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FDD analyzes how adversary nations and terrorist organizations exploit the global financial system, tracking sanctions evasion, money laundering, and illicit finance networks while developing strategies to strengthen U.S. economic statecraft and deny rogue regimes access to the international financial system.
FDD Analysis
Operation Economic Outcast Commences, And Where It Could Head
Insight
Operation Economic Outcast’s Success Depends on Aggressive, Sustained Enforcement
Policy Brief
The Lebanese Government Ordered Iran’s Would-Be Ambassador Out. Then Another Part Let Him Stay.
Policy Brief
Treasury Says Iran Controls Hezbollah. Lebanon Is Still Responsible.
Policy Brief
An obscure financial watchdog could bring down Myanmar’s murderous regime
The task force could stop the junta from buying weapons from America's enemies.
The Washington Post
Experts
Samuel Ben-Ur
Research Analyst
Josh Birenbaum
CEFP Deputy Director
Toby Dershowitz
Senior Advisor
Elaine K. Dezenski
CEFP Senior Director and Head
Mark Dubowitz
Chief Executive
Aykan Erdemir
Turkey Program Board of Advisors
Yaya J. Fanusie
Adjunct Fellow
Annie Fixler
CCTI Director and Senior Fellow
Daniel Glaser
CEFP Senior Advisor
Richard Goldberg
Senior Advisor
Mathew Ha
CCTI Adjunct Fellow
Angela Howard
CEFP Research Analyst
Tzvi Kahn
Research Fellow and Senior Editor
Orde Kittrie
Senior Fellow
Eric B. Lorber
CEFP Senior Advisor
Miad Maleki
Senior Fellow
Clifford D. May
Founder & President
David May
Research Manager and Senior Research Analyst
Max Meizlish
CEFP Research Fellow
Emanuele Ottolenghi
Senior Fellow
Chip Poncy
CEFP Senior Advisor
Samantha Ravich
Distinguished Fellow and Advisor
Jonathan Schanzer
Executive Director
Susan Soh
CEFP Research Associate
Andrea Stricker
Nonproliferation Program Deputy Director and Research Fellow
Daniel Swift
CEFP Senior Research Analyst
Behnam Ben Taleblu
Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow
Juan C. Zarate
CEFP Chairman
Jacob Breach
Senior Advisor
In The News
Oil is flowing through Hormuz again. But not for Iran
Iran International
US Treasury imposes limits on Egyptian bank for doing business with Iran
Financial Times
Going all in on sanctions, Trump limits how much he can squeeze out of Iran
The Times of Israel
6 Months Into The Iran War, These 4 Issues Could Shape What's Next
Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Liberty
Millions of barrels of Iranian oil sit beyond Trump blockade as he vows ‘zero leakage’
Fox News
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