North Korea Conducts Another Short-Range Missile Test
North Korea on Thursday launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast from near the city of Wo...
Intercontinental ballistic missile
What “Yes” With Iran Looks Like
Memos
Rouhani Remarks Point to Need for Improved Homeland Missile Defense
In remarks this week celebrating the 40th ann...
Policy Briefs
Iran hangs man on anti-gay charge — as Europe turns blind eye to human rights abuses and tries to circumvent US sanctions
The Islamic Republic of Iran executed a man in January for an alleged violatio...
Op-eds
Midterm Assessment: North Korea
Lessons for the Cyber Battlefield from the Early Nuclear Era’s Single Integrated Operating Plan
Monographs
At the Latest Inter-Korean Summit, Kim Jong-Un Created a Diplomatic Minefield for the United States
According to recent reports, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo strongly protested the outcome of September’s inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang. One source told the South Korean paper Chosun Ilbo that...
Op-eds
Pushing North Korea and Iran to the brink
It’s a simple question to ask: Do we have a vital national interest in preventing our self-declared enemies from acquiring deliverable nuclear weapons? It’s not been a simple...
Op-eds
It’s time to ramp up the pressure on North Korea and China after latest missile test
North Korea’s third successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday should prompt President Trump to quicken the pace of his policy of putting “maximum pressure&r...
Op-eds
Iran’s New Missile Cap Offer Is a Total Sham
Co-authored by Richard Goldberg. Last week, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps...
Op-eds
Has Trump Fixed the ‘Worst Deal Ever’? Kinda, Sorta
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump made a lot of promises: repealing Obamacare, tax cuts for all, and of course this big, beautiful pledge:...
Op-eds
Empty Threat or Serious Danger: Assessing North Korea’s Risk to the Homeland
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Legislative Testimonies
How Trump Can Improve the Iran Deal
Co-authored by David Albright. Powerful voices at home and abroad are pressuring President Trump to give his blessing to his predecessor’s nuclear agreement with Iran. Mr....
Op-eds
Evaluating Sanctions Enforcement and Policy Options on North Korea
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Legislative Testimonies
Time to end the North Korea sanctions merry-go-round
Co-authored by Jamie Fly. The vote came as the North Korean regime threatened a “pre-emptive nuclear strike” on the United States. China and Russia joined the United...
Op-eds
Target practice and North Korea’s missiles
There is a way to slow down North Korea’s missile program and there is no need to launch any military attack on the Pyongyang regime. Right now there is growing worry about North K...
Op-eds
Making Sense of Iran’s Latest Satellite-Launch Vehicle Test
Late last week, Iran formally inaugurated the Imam Khomeini Space Launch Center by conducting the second test of its “Simorgh” rocke...
Policy Briefs
The proliferation problem from hell
On the surface, Iran and North Korea could hardly be...
Op-eds
Ex-Green Beret Commander: Time to Consider NKorea Regime Change
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un is never going to give up, and it is time the United States starts thinking about regime change, whether the U.S. drives for it itself or presses on China...
Op-eds
Happening Now
FDD's senior fellow Anthony Ruggiero discusses North Korea's first successful ICBM launch....