Helsinki

September 19, 2023 | David May |

Finland Takes Step to Combat Antisemitism, But More Can Be Done

Finland’s scandal-ridden new government recently published a policy to combat racism and bigotry, including antisemitism and Holocaust denial. The government has dealt with numerous crises stemming...

July 23, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Cloak and Swagger

REVIEW: ‘Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West’ by Calder Walton

July 17, 2023 | Eric S. Edelman |

Biden at the NATO Summit in Vilnius: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

When President Joe Biden entered office he was quick to declare that “America is back.”  After his predecessor routinely expressed low regard for America’s European allies, Biden declared that...

June 23, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Will Erdogan Finally Ratify Sweden’s NATO Accession? No One Knows.

It is now a waiting game—and that’s how it should be.

May 18, 2022 | Eric S. Edelman |

The Strongman Cometh

Why Erdoğan suddenly has a problem with Finland and Sweden joining NATO.

April 29, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal

Wiesenthal Center Urges Antisemitic Finnish MP To Resign

Al-Taee also compared Israel to the Islamic State and denigrated Sunni Muslims, gays, Somalis and other groups.

April 28, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Finnish MP Under Fire For Comparing Israel To ISIS

Dr. Efraim Zuroff, the head of the Jerusalem office of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, told the Jerusalem Post on Sunday: “This guy [Hussein al-Taee] is obviously an antisemite.”

July 30, 2018 | John Hannah, VADM John Bird

Helsinki summit an opportunity to win Russia’s support for constraining Iran in Syria

Leading up to his meeting with President Putin of Russia, President Trump must convince Russia to help constrain Iran’s growing presence in Syria, says FDD’s John Hannah in his most recent op-ed f...

July 23, 2018 | Tony Badran |

Putin’s New Rules For the Golan Heights

At his joint press conference with US President Donald Trump following the summit in Helsinki last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a revealing comment about his intentions towards Isr...

July 18, 2018 | Clifford D. May |

Make NATO great again

NATO’s first Secretary General, Lord Hastings Lionel Ismay, articulated the military alliance’s mission succinctly: “Keep the Soviet Union out, the Americans in, and the Germans...

July 18, 2018 | Alexandra N. Gutowski |

Putin Needs Iran in Syria

Russia’s latest offensive proves the futility of depending on Putin to rein in Iran.

July 17, 2018 | David Adesnik |

No Deal on Syria for Trump and Putin

Despite ...

July 13, 2018 | John Hannah |

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...

July 11, 2018 | |

FDD study: US Should Develop Syria Policy that Includes Syrian End State Devoid of Iran’s Influence

(Washington, D.C., July 11, 2018) – The Trump Administration should make it established U.S. policy to achieve an end state in Syria that is free of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...

June 29, 2018 | Alexandra N. Gutowski |

U.S. Should Not Abandon Strategic Base Near Syrian Border

The White House announced yesterday that President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir...

April 25, 2013 |

The Ron Paul Institute: Be Afraid, Very Afraid

In December 2011, when Ron Paul was leading the Republican presidential-primary pack in the Iowa caucuses, the former Texas congressman’s notorious newsletters resurfaced in the national de...

February 10, 2004 | Wall Street Journal

A Cure for the Clash?

Early in the final decade of the last century, Harvard professor Samuel Huntington offered what seemed an eccentric prediction. While others saw economic, political and ideological tempests ahead...