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June 5, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Amidst Gaza tensions, Israel signs F-35 deal with US for 25 more warplanes

"At [a] time when some of our adversaries aim to undermine our ties with our greatest ally, we only further strengthen our alliance,” Israel’s Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said of signing the $3 billion deal.

November 9, 2023 | John Hardie, Bradley Bowman

On ATACMS for Ukraine, don’t settle for a job half done

In this op-ed, John Hardie and Bradley Bowman argue that the US should send Ukraine as many ATACMS as it can without impacting US military readiness.

November 3, 2023 | |

Eyeing Growing Houthi Threat, Israel Downs Cruise Missile With F-35s

The Israel Defense Forces said on November 2 that it used its advanced F-35I Adir fighter jets this week to down a cruise missile likely launched by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen....

September 15, 2023 | John Hardie |

Ukraine Might Finally Get ATACMS. Here’s What That Means.

Media reports suggest Washington may soon grant Kyiv’s longstanding request for the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS. While not a silver bullet, ATACMS would provide Ukraine with valuable...

July 2, 2023 | |

Israel to Buy Third F-35 Squadron

Israel’s Defense Ministry on July 2 green-lit the procurement of a third squadron of F-35 warplanes. The 25 new planes, worth $3 billion, will be financed by U.S. defense grants to Israel, the ministry...

February 18, 2023 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman, John Hardie

Biden’s latest weak excuse for not sending ATACMS to Ukraine

NATO’s secretary-general warned on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown “no sign whatsoever” that he’s ready for peace, “sending thousands and thousands of more...

August 2, 2022 | Nathan Picarsic, Emily de La Bruyère

It’s time for a US-EU industrial strategy on China – even if it costs industry.

If the US and Europe are going to be on the same page when challenging China’s geopolitical goals, they must ensure that their industrial bases are, too.

June 8, 2021 | Orde Kittrie, David May

Norwegian divestment illustrates weakness of campaign to boycott Israel

It will be important to see if the blacklist’s impact is boosted by the new UNHRC commission of inquiry into Israeli activities in the disputed territories, which was approved on May 27.

April 7, 2020 | Bradley Bowman, Mikhael Smits 

Despite Coronavirus, U.S. and Israel Conduct Combined F-35 Exercise

Despite growing coronavirus concerns in both countries, the United States and Israel conducted a combined air-power training exercise on March 29, marking the first time U.S. and Israeli F-35s have trained...

January 16, 2018 | Orde Kittrie

What’s the Matter With Norway?

President Trump reportedly touted Norway last week, comparing it favorably with Haiti and other countries he described in scatological terms. Though there are surely wonderful Norwegians, the gov...

August 1, 2017 | Orde Kittrie

How U.S. Allies Undermine NATO

The U.S. spends heavily to defend Europe, yet most North Atlantic Treaty Organization members don’t spend 2% of their GDP on defense, as the alliance’s guidelines call for. Worse, man...

December 15, 2016 | John Cappello

Should the United States Sell Fighter Jets to the Gulf?

The timing and phasing of recent U.S. arms deals in the Middle East underscore the complicated balance for the United States of addressing the concerns and needs of multiple partners in the regio...

October 23, 2015 | |

Is Israel About to Lose Its Edge in the Air?

In a September 2 letter to Congress, Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that Washingto...

January 12, 2015 | FDD Press Release

FDD Announces New Class of Policy Professionals for National Security Fellows Program

WASHINGTON - The Foundation for Defense of Democracies today announced its class of 2015 National Security Fellows. This group of 30 men and women are all up-and-coming policy professionals with...

June 22, 2012 | Mark Dubowitz |

Threats From Cyber to Terror Supplant Cold War’s Dangers

The U.S. is searching for ways to deter, defend against and respond to ever-increasing cyber attacks and more diverse terrorist threats, even as it tries to cut spending and finance weapons conce...

June 14, 2011 | FrontPage

Symposium: Energy Independence and the Terror War

What is the best way for us to achieve energy independence? What is the urgency for us to do so in terms of our conflict with Islamo-Fascism? To discuss this issue with us today, Frontpage Sympos...

May 9, 2011 | Live Mint |

India Revives Energy Ties with Iran

New Delhi: In a visible attempt to re-engage with Iran's energy sector, India has submitted a reworked master development plan for Iran's Farsi natural gas block. A consortium led by ONGC Vi...

February 18, 2010 |

Leadership vs. Leaderless Resistance: The Militant White Separatist Movement’s Operating Model

Co-authored by Madeleine Gruen White separatism today bears little resemblance to the movement a decade ago. At that time, the movement could have been described as inhabiting the furthe...

August 7, 2008 |

Islamist Extremism’s Rising Challenge to Morocco


Morocco has long enjoyed a well-deserved reputation as an oasis of moderation and relative tranquility amid the whirl of religious extremism and violence that passes for politics in most of the Muslim world, especially its Arab lands. Moroccan leaders are wont to remind their American interlocutors that Morocco's Sultan Mohammed III was, in 1777, the first foreign sovereign to recognize the independence of the United States. Subsequently, a 1786 treaty established diplomatic relations between the two countries, the oldest such ties between America and any Middle Eastern country. Renegotiated in 1836, the accord is still in force, making it the United States' longest unbroken treaty relationship. In June 2004, after notifying Congress and in recognition of the country's strategic support for the war on terrorism, President George W. Bush
formally designated Morocco a "Major Non-NATO Ally of the United States," making one of only fourteen states to be accorded that privileged status. And while it does not have full diplomatic relations with Israel, the Sharifian Kingdom has maintained high-level contacts with representatives of the Jewish state since 1986, when the late King Hassan II became only the second Arab ruler to openly host a senior Israeli leader, inviting then-Foreign Minister Shimon Peres to the royal palace at Ifran for formal talks. Just last week, on the ninth anniversary of his accession to the throne, King Mohammed VI conferred the Royal Order of Al-Alaoui on several prominent Jews of Moroccan origin, including Dr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund; Dr. Yehuda Lancry, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations; and Rabbi David Messas, chief rabbi of Paris. Thus it is more than disconcerting to note the rising tide of Islamist extremism and concomitant menace of terrorist violence in Morocco.