Michael R. Gordon
Iran’s Nuclear Disarmament
The Only Deal That Protects U.S. and Allied Security
Monographs
Detecting and Halting an Iranian Weaponization Effort
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Memos
Deterring Iran’s Dash to the Bomb
Monographs
U.S. Deploys F-22s to Syria to Deter ‘Unprofessional Behavior’ by Russia
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on June 14 the deployment of advanced fighter jets, F-22 Raptors, to the Middle East to deter dangerous and provocative behavior by Russian aircraft in the...
Flash Briefs
Advance U.S. Interests by Giving Ukraine the Weapons It Needs Now
Memos
The United States and Saudi Arabia: A Possible Path Forward
Memos
North Korea
Russia
International Law
U.S.-ROK Relations
An Ironclad Alliance or a Transactional House of Cards?
Memos
Burning Bridge: The Iranian Land Corridor to the Mediterranean
Monographs
Midterm Assessment: Iraq
Midterm Assessment: Turkey
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
The Long War Continues
In many ways, the reaction to the horrific attacks in Paris has been familiar. There were the expressions of solidarity: flowers at French embassies; social media avatars changed from silly selfi...
Op-eds
They Have a Strategy
During a press conference on August 28, Barack Obama had a rare moment of candor. “We don’t have a strategy yet,” the president said in response to a question about the prospect...
Op-eds
Know Your Enemy
In the summer of 2008, Barack Obama, senator and presidential candidate, toured the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Obama had endeared himself to the antiwar left by denouncing President Bush’s d...
Op-eds
Losing Petraeus, Losing Iran
The general was one of few who understood that Iran was at war with the US, and no bargain could be struck
Op-eds
Get Zarqawi
For a moment, focus on the present. Right now, there are three reasons the United States needs to be in Iraq. The most important: to fight al-Qaeda, the leader of the global Militant Islamist mov...