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June 7, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

The cries of Byai Phu

Everyone, it seems, has heard of Rafah, but few people know about what is happening in Burma, the East Asian country renamed “Myanmar” following a military coup in 1989.

October 19, 2022 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

How Iran’s Ethnic Divisions Are Fueling the Revolt

Non-Persian minorities, often overlooked in the West, may hold the key to the uprising’s course.

August 14, 2020 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Strategic Defense of Democracy

Hong Kong police on Monday arrested Jimmy Lai, the 71-year-old pro-democracy founder of Hong Kong media company Next Digital and its newspaper, Apple Daily, on charges of violating China’s new national...

August 12, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

How Effective is Russia’s Disinformation?

Let's look at the numbers.

February 8, 2020 | Andrea Stricker |

Could Trump convince Boris Johnson to kill the Iran nuclear deal?

With the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union freshly behind him, the British prime minister has an unusual opportunity to continue his differentiation from standard EU politics. One move he...

April 3, 2017 | Behnam Ben Taleblu

Increasing the Effectiveness of Non-Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran

Download the full testimony here.  Our...

November 13, 2013 | Mark Dubowitz |

Examining Nuclear Negotiations: Iran After Rouhani’s First 100 Days

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, Members of the Committee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, thank you for inviting me to testify today on this important topic....

July 31, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

Ansar al Sharia Mans Security in Benghazi

More than ten months after the September 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, Ansar al Sharia is even more entrenched in Libyan society. Members of Ansar al Sharia in Benghazi were repo...

September 29, 2011 | Orde Kittrie Arms Control Association |

Using Stronger Sanctions to Increase Negotiating Leverage With Iran

Six days after his inauguration, President Barack Obama declared that “if countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us.” Over the 10...

July 14, 2011 |

Questioning ‘High’ Risk Gitmo Detainee Transfers

On July 1, President Obama announced that he was nominating Matthew Olsen for the position of National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) director. Olsen has served in a number of national security-r...

May 29, 2010 | The Weekly Standard

The Risks of Gitmo Transfers

The New York Times has now published its take on th...

February 24, 2010 | Arms Control Today

Using Stronger Sanctions to Increase Negotiating Leverage With Iran

Six days after his inauguration, President Barack Obama declared that "if countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us." Over the 10 months since...

October 22, 2009 | Middle East Quarterly

The Strategic Challenge of Somalia’s Al-Shabaab

Since emerging from an era of colonialism under Italy and Britain, Somalia has passed through military dictatorship, famine, and civil war to regional fragmentation. In the modern period, America...

May 17, 2009 | |

Hezbollah’s Agenda in Lebanon

This article was...

April 13, 2009 |

Intelligence Briefing #006: Algeria’s Elections

INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING #006 _____________________________...

December 8, 2008 |

The Role of Consensus in the Contemporary Struggle for Islam

Jordan's King Abdullah II launched an ambitious project in November 2004 designed to address some of the thorniest theological issues currently facing Muslims. The project, known as the "Amman Message," expressly holds that non-Muslims can reasonably "expect certain things from Muslims" in the contemporary context, in which Muslims and non-Muslims have unprecedented contact.[i] The Amman Message was self-consciously launched against the backdrop of the "global war on terror," where predominantly stateless terror networks claiming allegiance to Islam have managed to drastically alter the geopolitical landscape.

August 15, 2006 | The Middle East Quarterly |

Israel and Azerbaijan’s Furtive Embrace

Authored by Ilya Bourtman The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 changed the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. Within weeks, six predominantly Muslim countries...