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Bulgaria should designate Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization
When Mustafa Kyosov arrived at work on 18 July 2012, he did not expect it to be his last day on the job. Originally from Yurukovo in southwestern Bulgaria, Kyosov worked as a tour bus driver around the...
Op-eds
Bombing in Bulgaria: Turning the Tide on Hezbollah
At 5:23 p.m. on July 18, 2012, a deadly explosion rocked Bulgaria’s Sarafavo airport near the Black Sea town of Burgas, killing five Jewish Israeli tourists and their Muslim Bulgarian bus driver....
Op-eds
America’s Soldiers: A Conversation with the Sergeant Major of the Army
Episode 58
Foreign Podicy
Hezbollah permits Lebanon to be rescued by the West
That’s nice but conditions should be attached before any checks are written
Op-eds
Remember, Iran’s Terror Network Is Global
“They are warriors who have no borders… They are warriors who show their presence wherever needed.” That’s how Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the Qods Force, the special...
Op-eds
Six Reasons Why NATO’s London Declaration Matters
Vladimir Putin wishes he had an alliance like NATO. The alliance provides a remarkably resilient framework in which nations and leaders who share common values can pursue collective security interests yet...
Op-eds
Increase of Hezbollah Members in German State, Says Intel Report
Chancellor Merkel refuses to outlaw terrorist entity in Germany.
Op-eds
Trump launches global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality
A report from The Jerusalem Post on death penalty for Iranian gays played a role in ending criminalization of gays.
Op-eds
The unstoppable envoy
Richard Grenell has made a career of confounding expectations. That hasn’t changed since becoming U.S. ambassador to Germany last year. On...
Op-eds
Khashoggi Crisis Holds a Mirror to Turkey
Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi has gone missing after visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, sparking a diplomatic crisis between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The Turkish government alleges...
Policy Briefs
Russia Escalates Disinformation Campaign in Western Balkans
Russia is entering a new phase in its disinformation campaign in the Western Balkans, escalating disinformation and propaganda, and aggressively pushing messages of inevitable war with the Europe...
Policy Briefs
Don’t Let Wahhabism Off the Hook
Now that American victims of terrorism can sue Saudi Arabia on allegations of facilitating 9/11, the kingdom's counterterrorism record is under the microscope like never before....
Op-eds
National Security Correspondent Michael Gordon to Be Writer-in-Residence with FDD
Washington, DC, June 27, 2016 -- Michael R. Gordon will be a Writer-in-Residence with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, the organization announced today. Gordo...
Press Releases
How To Change The Game
With Royal Air Force Tornados and Typhoons finally taking to the Syrian skies alongside French Mirages and Rafales, and President Obama addressing the nation on America’s role in the...
Op-eds
Britain’s Corbyn Is No Laughing Matter
"Few people outside Britain have ever heard of Jeremy Corbyn," the British journalist Nick Cohen ...
Op-eds
Khamenei’s Choice to Head Powerful Charity Bolsters the IRGC
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appointed Parviz Fattah as the new head of the...
Policy Briefs
Swedish PM’s Recognition of Palestine Violates Law, Says Legislator
BERLIN – Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven may have violated his country’s law by unilaterally recognizing an independent Palestinian state without securing the agreement of t...
Op-eds
Türkiye’yi NATO’dan çıkartma vakti mi?
FDD Research