Le Monde

Security Challenges in the Western Balkans

Briefing delivered to the Counter-Kleptocracy Caucus

Drone Warfare

Hezbollah’s Financing Strategies: Recovering From War With Israel

Iran has spent more than four decades building Hezbollah into a force capable of making war against Israel in hopes of one day destroying the Jewish state. Israeli forces have inflicted tremendous damage on Hezbollah’s leadership, arsenal, and manpower, yet the terror group is rebuilding, thanks in no small part to its globe-spanning illicit finance network. To shed greater light on this crucial subject, FDD has invited Israeli expert Dr. Iftah Burman to provide a robust overview of the transnational web of enterprises, stretching across the Middle East — and from Latin America to West Africa and into cyberspace — that sustains Hezbollah’s aggression. This work provides information essential to intelligence and law enforcement agencies in every country, including the United States, that recognizes the severity of Hezbollah’s threat to peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East.

Syria joins anti-Islamic State coalition meeting as territory transition with SDF continues

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al Shaibani took part in a meeting of the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition in Saudi Arabia on February 9. Syria joined the coalition in November as its...

Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability

US pushes for UN resolution on Gaza to support peace plan

The US is seeking a United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza “aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force,”...

U.S. and Europe Must Prevent Iran’s Acquisition of New Enrichment Equipment

Israeli and U.S. strikes in June left Iran with only limited equipment for enriching uranium, according to a September 13 report in Le Monde. Indeed, Tehran is unlikely to be able to restart such efforts...

The Digital Battlefield

How Terrorists Use the Internet and Online Networks for Recruitment and Radicalization

Laser Focus: Countering China’s LiDAR Threat to U.S. Critical Infrastructure and Military Systems

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Cognitive Combat

China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans

A Rape in Paris

The act of misogyny is a grotesque means for men to remind women of their physical power. It’s also an act of dehumanization, like it was on Oct. 7.

No Incentives for Terrorism: U.S. Implementation of the Taylor Force Act and Efforts to Stop ‘Pay to Slay’

Ending Global Reliance on Russia’s Nuclear Energy Sector

Hezbollah Finance in Lebanon

A Primary-Source Review