plot Shows Iran has No Fear of US If the Justice Department account is accurate, the plot was launched with the approval of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and means Iran's leaders "did not fear a muscular American respo... October 13, 2011 Obama Pressed to Get Tough on Iran for Terror Plot Mark Dubowitz, of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a think tank that advocates tougher sanctions against Tehran, predicted harsher penalties. “There will be a lot of... October 12, 2011 Lessons From the Iranian Plot Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundations for Defense of Democracies has a similar take. He told me via e-mail today, “The fact that the Iranians attempted to carry out an attack on US soil duri... October 11, 2011 Washington’s Stance on Israel and Mideast Peace is Murky At a conference organized by the neo-conservative groups Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Hudson Institute on Capitol Hill yesterday on "The U.S.-Israel Relationship: Twenty Years af... October 11, 2011 Re: Iranian Plot From my FDD colleague, senior fellow Emanuele Ottolenghi, in Brussels: The Qods forces are the regime’s long arm abroad. They are involved in training ter... October 6, 2011 Syrian Thugs Try to Intimidate the U.S. Media The embassy’s clumsy, almost cartoonish, effort to intimidate its critics only serves to highlight the nature of the regime. Ammar Abdulhamid of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies ha... October 4, 2011 Neapolitan Delight You might be used to reading him on Iran and freedom. But in Virgil’s Golden Egg and Other Neapolitan... October 4, 2011 Gone but Not Forgotten Counterterrorism expert Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, in his book,... September 30, 2011 Wiping Them Out One by One Inside Pakistan, before bin Laden, those killed by drones on Obama’s orders in the last two years include Baitullah Mehsud, overall leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan; Mustaf... September 29, 2011 Pentagon Terror Plot Foiled Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, the author of Bin Laden’s Legacy: Why We’re Still Losing the War... September 28, 2011 Osama bin Laden’s Bodyguard Freed by Pakistan As the security coordinator of the Black Guard, the elite unit charged with protecting bin Laden, he would once have been in close contact with the al-Qaeda leader, according to The Long War Jour... September 23, 2011 Afghans Say Taliban’s Top Pakistan-Based Leaders Sent Peace Envoy’s Killer About 30 of the Taliban’s most prominent leaders have served on the shura in recent years, and many of the group’s members may have dispersed to Karachi or other cities to escape poss... September 21, 2011 Obama’s Middle East Dead End Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies sees a real danger that such talks “will put power back into the hands of the Quartet and President Obama. They will be able t... September 21, 2011 Taliban Bomber Waited Days to Give Afghan Peace Envoy Lethal Hug Mullen said the U.S. will take "appropriate action" against further Haqqani attacks on its forces, while declining to offer details. Since January 2008, nearly a quarter of the 254 U.S. missile s... September 21, 2011 Lesson to the “Pro-Israel” Right: Be Careful What You Ask From Congress Veteran Israel hardliner and neocon Eliot Abrams told the committee that he was not in favor of cutting aid to the PA. David Makovsky of the Washington Institute of Near East Policy -- a think ta... September 19, 2011 After Bin Laden, Same as Before? Is the economic crisis a sign that, even after death, Bin Laden stings at us? Counterterrorism researcher Daveed Gartenstein-Ross is the author of the provocative new bo... September 19, 2011 Did Turkey Turn On Israel To Boost Business From The Arab World? But the strategic calculus is harder to crunch. ‘Turkey has quite a bit to lose here,’ said Jonathan Schanzer, analyst in Washington. ‘NATO is looking sideways at it right now,... September 16, 2011 U.S. Congress Mulls Cutting PA Funding, Closing PLO Mission in Light of UN Bid Dr. Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the former terrorism finance analyst at the U.S. Department of Treasury, argued that despite the... September 15, 2011 Who’s Really Behind the Kabul Attacks? “These are really joint attacks by all these groups. What [the US-led coalition] ISAF has suddenly done is they’ve pivoted due to negotiations, or talks of negotiations, and they are... September 15, 2011 A U.N. Vote: A Loss for Israel and a Humiliation for the U.S. I spoke this morning with Jonathan Schanzer of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, who testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday. Before his testimony he went to th... September 15, 2011 EU Sanctions on Syria Oil and Gas Industry Come with Loopholes The EU appears close to approving new sanctions that would bar European companies from new investments in the Syrian energy sector. But companies may continue working under existing contracts, a... September 15, 2011 Who Owns the Palestine Investment Fund? Yesterday the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing to re-examine U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority in light...

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