Trump must keep arming Ukraine if he wants a good peace deal
Europe must do its fair share, but it cannot carry the burden alone.
G7
Vladimir Putin’s wobbly empire gives US a path to stifle Russia’s threats
This week marked 25 years of Vladimir Putin’s rule, a milestone the Russian dictator celebrated in a televised address. Boasting of past achievements, he assured Russians, “We can...
Op-eds
Return Funding for Reliable Energy to the World’s Poorest
A centerpiece of President Biden’s agenda was a government led effort to greatly reduce production and consumption of fossil fuels. One of the key policies Biden enacted to pursue this goal was ending...
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: November
Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch. ...
Policy Tracker
Putin’s cash crunch
It’s time for Europe and the US to tighten the financial screws on Russia and accelerate an end to the war.
Op-eds
Turkey is committed to undermining NATO
Ankara is blowing past established norms and boundaries
Op-eds
Hamas Shuns New Talks on Gaza Ceasefire
The Iranian-backed Hamas terrorist group confirmed in a statement on August 11 that it will not attend talks scheduled for this Thursday aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza and...
Flash Briefs
Israel SitRep: August 9, 2024
Today’s Issue: | Israeli Defense Minister Speaks with U.S. Defense Secretary Overnight | CENTCOM Commander Kurilla Visits Israel for Second Time This Week, Discusses Preparations for Addressing Threats...
Israel at War Situation Report
G7 Ambassadors Skip Nagasaki Memorial Over Israel Snub
The U.S., UK, German, and Italian ambassadors to Japan will skip Nagasaki’s annual August 9 commemoration of the 1945 atomic bombing due to the city’s exclusion of Israel from...
Flash Briefs
Multiple Injuries in Northern Israel After Hezbollah Drone Attack
Latest Developments A Hezbollah drone barrage on Israel’s western Galilee region injured 19 Israelis near the city of Nahariya on August 6 as Israel and Hezbollah continued to exchange fire along...
Flash Briefs
Russia Reportedly Delivers Air Defense, Radar Equipment to Iran
Latest Developments Citing two unnamed Iranian officials, The New York Times reported on August 6 that Russia has started to deliver radars and air defense equipment to Iran ahead of a possible war...
Flash Briefs
Blinken Warns of Imminent Attack on Israel
Latest Developments U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on August 4 that Iran and its Lebanese terrorist proxy Hezbollah could attack Israel within 24-48 hours, Axios reported. Blinken was speaking...
Flash Briefs
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July
Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They...
Policy Tracker
Iran’s acting FM is building an alliance against Israel – this is how
The report is part of a larger series of moves by the foreign minister and also the Iranian foreign ministry against Israel.
Op-eds
Iran Expands Uranium-Enrichment Capacity
Iran has installed new uranium-enriching centrifuges at its nuclear facility in Fordow and plans to install more of them at both the Fordow and Natanz enrichment plants, the International...
Flash Briefs
Israel Rebuffs French Role in Lebanon
Israel rebuffed a French proposal on June 14 to revive U.S.-backed efforts to dampen spiraling tensions with Hezbollah. A surge in rocket, guided-missile, and loitering-munition...
Flash Briefs
Khamenei’s war aims
Iran’s ruler intends to establish an empire and exterminate Israelis
Op-eds
Cooperate or Compete? The Zero-Sum Game of AI Engagement with China
The United States and China have reportedly reached an agreement to extend the decades-long cooperative framework of the US-China Science and Technology Agreement. That recent move follows Biden...
Op-eds
Iran believes Gaza war will ‘shape new world order’
Iran doesn’t care that much about the tactics in Gaza, it cares more about the grand strategy.
Op-eds
US International energy policy toward the 2024 elections
While international energy policy is not on the ballot in the 2024 US elections, the election outcome will profoundly impact the U.S. role in international energy developments. Current U.S. energy policies have determined new rules of American engagement in the international arena. ...