How to Bring Back Maximum Pressure on Iran
At the end of 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran was down to just $4 billion in accessible foreign exchange reserves. Its terrorist mastermind, Qassem Solemani, and the godfather of its nuclear weapons...
New Delhi
What could a Trump-Vance China policy look like?
Vance’s focus on China is not surprising. In his personal and professional life he’s seen the way People’s Republic of China actions have affected the lives of Americans.
Op-eds
U.S. Should Revoke Chabahar’s Sanctions Waiver
India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) and the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran signed a 10-year deal on May 13 that allows New Delhi to develop and operate the Iranian port of Chabahar. Washington issued...
Policy Briefs
Why India will face political and trade hurdles as long as Iran’s Islamic regime remains in power
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Op-eds
From Non-Alignment to Realignment
The US and India expanded cooperation across various domains in the second reporting period of 2023. The two moved to materialize projects and initiatives that were conceived in the first quarter,...
Op-eds
Ambitious Asia-to-Europe Corridor Will Link Up U.S. Partners
Latest Developments World leaders announced plans on September 9 for a rail and shipping corridor running from India through the Arabian Peninsula to Israel. The “India-Middle East-Europe Economic...
Flash Briefs
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July
By John Hardie Welcome back to the Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines...
Policy Tracker
UN General Assembly votes 141-7 for Russian Forces to Withdraw from Ukraine
With an overwhelming vote of 141 in favor, seven opposed, and 32 abstentions, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly demanded on Thursday that Russia “immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw...
Policy Briefs
How Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan Gambit Backfired
Beijing’s shock-and-awe military response has created a new normal in East Asia.
Op-eds
Mystery Cargo
Senior Iranian and Venezuelan officials are traveling around the world on a cargo plane. Argentina detained them. But what are they up to?
Op-eds
Is Chinese pressure making Solomon Islands stall Indian envoy’s visit?
Alexandria, VA: India makes China nervous in ways none of the other Quad countries do. So it’s not surprising that, according to sources, the Solomon Islands government is stalling the entry of the Indian...
Op-eds
IRGC-Controlled Iranian Airline Makes Unexplained Flights to Russia Amidst Invasion of Ukraine
The U.S.-sanctioned Iranian airline Qeshm Fars Air has flown to Moscow at least seven times since mid-April after having made that trip only twice last year, according to the flight tracking service FlightRadar24....
Policy Briefs
Economic and human security in the Indo-Pacific
China has established a dominant presence in the Indo-Pacific through exploitative economic engagements. This has destabilised smaller nations in the region and made them dependent on Chinese support. For a free and open Indo-Pacific, India must press its advantage in human and economic capacity building.
Op-eds
China’s Embrace of the Taliban Complicates US Afghanistan Strategy
China’s willingness to partner with the Taliban undermines American efforts to influence the extremist group’s behavior through pressure campaigns and sanctions.
Op-eds
Iran’s Quest for Soleimani’s Revenge Goes to Latin America
Shortly after a U.S. strike killed Iran’s most senior general, Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad in January 2020, both Iran and its terror proxy Hezbollah swore revenge. Nearly two years later, Iran and Hezbollah...
Op-eds
Biden, Congress Should Not Give the Taliban and al-Qaeda a Seaport
Iranian officials announced last week that Tehran would continue to allow road and rail commercial shipping between Afghanistan and Iran’s Chabahar Port following Kabul’s fall to the Taliban. This development...
Policy Briefs
Why the Russia-China Alignment Is So Worrisome
A new report also looks at demographics and points to concerning trends in jihadist hotbeds.
Op-eds
Did China cross a new red line in cyberspace?
The Mumbai hack showed complete disregard for collateral damage.
Op-eds
The world doesn’t realize it’s already at war with China
India is a prime target for PRC’s political warfare. The PRC’s full political warfare force will be directed at weakening India, from funding NGOs in the US to (possibly) funding mobs to attack a Taiwanese manufacturing plant in Bengaluru.
Op-eds
In U.S. backyard: How China embedded itself in Canada
Since the 1970s, there have been important political and economic pro-China vectors emanating out of Montreal and Ottawa. Since then, that have broadened to influential pro-Beijing groups across Canada. Canada...