Hudson Institute

December 15, 2020 | Mathew Ha, Maj. Stephanie Mafrici, David Maxwell

Japan Remains the Cornerstone of the Pacific

October 21, 2020 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Is Esper’s New Plan For The Navy Enough For The Indo-Pacific?

Recent wargames suggest the U.S. Navy would have a hard time fighting China, but this might be nothing compared to infighting Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and his successors will have to manage to build...

August 25, 2020 | Bradley Bowman, Maj. Shane “Axl” Praiswater

Guam needs Aegis Ashore

American military superiority compared to China has eroded in recent years. The frequent inability of Congress and the Pentagon to provide timely capabilities for combatant commanders represents an important...

July 29, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Was Nixon Wrong About China?

It might be time to question the conventional wisdom.

July 8, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

How China Tries to Intimidate Its Dissidents Living Overseas

Explaining the CCP’s “Fox Hunt” program.

December 26, 2019 | Clifford D. May

The war against Christians

It hit a peak in the last century but it's ongoing in the Middle East, Africa and Asia

October 22, 2019 | Aykan Erdemir |

Trump can get both Turkish and Kurdish support in Syria by negotiating peace deal

President Trump’s strategy of getting out of Syria but keeping the oil continues to stir up policy debates and emotions. Opponents of the U.S. withdrawal see this as a betrayal of the Syrian Kurds,...

July 1, 2019 | Clifford D. May, Jonathan Schanzer, Samuel Tadros

Fraternal Islamists: Getting to Know the Muslim Brotherhood

Episode 38

June 18, 2019 | David Adesnik, LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Burning Bridge: The Iranian Land Corridor to the Mediterranean

May 8, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

China isn’t what it used to be

Presidential contender Joe Biden would benefit from an update

March 20, 2019 | Clifford D. May |

Why Kim Jong-un must feel ‘maximum pressure’

More flattery and sweet talk will get President Trump nowhere.

November 26, 2018 | Tony Badran, Michael Doran

Trump Is Crude. But He’s Right About Saudi Arabia.

On the strategic questions that matter in the Middle East, the president is cleareyed.

October 16, 2018 | |

Former Government Officials, Policy Experts Support SWIFT Sanctions on Iran

FDD scholars among 30 experts who urge removing Iranian banks from financial service

April 23, 2018 | Clifford D. May, Samuel Tadros

In the Shadow of the Pyramids: Egypt’s Past Glories and Future Perils

Episode 11

April 4, 2018 | Clifford D. May

Give anti-globalism a chance

“Globalism” is one of those Humpty Dumpty words that seems to mean whatever those using it “choose it to mean – neither more nor less.”...

January 12, 2018 | Saeed Ghasseminejad |

Expert: Official Corruption in Wake of Nuclear Deal is Driving Iranian Protests

The recent protests against the Iranian regime have been fueled by the corruption of the government that has ruined Iran’s economy since the 2015 nuclear deal Lee Smith, a senior fello...

July 26, 2017 | Clifford D. May

Does Al Jazeera deserve to die?

The Gulf Cooperation Council comprises six nations, all of them Arab, Muslim, ruled by royals, and fabulously wealthy thanks to vast reserves of petroleum. With so much in common, you might expec...

July 10, 2017 | Samantha Ravich, Michael Hsieh

Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Protect the National Security Industrial Base

FDD Research Memo

June 14, 2017 | Clifford D. May

The Qatar Ultimatum

In the aftermath of the terrorist atrocities of Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush drew a line in the sand. “Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make,” he annou...

May 22, 2017 |

Gates to be Keynote Speaker at FDD, Hudson, Center for Cyber & Homeland Security Event

Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will be the keynote speaker at an event jointly hosted by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Hudson Institute and the George Washington University...