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Experts
Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Research Fellow
Jonathan Schanzer
Executive Director
Reuel Marc Gerecht
Resident Scholar
Ahmad Sharawi
Senior Research Analyst
Bernard Haykel
Senior Fellow
David Daoud
Senior Fellow
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus
Senior Fellow
Natalie Ecanow
Senior Research Analyst
Mariam Wahba
Research Analyst
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Senior Advisor on Asymmetric Warfare
About
FDD analyzes political dynamics across the Arab world, including how governance challenges, sectarian tensions, and democratic transitions affect U.S. interests, counterterrorism efforts, and the broader strategic competition in the Middle East.
FDD Analysis
Syria’s New Alliances Risk Embroiling It in New Conflicts
Policy Brief
Freedom of Religion or Belief in Egypt
US Commission on International Religious Freedom
Libya’s maritime deal with Turkey turns an energy dispute into a NATO problem
Kathimerini
Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November
Policy Tracker
Neither Lebanese Nor a Resistance
Whenever non-state groups stockpile explosives under the pretext of fighting an external enemy, their true targets are domestic rivals and the sovereignty of the state.
This Is Beirut
Experts
Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Research Fellow
Jonathan Schanzer
Executive Director
Reuel Marc Gerecht
Resident Scholar
Ahmad Sharawi
Senior Research Analyst
Bernard Haykel
Senior Fellow
David Daoud
Senior Fellow
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus
Senior Fellow
Natalie Ecanow
Senior Research Analyst
Mariam Wahba
Research Analyst
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross
Senior Advisor on Asymmetric Warfare
In The News
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Houthi airport strikes carry echoes of Iran’s aviation threats, experts say
Iran International
Israel, Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt and the U.S. consider joining Saudi war
Mario Nawfal
Events
EVENT: U.S. Government Sanctions Priorities and Approach in 2020
March 9, 2020 | 7:15
EVENT: Shatter the Nations: ISIS and the War for the Caliphate
October 21, 2019 | 7:00