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Maritime Protection of Taiwan’s Energy Vulnerability

Massive Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills 6 Overnight in Kyiv

Russia Unleashes Major Attack: Russia launched at least 430 drones and 19 missiles into Ukraine overnight on November 14, killing six people and injuring another 35, according to...

Normalizing Ties Between Saudi Arabia and Israel Should Be Trump’s North Star When MBS Visits White House

November is shaping up to be an historic month at the White House. After welcoming Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa to the Oval Office on November 10, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will...

Exposed: Qatar’s Circle of Terrorist Friends

In recent comments to CNN, Qatar’s prime minister reflected on his country’s unique ability to “convene between conflicted parties and understand the grievances.” ...

Meet the Muslim Brotherhood

Working to reestablish the caliphate for almost a century

‘Either We Are the Strongest or We Don’t Exist’: Gantz Presents Plan for Israel’s Continued Security

Aim To Isolate Iran: Benny Gantz, Israel’s former defense minister and the leader of the opposition Blue and White Party, presented his “Israel’s Security Vision 2040” plan...

Turkey Hosts Meeting of Leading Islamic Foreign Ministers To Discuss Future of Gaza

'Palestinians Should Govern Palestinians’: Turkey convened a meeting of foreign ministers of Muslim-majority countries on November 3 to discuss the future of the Gaza ceasefire...

Polish Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Spy Plane Over Baltic Sea

Plane Flew Without Flight Plan or Transponder: Polish MiG-29 fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 spy plane over the Baltic Sea on October 29 and escorted it out of the area....

Ford Carrier Strike Group Departs Europe for Latin America

The Trump administration is dramatically increasing U.S. military firepower in Latin America. As the administration continued to strike vessels belonging to alleged narco-traffickers while escalating pressure...

Turkey’s Gulf Tour and Erdogan’s Gaza Ambitions are Dangerous

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues his campaign to expand Turkey’s influence across the Middle East. Last week, he wrapped up a rapid tour of Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman, aiming to secure...

UNRWA Is ‘Subsidiary of Hamas’: Rubio Asserts UN Agency Will Play No Role in Gaza’s Future

Rubio Blasts UNRWA: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) of being “a subsidiary of Hamas” on October 24 during his...

Georgian Dream’s Power Grab Sets Stage to Outlaw Opposition

The Republic of Georgia continues its democratic backslide under Georgian Dream, the country’s authoritarian ruling party, which is sympathetic to Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran and antagonistic to Washington...

Saving lives in Ukraine will require Trump to play the strong cards at his disposal

President Donald Trump’s mission to stop the killing in Ukraine has hit a wall. His strategy to let both Moscow and Kyiv “claim victory” and halt the fighting is missing the agreement of one man: Vladimir...

5 Ways the United States and Europe Must Help Ukraine Now

Despite daily barrages of missiles and drones, Ukrainian society remains resilient. Although it is unlikely to recapture its lost territory, the Ukrainian military is well-positioned to continue preventing...

Why Donald Trump’s Diplomacy Appears to be Working

President Trump’s signature transactionalism and emphasis on personal relationships with foreign leaders are helping not hindering US foreign policy.

Erdogan Leaves Washington Empty-Handed on F-35s?

While the results of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent White House remain ambiguous, one thing is clear: his top priorities appear to have stalled. Following their meeting both Erdogan...

Erdogan’s imagined ‘arms race’ in Cyprus

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his loyalists wasted no time last week blasting Nicosia’s purchase of Barak MX air defense systems, denouncing it as a dire threat to Turkey and its client...

‘Zero Real Reaction’: Zelenskyy Frustrated Over Western Response to Russian Attacks on Ukraine

Russia Targeting Civilian Infrastructure: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed frustration with the lack of world reaction to Russia’s latest bombardment over the...

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October

Welcome back to the Trump 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, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch...

Putin’s psychological warfare against the West has reached another terrifying level

London and Washington should call the Russian president’s bluff and increase pressure on the Kremlin