The Urgent Need for UN Reform
The UN’s response to October 7 makes reform more urgent than ever. UN reform used to be a bipartisan priority — it must now be again.
James Baker
North Korea Shows How the Iranian Nuclear Deal Will Fail
Nuclear negotiations with North Korea have shown us that limited nuclear deals allow the proliferator the time and space to develop nuclear weapons.
Op-eds
Why “Anything But Trump” Should Not Be Biden’s Foreign Policy Mantra
Trump made many errors, but there are some policies that are worth building upon.
Op-eds
Once Upon a Time, U.S. Foreign Policy Worked
George H.W. Bush's administration was evidence of what the establishment was capable of.
Op-eds
Deceptive Deja Vu
In France, all right-thinking people know instinctively what the pensée unique is—the socially acceptable view on any subject that ensures a Parisian won’t get axed from the be...
Op-eds
Will Trump demolish the ‘horrible’ nuclear deal with Iran?
Donald Trump could be poised to take the first step towards unravelling the nuclear deal with Iran by declaring Tehran has not complied with it. The president, who has described the deal...
Op-eds
FDD Files Amicus Brief in Support of Victims of Iranian Terrorism for Supreme Court Case
Washington, DC —The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has filed a ‘friend of the court’...
Press Releases
James Baker Is Wrong: The Iran Deal Can’t Be Fixed
Each day brings more evidence that the Iran framework is a farce. Reuters reports: “The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it had a “constructive exchange” with Iran this week but there...
Op-eds
It’s Too Late To Stop Syria Disintegrating
I still remember seeing him in my parents' garden, fresh from a trek from hell, running for his life. What remains seared in my memory is how swollen his feet were — cov...
Op-eds
FDD Praises New Iran Sanctions in Defense Authorization Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – With the United States and its key European allies preparing to enter negotiations over Iran’s unlawful nuclear a...
Press Releases
FDD Commends Congress for New Iran Sanctions
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – With the United States and its key European allies soon to enter negotiations over Iran’s un...
Press Releases
America’s Future in the Mideast
Thomas Friedman, Elliott Abrams, Walter Russell Mead, and Aaron David Miller advise the next president.
Op-eds
Give Paul Ryan His Foreign Policy Due
Eager to discredit Paul Ryan, liberals can’t decide whether to caricature the Republican vice presidential nomine...
Op-eds
What Condi Says About Romney
Floating Rice’s name as a possible vice president shows the Romney campaign’s lack of foreign-policy smarts
Op-eds
Lose LOST
The Law of the Sea Treaty requires surrendering sovereignty and paying taxes to international bureaucrats and dictators.
Op-eds
Obama Administration: ‘Imperative’ that Egyptian Military Hand Over Power to Islamist President
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is doing her part to help the Muslim Brotherhood implement the Turkey Strategy in Egypt. As I’ve...
Op-eds
Beijing’s Oil Imports From Iran Rebound
China's oil imports from Iran continued to sharply rebound in May to nearly match 2011 levels following a steep drop-off earlier this year, figures showed Thursday, a day after Secretary of...
Op-eds
Time to Call Pakistan What It Is — a State Supporter of Terrorism
Here in the West, the killing of Osama Bin Laden was considered a triumph. In Pakistan, where the al-Qaeda leader lived out his final years, attitudes are very different: On Wednesday, a Pakistan...
Op-eds
Israel’s Growing Isolation—and America’s Decreasing Regional Power
The Israeli press is still trying to figure out what to make of Robert Gates’s parting shot at Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu....
Op-eds
The Coming Crisis Over Palestinian Statehood
Even as we sort out the latest financial crisis, Newt Gingrich is calling our attention to the fact that, in just a few short weeks, we will be confronted by a hostile political power play on the...