Washington’s Huawei Ban Combats Chinese Espionage Threat
President Trump issued an executive order on Wednesd...
African Union
Caliphate, interrupted
After being bombarded by four years of U.S. airstrikes, a relentless ground campaign by Kurdish-led U.S. allies, and attacks from Russian, Syri...
Op-eds
U.S. airstrike targets Shabaab in terror haven
Op-eds
US strikes Shabaab on southern Somalia coast
Yesterday, US Forces killed nine Shabaab terrorists in a strike 40 km northeast of Kismayo after the al Qaeda branch attacked Somali forces operating in the area. The strike took place near the town of Jamaame, a former Shabaab safe haven that was liberated by Somali forces just one day eariler.
Op-eds
Trump Administration Should Uphold Sanctions on Sudan
Tuesday night, President Donald Trump signed an executive order...
Policy Briefs
South Africa Flubs its Chance at Justice for Bashir
Suspected war criminals scored a victory Monday as Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir defied a South African judge’s order and...
Policy Briefs
From Westgate to Garissa, Shabab’s Murderous Wave
Co-written by Nathaniel Barr After the Somali militant group al-Shabab carried out a gruesome ...
Op-eds
FDD Names Board of Advisors to Help Guide Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance
WASHINGTON – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies today announced 18 experts who will serve as members of the Board of Advisors for its Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance (CSIF)....
Press Releases
US Targets ‘Senior Leader’ for Shabaab in Southern Somalia
The US military confirmed that its aircraft launched an airstrike against a "senior leader" of al Qaeda's branch in Somalia. "The strike took place in the vicinity of Saakow, Somali...
Op-eds
The Islamic State’s Vulnerability
As the U.S. military joins with its allies and temporarily-aligned enemies to fulfill President Obama’s promise to “...
Op-eds
The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence
Chairman McKeon, Ranking Member Smith, distinguished members of the committee, it is an honor to appear before you to discuss the state of al-Qaeda, its affiliates, and associated groups. My test...
Congressional Testimonies
The Arab Spring and Al-Qaeda’s Resurgence
Download the full testimony (PDF). Chairman McKeon...
Congressional Testimonies
Al Qaeda’s Big Year
Any way you measure it, 2013 was a good year for al Qaeda. It wasn’t supposed to be. Shortly after the United States killed the group’s charismatic leader, Osama bin Laden, a couple o...
Op-eds
Hail to the French
This coming spring will mark the 20th anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide, when as many as a million innocent civilians were butchered to death by Hutu tribal extremists in an orgy of bloodshed th...
Op-eds
Follow-Up Needed After the EU’s Hezbollah Ban
The European Union (EU) dealt a blow to the Lebanon-based terrorist organization Hezbollah earlier this week, blacklisting the organization’s military wing. The EU was wise to focus its att...
Policy Briefs
Egypt and the African Union
By Zachary Elkaim Following the ouster of Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi earlier this month, the Afric...
Policy Briefs
Should We Invade Mali to Stop al-Qaeda? Look at Somalia First
The West is moving toward a military intervention in Mali, somewhat slowly yet entirely deliberately, due to concerns about al-Qaeda’s control of territory there. An October UN Security Cou...
Op-eds
The Shape of Al Shabaab’s Post-Kismayo Attacks
In late September, African Union (AU) forces surrounded the port city of Kismayo on Somalia’s southern coast. The AU troops stood on the threshold of capturing the city from the al Qaeda-af...
Op-eds
Gitmo’s Troubling Afterlife: The Global Consequences of U.S. Detention Policy
Closing the camps in Guantánamo Bay won't address the real problems with noncriminal incarceration.
Op-eds
A Palestinian Flanking Maneuver
If the U.N. awards the status of 'non-member state' to the Palestinians, the Oslo Accords will be left in tatters.