Syria focuses on diplomacy amid Iran war
On April 9, Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan al Shaibani traveled to Turkey, where he met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. It was Damascus’s second meeting with...
International relations
Global Impact of Transnational Repression
Legislative Testimonies
Europe’s Iran Moment
Iran is cracking from within. Europe must decide whether to shape what comes next.
Op-eds
Big Yikes in Syria, Part XXXVII
Generation Jihad
Why 2026 Could Prove as Important as 1989
The year the Berlin Wall came down marked the end of one epoch and the start of another. This year could do the same.
Op-eds
How the US Can Fight Foreign Malign Influence
The most effective strategy to combat foreign influence is to ensure the effort remains unpoliticized and non-partisan.
Op-eds
The UN Cybercrime Treaty: A Trojan Horse for Suppressing Dissent
Memos
Shaping the Future of Cyber Diplomacy
Review for State Department Reauthorization
Legislative Testimonies
Countering Threats Posed by the Chinese Communist Party to U.S. National Security
Legislative Testimonies
The Despotic Duo
Russo-Iranian Cooperation and Threats to U.S. Interests
Legislative Testimonies
Tightening the Belt or End of the Road? China’s BRI at 10
Memos
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February
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
India can unite Global South with developed world
Delhi has closer Africa connection than Washington, is less vulnerable to ‘predatory lending’ charge than Beijing
Op-eds
The complicated case of Nauru, which stood up to China
Some of Nauru’s decisions made on principle, for example recognizing Taiwan, likely hurt Nauru’s economy. Nauru doesn’t just recognize Taiwan, it has stood up to China in diplomatic venues in ways some Western diplomats could only dream about.
Op-eds
Can NATO Finally Make the 2 Percent Stick?
The Vilnius summit will test whether Europe’s wealthiest countries can get serious about defense.
Op-eds
Ukraine’s Cyber Defense Offers Lessons for Taiwan
Washington should work with Taipei to stiffen the island's defenses against network attacks.
Op-eds
China’s Accelerating CEEW Campaign
America’s arsenal is in need of life support
The United States is set to face a raft of consequences if urgent measures are not taken to expand its production capacity for military munitions. For many years, the Defense Department and Congress together...
Op-eds
Don’t Just Applaud Ukraine’s Counteroffensive. Time To Send More Weapons
The Ukrainian counteroffensives around Kharkiv and Kherson have erased months of Moscow’s territorial gains and destroyed or captured large amounts of Russian military equipment, ammunition, and...
Op-eds
Expedite arms deliveries to beleaguered democracies
Fielded combat capabilities — not arms sales announcements from Washington — are what help America’s beleaguered democratic partners such as Taiwan deter and defeat aggression. Despite this fact,...