Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July
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...
John Hardie
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May
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 provide trendlines of very positive,...
Policy Tracker
Russia and Iran Deepen Military Cooperation
Latest Developments Iran’s regular army commander and his Russian counterpart met in Moscow on August 21. Brig. Gen. Kioumars Heydari, commander of the Ground Forces of Iran’s Artesh, met with Gen....
Flash Briefs
Cluster Munitions Are Biden’s Latest Slow-Roll on Ukraine Aid
Yes, they can put some civilians at risk—but that should be the Ukrainians’ call to make.
Op-eds
Iran Sends Russia Artillery Ammunition
Iran has supplied Russian forces in Ukraine with over 300,000 artillery shells, along with a million rounds of other types of ammunition, over the last six months, The Wall Street...
Flash Briefs
Top Russian Bank Launches Apparent Attempt to Evade Sanctions
Russian media reported last week that state-owned Sberbank, the country’s largest financial institution, had sold some of its assets to an obscure company established in March. The sale likely reflects...
Policy Briefs
U.S. Should Seize and Sell Assets of Sanctioned Russian Elites to Aid Ukraine
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Tuesday that would enable Washington to seize and sell assets of sanctioned Russian elites and then use the proceeds to support Ukraine. As Washington...
Policy Briefs
Biden Administration Targets Corruption in Ukraine’s Judiciary
During last week’s Summit for Democracy, the Biden administration imposed sanctions against Oleksandr Tupytskyi, chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU), and Andriy Portnov, a top aide to...
Policy Briefs
Biden Administration Should Stand With Israel Against Russia in Syria
In an unusual move, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of Russia’s Reconciliation Center for Syria, last month claimed that Syrian regime forces used Russian-made air defense systems to counter several...
Policy Briefs
New EU Sanctions on Russia a Good First Step, But Further Action Needed
The European Union unveiled targeted sanctions on Thursday in response to the August 20 use of a chemical weapon to poison leading Russian dissident Alexei Navalny. The sanctions represent a positive first...
Policy Briefs
U.S. Steps Up Pressure Against Russian Crypto Abuse
The Trump administration this month issued two sets of penalties against Russian actors engaged in illicit cryptocurrency transactions. These episodes highlight how U.S. adversaries ranging from cybercriminals...
Policy Briefs
Treasury Targets Maduro’s Oil Lifeline
The U.S. Treasury Department last week sanctioned a subsidiary of Russian energy giant Rosneft for its leading role in illicit exports of Venezuelan oil. With this much-anticipated step, the Trump administration...