Eliot Engel

December 15, 2020 | Julia Schulman |

Occupied Territories Bill in Ireland Is Dead on Arrival

Amid a COVID-19-induced economic recession, Irish independent Senator Frances Black has revived a draft law targeting Israel after a previous failed attempt. The Occupied Territories Bill, if enacted, could...

June 12, 2020 | Craig Singleton |

After COVID-19, It’s Time for Washington to Embrace a Bolder Taiwan Strategy

The time has come for a rethink of U.S. Taiwan policy.

November 14, 2019 | Eric S. Edelman, David J. Kramer

Erdoğan’s Undeserving and Underwhelming Visit to DC

Trump’s ongoing bromance with Turkey’s authoritarian leader notwithstanding, Congress and the Administration must act to make clear that the United States isn’t giving Erdoğan a blank check to act in the Middle East.

December 22, 2017 | Boris Zilberman |

This Christmas, Remember Imprisoned Pastor Andrew Brunson

Pastor Andrew Brunson will be spending his second Christmas in a Turkish jail, unfairly held by the Erdogan government on...

May 23, 2017 | Orde Kittrie |

Trump’s steps on Iran show cooperation with Congress is possible

On Wednesday, the Trump administration made clear that its Iran policy...

March 29, 2017 | Tzvi Kahn |

Congress Ups Ante with New Iran Sanctions

House and...

August 31, 2016 | Clifford D. May |

Iran and the future of the Middle East

Nixon went to China. Obama will not be going to Iran. The 1972 visit of President Richard M. Nixon to the People’s Republic included meetings with both Chairman Mao Zedong, the com...

June 28, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz |

Risky Business In Iran

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the intergovernmental organization that sets global standards to combat money laundering and finance for terrorism and proliferation, had a clear message f...

July 22, 2014 |

FDD Welcomes House Approval of Bill Targeting Hezbollah’s Global Threat Network

WASHINGTON – In a strong sign of bipartisan support for intensified pressure on Hezbollah and its global terrorist network, the House of Representatives voted 404 to 0 to a...

June 26, 2014 |

FDD Welcomes Committee Approval of Bill Targeting Hezbollah’s Global Threat Network

WASHINGTON – In a strong sign of bipartisan support for intensified pressure on Hezbollah and its global terrorist network, the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimousl...

May 13, 2014 | |

FDD Welcomes Bipartisan Sanctions Bill Targeting Hezbollah’s International Network

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON – In a strong sign of bipartisan support for intensified pressure on Hezbollah’s international terrorist financing network,...

October 10, 2013 | Clifford D. May |

Wishful Thinking on Iran

No one likes to be the skunk at the picnic but sometimes there’s no alternative: You just have to spray. That’s how I feel after reading a...

October 3, 2013 | Clifford D. May |

Iran’s Rulers and the Art of the Deal

“I assure you nobody ends up being more war-weary than me.” — President Barack Obama, August 30, 2013 Imagine you’re Iranian president Hassan Rouh...

July 31, 2013 | |

Congress: Enhanced Leverage Required for Diplomatic Deal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. – As Iran continues to advance its illicit nuclear program, the House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved...

July 25, 2013 | Clifford D. May |

Wishing for an Iranian Moderate

There’s nothing wrong with wishful thinking — unless it gets confused with serious thinking. Policy makers and legislators have a professional responsibility to resist that temptation...

March 21, 2013 | |

FDD Applauds Bipartisan Syria Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC -- During the week marking the two year anniversary of the crisis in Syria, Congress introduced two bil...

March 17, 2013 |

FDD Praises Congressman Engel’s Leadership on Syria

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...

February 27, 2013 | |

FDD Praises New Bipartisan Iran Sanctions Bill Introduced Today

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington -- On the heels of the P5+1 talks with Iran in Kazakhstan, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Ed Royce (R-CA), and Ranking Member...

January 7, 2013 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross The Truman Project

The Political Prospects of an Open Fuel Standard in Obama’s Second Term

At the beginning of President Obama’s first term, there was reason to believe that an Open Fuel Standard (OFS) could pass within four years. It did not, and now the OFS faces a different po...

January 2, 2013 | |

FDD Praises New Iran Sanctions in Defense Authorization Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – With the United States and its key European allies preparing to enter negotiations over Iran’s unlawful nuclear a...