Trump and Jared’s Clearance
Conservatives gain a healthy skepticism about intel agencies, but liberals lose it.
Foggy Bottom
Once Upon a Time, U.S. Foreign Policy Worked
George H.W. Bush's administration was evidence of what the establishment was capable of.
Op-eds
Putin Sees Trump as an Easy Mark on Syria
As U.S. President Donald Trump approaches his July 16 summit in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin, there’s much speculation that Syria will be near the top of the agenda. Trump is repo...
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Erdogan’s Hostage Diplomacy
Western Nationals in Turkish Prisons
Monographs
John Bolton: A complex worldview that just might work for Trump
Long before John Bolton was named as President Trump's new national security adviser, a position he assumes on Monday, his name sparked diametrically opposite reactions in Washington....
Op-eds
How Trump can repair the damage from Obama’s narcoterror fail
The Obama White House systematically dismantled a top-secret government initiative called Proj...
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Deceptive Deja Vu
In France, all right-thinking people know instinctively what the pensée unique is—the socially acceptable view on any subject that ensures a Parisian won’t get axed from the be...
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The Qatar Quarrel Benefits the U.S.
It is no secret that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been at odds with President Trump on a range of issues. One of them is the U.S. response to the spat that erupted in early June between Q...
Op-eds
Two Cheers for Rex
I rarely find myself thinking along similar lines as fellow Foreign Policy contributor Stephen Walt. Nevertheless, just as I was contemplating an article that would take note of a few o...
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Unhappy Anniversary
Ayatollah Khamenei, the "Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution," commemorated the end of Ramadan with a lengthy anti-American, antisemitic screed. Khamenei has repeatedly accused the W...
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Fifteen years since pivotal executive order, STORM Act could help fight terror finance
Fifteen years ago today, President George W. Bush signed Executive Order 13224, the opening salvo in America&...
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Treasury designates 3 senior al Qaeda members in Iran
The Treasury Department announced today that three senior al Qaeda members have been added to the US...
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The Obama Administration Needs to Stand Strong on Iran Sanctions
Washington has already made unparalleled concessions to Tehran. And if President Obama has forgotten that Iran is still a rogue state, thank God that banks still remember. Ira...
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Analysis: Iran has supported the Taliban’s insurgency since late 2001
On May 21, an American drone strike ended Mullah Akh...
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For Middle East Peace, Look to Israel’s Arab Partners
Speculation is rife that President Barack Obama will make one final stab at putting his mark on the Middle East peace process before he leaves office. One theory has...
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Dollarizing the Ayatollahs
The bruising battle between the president and Congress surrounding the Iran nuclear deal is over. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, despite its many troubling flaws, is already being implem...
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Treasury sanctions Islamic State oil and religious officials, facilitator in Gaza
The US Treasury Department announced today that three Islamic State officials have been sanctioned f...
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Slow Release
A few more documents from the bin Laden raid are finally revealed. They do not flatter the judgment of the Obama administration.
Op-eds
Doomed Diplomacy
Not long after his inauguration in January 2009, President Barack Obama penned a letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran. As a presidential candidate, Obama had promised...
Op-eds
The Gulf Cooperation Council: Deepening Rifts and Emerging Challenges
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for the opportunity to discuss tensions in...