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October 8, 2024 Hacked to Death: The Urgent Need for Healthcare Cybersecurity Reform Imagine you are rushed to the hospital, fighting for your life, only to have your treatment delayed because the staff cannot find your records. The reason? Hackers have crippled the hospital’s electronic... October 7, 2024 PRC Lawfare Expands to U.S. Courts — Now Is Not the Time to Dismantle U.S. Tech The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is learning how to use American courts to undermine U.S. national security. Specifically, Beijing is working through the courts to block executive branch actions that... September 13, 2024 6 Things to Know About Samidoun, the ‘Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network’ Samidoun describes itself as an “international network of organizers and activists” that campaigns for the release of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. The group sponsors demonstrations, protests,... September 11, 2024 Seeking Certainty in an Uncertain Middle East As Americans remember this week the victims of the September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terror attacks on our country and Israelis mark more than 11 months since the Hamas terror attack, it is worth taking stock... September 6, 2024 As Authoritarians Rise Abroad, Who Should Teach Democracy in American K-12 Schools? Although the United States is a wonderfully diverse country with vast resources and a population of more than 330,000,000 people from virtually every race, religion, and background, the country can’t... September 5, 2024 10 Things Washington Should Do to Hold Hamas Accountable U.S. citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was executed by Hamas in late August after being taken hostage from an Israeli music festival and held in Gaza for more than 300 days. In response, a bipartisan roster... August 23, 2024 Saudi Official Views of Hamas It is common these days in the Arab world to hear that Riyadh isn’t supporting the Palestinians enough, a comment on the noticeable shift in Saudi official views of Hamas since its October 7 invasion... July 24, 2024 South Africa Must Change Course on Hamas While Washington is primarily focused on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit and address to Congress this week, another side of the global conflagration around Israel’s war of self-defense... July 24, 2024 Why Hamas Deserves Argentina’s Terrorism Designation At 7:56 AM on October 7, 2023, Ronit Sultan, the daughter of Argentine immigrants, texted her daughter-in-law to “take care of yourself” as rockets from Gaza flew overhead... July 23, 2024 5 Things to Know About the Palestinian ‘Popular Resistance Committees’ The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) is a loose coalition of armed Palestinian terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank that oppose Israel’s right to exist and the leadership of... July 18, 2024 The Killers of the AMIA Still Walk Free On July 18, 1994, at 9:53 am, a Hezbollah suicide bomber, Ibrahim Berro, drove a car laden with explosives in front of the AMIA, the Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, and pressed the detonator, ripping... June 12, 2024 5 Things to Know About Chinese Drone Company DJI Chinese drone manufacturer Shenzhen DJI Innovation Technology Company Limited (known simply as DJI) controls over 70 percent of the global drone market, perfectly illustrating the fusion of China’s economic... April 29, 2024 The Out-of-Control Social Media App Spreading Antisemitism at Columbia Demonstrators have shouted “tear down the gates!” while circling Columbia University’s main entrance in recent days. “I am Hamas!” “Long live the intifada!” The chants carried beyond the... April 26, 2024 What the World Central Kitchen Strike Tells Us About Israel — And Its Enemies More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to the Biden administration on April 16 criticizing Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza and expressing concern about “civilian harm... April 16, 2024 What We Can Learn From Iran’s Attack on Israel Iran launched an unprecedented direct attack against Israel this weekend consisting of approximately 350 missiles and drones with a combined payload of around 60 tons of explosives, yet only a handful... April 9, 2024 Israel’s Arab Neighbors Undermine Their Own Interests by Backing Iran The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its proxy militias have Jordan in their crosshairs, calling for mass protests against the government and promising to arm a militia of 12,000 Jordanians.... March 22, 2024 Ukraine Needs More Drones. Here’s One Way Washington Can Help. Ukraine could double its annual production of drones if it had more funding, a Ukrainian official told The Guardian in an interview published on Wednesday. In addition to encouraging our European allies... March 13, 2024 Five Compelling Reasons for the Strategic Divestment of TikTok Amid escalating concerns over potential Chinese interference in the U.S. election, divesting TikTok from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, offers a balanced, technologically feasible solution that... March 12, 2024 5 Things to Know About ByteDance, TikTok’s Parent Company ... March 6, 2024 10 Things to Know About the Palestinian Authority Israel has long sought a partner for peace to establish a two-state solution — the proposed resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that predates the 1948 establishment of the Jewish state.... February 13, 2024 10 Things to Know About UNIFIL Despite a mandate to maintain international peace and security, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has repeatedly failed to secure the Israel-Lebanon border and support the Lebanese Armed... January 26, 2024 10 Things to Know About the Houthis The Houthis are an Iran-backed, Shiite Islamist movement that seized control of Yemen’s capital in 2014 and instigated civil war. Driven by an explicitly antisemitic and anti-American ethos, the Houthis... January 11, 2024 10 Things to Know About the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was established in 1949 to serve Palestinian refugees displaced during Israel’s War of Independence. UNRWA continues to operate in the Gaza Strip, West... January 10, 2024 Hamas’s Top Terrorist Leadership The Hamas terrorist leaders who directed the brutal October 7 attack on Israel remain top targets of the Israeli defense and intelligence communities. Understanding the background of these individuals... December 19, 2023 10 Things to Know About Hamas and Qatar Qatar has enabled the terrorist organization Hamas politically and financially for decades. However, the tiny Gulf Arab state has successfully positioned itself as the lead negotiator in the Hamas-Israel... December 15, 2023 U.S. Needs a Multiyear Vision for Ukraine Aid As the White House warns that it’ll soon