Don’t Fall for the New Syrian Regime’s Claims of Moderation
HTS’s membership rolls and track record do not inspire confidence that the group will lead to a free, inclusive, and prosperous Syria.
Indo-Pacific
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: December
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Policy Tracker
How to Bring Back Maximum Pressure on Iran
At the end of 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran was down to just $4 billion in accessible foreign exchange reserves. Its terrorist mastermind, Qassem Solemani, and the godfather of its nuclear weapons...
Op-eds
Out with the old in the Old World: How Trump can usher in Eastern Europe’s moment
“In times of rapid change,” remarked industrialist J. Paul Getty, “experience could be your worst enemy.” For those in Washington, Brussels, and Berlin who are panicking about what a second...
Op-eds
How a modern Lend-Lease could help save the South China Sea
A modern US-Philippines Lend-Lease could be designated for joint civilian projects
Op-eds
China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan Elicit Only Token U.S. Response
China launched large-scale military drills around Taiwan this week acting on the pretext that Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te made offensive remarks in a major speech. These latest drills reflect Beijing’s...
Policy Briefs
Atoning for Britain’s colonialist past
By encouraging China’s colonialist present
Op-eds
Israel’s Victory Will Be a Success for American Grand Strategy
The U.S. has an opportunity to fundamentally reshape global relations in our favor and to benefit the West. We should seize the moment.
Op-eds
Iran on the March: Restoring Deterrence and Stability in the Middle East
A Response By Richard Goldberg
Op-eds
Seeking Certainty in an Uncertain Middle East
As Americans remember this week the victims of the September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terror attacks on our country and Israelis mark more than 11 months since the Hamas terror attack, it is worth taking stock...
Insights
Escalating South China Sea Tensions Demand Urgent U.S. Response
A series of recent maritime provocations between China and the Philippines near Sabina Shoal, a disputed atoll within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), have exacerbated Indo-Pacific tensions....
Policy Briefs
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: September
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
America’s ‘self-defeat’ in Afghanistan
Three years after the U.S. withdrawal, lessons should have been learned
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August
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...
Policy Tracker
What could a Trump-Vance China policy look like?
Vance’s focus on China is not surprising. In his personal and professional life he’s seen the way People’s Republic of China actions have affected the lives of Americans.
Op-eds
Only American leadership can rally NATO to fight the new axis of authoritarian chaos
NATO leaders on Tuesday arrived in Washington to mark the 75th anniversary of the historic alliance that helped defeat the Soviet Union and secure an American-led century. But diplomatic toasts...
Op-eds
Newly Enforced Chinese Coast Guard Law Heightens Maritime Miscalculation Risks
Beijing began enforcing a new protocol last month authorizing China’s Coast Guard to seize vessels operating within China’s claimed maritime borders, a move that coincided with several provocative...
Policy Briefs
Protecting the Corridor of Freedom to America’s Asian Border
Excerpt Guam and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)—constituent parts of the United States—sit in such proximity to the Asian coast that the CNMI shares a maritime border with Japan....
Op-eds
America needs to lead in drone warfare
When Russian tanks invaded and cruise missiles and drones rained down, Ukrainians responded with grit, a highly motivated fighting force, and their own waves of drones. This nation of 38 million people has stood firm against one of the world’s largest militaries, in part by using drones as an invaluable force multiplier...
Op-eds
With Chinese warships anchoring in Cambodia, the US needs to respond
The recent mooring of Chinese warships at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base marked the unofficial inauguration of China’s first overseas naval post in the Indo-Pacific region and only its second overall....