FDD Launches Center on Economic and Financial Power, Names Former Treasury Advisor Eric B. Lorber as Senior Director
(Washington, D.C., January 9, 2019) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) today unveiled its...
CSIF
David Asher Named Senior Fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies
David is an Expert on Countering Money Laundering and Terrorism Finance.
Press Releases
Iran May Opt for Cyber Attacks in Retaliation for New U.S. Sanctions
Islamic Regime has already demonstrated capacity to cause economic damage, FDD study finds.
Press Releases
FDD Resource Guide Documents Risks Facing German Companies that Do Business with Iran
New Guide Helps Banks, Companies, Compliance Managers, and Policymakers Assess Hazards
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Islamism and Jihadism
Episode 22 | The view of one Muslim — and former CIA analyst.
Foreign Podicy
Survey of Terrorist Groups and Their Means of Financing
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance
Legislative Testimonies
Retired Army Colonel David Maxwell Named Senior Fellow for North Korea Policy at FDD
FDD Press
Press Releases
Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare: Assessing US Strategy
Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia...
Op-eds
New Study Finds Patterns in Money Laundering through Bitcoin
Washington, D.C., January 12, 2018 – Bitcoin gambling sites, “mixers” and European Bitcoin exchange may be the destinations of choice for criminals looking to launder bitcoins, according to a ...
Press Releases
U.S. Designates Iranian Chief Justice
The U.S. Treasury Department designated Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani today under non-nuclear author...
Policy Briefs
Sanctions and Financial Pressure: Major National Security Tools
Download the full testimony here. Chairman Royce, Ranking Member...
Legislative Testimonies
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Relies On Drugs, Human Trafficking to Fund Terror Activities
Washington, D.C., December 7, 2017 – As the Trump Administration...
Press Releases
Terror Finance Briefing Book Appendices
Each report in CSIF’s Terror Finance Briefing Book is published with an appendix, listing all of the entities and individuals affiliated with a given terrorist group who...
Terror Finance Briefing Book
Monographs
Despite Financial Strain, Rising Iranian Support Buoys Hezbollah, New FDD Study Finds
Washington, D.C., September 26, 2017 – As Congress prepares...
Press Releases
Expelling Digital Demons from U.S. Sensitive Supply Chains
Co-authored by Michael Hsieh. If the U.S. Department of Defense were an economy unto itself, it would be the 20th largest in the world. Like any other advanced modern econo...
Op-eds
Al-Qaeda in the Arab Pen. Remains Well-Funded, Able to Continue Terror Activities, FDD Study Finds
Washington, D.C., July 31, 2017 – Al-Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula (AQAP), the Yemen-based terror group that claimed responsibility for the 2015 Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, makes tens of...
Press Releases
Treasury Dept. Can Play Critical Role in Helping Somalia Disrupt Al-Shabaab Fundraising
Washington, D.C., June 28, 2017 – The U.S. Treasury Department can play a critical role in helping Somalia – recently designated as an “area of hostilities” by President T...
Press Releases
Will A New Generation of Terrorists Turn to Bitcoin?
The Cipher Brief: Is there significant evidence of terrorist groups turning to virtual currencies for funding? Why do you think that is? Yaya Fanusie: ...
Op-eds
Anti-Terror Collaboration with Gulf State Allies Can Begin with Targeting Al-Qaeda in Syria
Washington, D.C., June 2, 2017 – Following President Trump’s pledge to Arab Gulf State allies that the United States will help them disrupt terrorist funding, a new report from the Fo...