exhaust its allotted funding for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Washington this week to urge Congress to approve a must-pass aid bill for his embattled nation... December 8, 2023 10 Things to Know About the History of Gaza Gaza has suddenly captured the world’s attention. On October 7, 2023, thousands of terrorists from Gaza invaded Israel, massacred over 1,200 Israelis, and abducted some 248 hostages back into Gaza, including... December 4, 2023 7 Things to Know About Campus Support for Hamas and Antisemitism College campuses across America have devolved into open displays of support for terrorism and antisemitism since October 7. The barbaric attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians and soldiers has resulted in... November 29, 2023 10 Things to Know About Hamas and Turkey The terrorist organization Hamas receives significant funding, materiel, and political support from Turkey. For decades, Turkey and Israel enjoyed a productive partnership. However, since 2009, Turkish... November 16, 2023 10 Things to Know About the UN and Hamas The United Nations (UN) is generating pressure on Israel to stop defending itself against the terrorist organization Hamas following the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust on October 7, 2023.... November 14, 2023 10 Things to Know About Iran’s Nuclear Program The Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to the destruction of the United States and Israel, posing conventional threats worldwide via its terrorist proxies. Back home, Tehran is increasingly poised to... November 6, 2023 10 Things to Know About Hamas Tunnels The terrorist organization Hamas operates an extensive and sophisticated tunnel system to transport weapons, store supplies, and train operatives. The network zigzags for hundreds of miles under the Gaza... November 3, 2023 10 Things to Know About Hezbollah 1. Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist terrorist organization Hezbollah (also spelled “Hizballah”) is a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization and a political party based in Lebanon. The... November 2, 2023 5 Things to Know About the Hamas-Run Gaza Health Ministry The Gaza Health Ministry – the Hamas-controlled Gaza branch of the Palestinian Ministry of Health – is the predominant source of information on casualties in Gaza. The Washington Post quoted a reporter... October 30, 2023 10 Things to Know About Hamas and Hospitals Hamas has commanded a network of tunnels and terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip since it took control in 2007. The Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist organization uses civilian... October 24, 2023 Can the U.S. Arm Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan at the Same Time? The Biden administration has moved quickly to send Israel weapons following Hamas’ deadly October 7 terror attack. This laudable step has some asking whether U.S. military assistance to Israel might... October 16, 2023 10 Things to Know About Hamas What is Hamas? Hamas is an Iranian-backed Palestinian terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip. Hamas’ 1988 charter states: “Hamas rejects any alternative to the full and... September 28, 2023 The Monetary Value of Relaxed Oil Sanctions Enforcement by the Biden Administration “U.S. officials privately acknowledge they’ve gradually relaxed some enforcement of sanctions on Iranian oil sales,” Bloomberg News revealed last month. The dollar value of this sanctions relief... September 5, 2023 Former President of Federated States of Micronesia David W. Panuelo Warns Country Could See Democratic Backsliding New, exclusive interview with former President of Federated States of Micronesia, David W. Panuelo. August 7, 2023 FDD Supplemental Iran Nuclear Assessment to ODNI Annual Report On July 10, 2023, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) published a report for Congress about Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities, as required by law.1 “Iran is not currently... May 16, 2023 The real power behind Paraguay’s new president On Sunday April 30, moments after giving his acceptance speech, Paraguay’s president-elect Santiago Peña welcomed the former president, Horacio Cartes, to join him on the podium. The adoring crowd erupted... April 14, 2023 Avoid Overconfidence When It Comes to Middle East Air and Missile Defense After months of rising tensions, terrorists fired at least 30 rockets from southern Lebanon into northern Israel last Thursday, 25 of which were shot down, presumably by Iron Dome The rockets were allegedly... March 21, 2023 What’s in the Saudi Iranian Beijing Deal? Other than promising not to intervene in each other’s affairs and to restore diplomatic ties, Saudi Arabia and Iran did not agree to much in the deal that they signed in Beijing earlier this month. But... March 20, 2023 Biden’s Opportunity to Stop Violent Extremists From Exploiting Cryptocurrency The Biden administration intends to crack down on crypto abuse by following a roadmap for regulation it unveiled in January. Calls for reform intensified after the crypto market’s tumultuous end to 2022,... February 17, 2023 Sen. Cotton Legislation Seeks to Expedite Efforts to Strengthen Israel’s Security Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced new legislation on Thursday to expedite Israel’s ability to operate its own KC-46 refueling aircraft in support... February 7, 2023 Morningstar Misleads Investors on Its Anti-Israel Bias — Again The investment research firm Morningstar, Inc. committed last October to making changes to its Sustainalytics environmental, social, and governance (ESG) subsidiary’s research in response to FDD’s ongoing... January 24, 2023 With an Eye on Adversaries, the U.S. and Israel Conduct Major Military Exercise The United States and Israel kicked off the week-long Juniper Oak 23 multi-domain military exercise on Monday in Israel. A senior U.S. defense official called it the “most significant” bilateral exercise... December 20, 2022 The U.S.-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group Gets Busy Leaders from the Pentagon and Israel’s Ministry of Defense convened the second meeting of the U.S.-Israel Operations-Technology Group (OTWG) in Israel last month to advance research and development (R&D)... November 8, 2022 Russia seeking to poison American political discourse leading up to midterm elections Right now, the eyes of the world are focused on Russian aggression in Ukraine and escalating threats from Vladimir Putin. But Russia’s playbook goes well beyond Ukraine, including retaliation against... November 2, 2022 How to get Kyiv the Tanks and Armored Vehicles It Needs “We’re fighting the war out of our pickup trucks,” stated a Ukrainian soldier when reflecting on Ukraine’s slowing counteroffensive in Luhansk region. While Ukraine has a large inventory of tanks...

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