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...
London and Washington should call the Russian president’s bluff and increase pressure on the Kremlin
Africa is bracing for crushing new tariffs on goods exported to the United States. On September 30, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) expired, forcing an end to the duty-free access to U.S....
‘Fully Reliable Shield’: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed building a joint air defense network with Ukraine’s European allies amidst Russian incursions into...
‘Yes, I Do’: President Donald Trump answered in the affirmative when asked whether he supports NATO shooting down Russian aircraft that fly into the airspace of the alliance’s...
It’s a Muslim Brotherhood terrorist haven
Russian ‘Intrusion’ Into Estonian Airspace: Three Russian MIG-31 fighter jets violated Estonian airspace on September 19 for approximately 12 minutes, the fourth incident of...
Russian drones are increasingly threatening NATO, and Iranian support has helped make recent violations of NATO airspace possible. Poland reported increased drone activity near its border this week, as...
While Chinese fighter jets split Egypt’s skies in May, it was American armor that shook its sands earlier this month. Bright Star 25, one of the world’s largest multinational military...
The Taliban immediately spurned US efforts to return to Bagram Air Base after President Donald Trump said, “We want that base back” on September 18, 2021. Bagram Air Base was the key hub for operations...
It has been three years since Qatar hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but the tournament is still making headlines. The latest story is about an emerging legal battle between former Qatari Prime Minister...
Ankara Claims ‘Peace and Stability’ Undermined: Turkey threatened “dangerous consequences” for Cyprus after its reported procurement of the Israeli Barak MX integrated air...
Up to 2 Packages Approved: The Trump administration approved a package of military aid for Ukraine under a new mechanism for the first time, which will see European allies purchase...
The US-Qatar relationship is in dire need of a reset, and Israel’s recent actions provide a great opportunity to do just that.
But 24 years after 9/11, the War on the West is still going strong
The Lebanese government has yet to fully grasp the seismic shift in Israel’s defense doctrine from containment to preemption. Hezbollah, even if armed with rudimentary weapons like slingshots, will not...
President Trump has powerful cards to play and he should use them
Fire at Major Russian Refinery: Ukrainian military officials claimed that their drones successfully targeted the Kirishi oil refinery on September 14, one of Russia’s largest...
This week’s incursion is a reminder that deterrence must be continually maintained, and inaction risks emboldening Moscow to go further.
Poland and Latvia Restrict Airspace on Eastern Border: Poland and Latvia became the latest European states to place restrictions on the airspace along their eastern borders after...