(Washington, DC, July 16, 2019) – A group of 35 policy experts and former U.S. officials – including two former senators, four former officials with rank of ambassador, and a form...
We are writing to respectfully request that you examine whether Iran’s counterpart to a new European trade vehicle formed to evade U.S. sanctions on Iran meets the criteria either for designation for being owned or controlled by designated Iranian entities subject to U.S sanctions, or for designation under Executive Order 13846. We believe it does.
FDD scholars among 30 experts who urge removing Iranian banks from financial service
The president of the Jewish community in Vienna blasted Austria’s Chancellor S...
Washington, D.C., October 30, 2017 – Following President Donald Trump’s decision to refrain from certifying Iran’s compliance with the Iran nuclear deal under the Congressionall...
FDD Press Release
As Congress contemplates passing new Iran sanctions over the objections of t...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC -- The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) welcomes new sanctions against an Iranian businessman and a network of banks and...
In January 2004, the New Republic endorsed Joe Lieberman for president. By this time, recriminations against Democrats who had supported the Iraq War (or, in the parlance of the American...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – With the United States and its key European allies preparing to enter negotiations over Iran’s unlawful nuclear a...
European officials can and must do more to root out the terrorist group.
Senator Joseph Lieberman (I., Conn.) sponsored a resolution earlier this month urging “the President to make available to European allies and the Europe...
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – With the United States and its key European allies soon to enter negotiations over Iran’s un...
Hezbollah "not just Israeli issue" but also affects Americans, Syrians, Europeans, says US expert.
Prepared by staff at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies 1) Global Counterterrorism Conference Without Israel The Global Counterterrorism Forum w...
Iran and its terror subsidiary, the Lebanon-based Hezbollah, appear to be responsible for a...
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A Joint Bulletin of the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) The Assad regime’s brutality against the Syrian people continues unabated,...
In my last post, I sketched out the strategic case for significantly deepening U.S.-Kurdish ties. While such a parad...
He couldn’t name a single one. In this tense campaign season, al-Qaeda is very much in the front of the Obama administration’s mind. In fact, admini...