The US Military’s Cyberwarfare Challenge
Since its inception, US Cyber Command has struggled to find its place within the US military.
Nicolás Maduro
White House, Caracas release details on historic US-Venezuela oil deal
On August 28, US President Donald Trump announced that US officials had secured “majority U.S. control of more than 65 BILLION BARRELS of proven Oil Reserves in Venezuela,” in what he described...
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s Financing Strategies: Recovering From War With Israel
Iran has spent more than four decades building Hezbollah into a force capable of making war against Israel in hopes of one day destroying the Jewish state. Israeli forces have inflicted tremendous damage on Hezbollah’s leadership, arsenal, and manpower, yet the terror group is rebuilding, thanks in no small part to its globe-spanning illicit finance network. To shed greater light on this crucial subject, FDD has invited Israeli expert Dr. Iftah Burman to provide a robust overview of the transnational web of enterprises, stretching across the Middle East — and from Latin America to West Africa and into cyberspace — that sustains Hezbollah’s aggression. This work provides information essential to intelligence and law enforcement agencies in every country, including the United States, that recognizes the severity of Hezbollah’s threat to peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East.
Memos
Deadly earthquakes overwhelm Venezuela’s emergency response, stall political transition
Twin earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on June 24 have killed at least 4,829 people, injured 16,740, and left approximately 18,000 homeless, according to the Venezuelan government’s...
Op-eds
Can The Earthquake Help Venezuela Shake The Dictatorship?
The earthquake in Venezuela made the failures of the Rodriguez administration painfully clear.
Op-eds
US must halt the terror-driven gold rush that’s looting Venezuela
A human-rights horror is unfolding right under America’s nose, with kids under age 10 laboring in mines, girls as young as 12 working in brothels and whole communities fleeing cartel violence. Venezuela...
Op-eds
Venezuela reshuffles foreign relationships as oil production grows
As foreign minister and vice president under former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez helped build many of Venezuela’s relationships with American...
Op-eds
Don’t buy Iran’s charade — this regime can’t afford peace at ANY price
For the last two months, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Iran has seesawed between expressing optimism on negotiations and making explicit threats to remove the mullahs from power. This week,...
Op-eds
Beyond the Embargo: A Toolkit for Squeezing the Cuban Regime
Opponents of U.S. sanctions often cite Cuba as “Exhibit A” for why sanctions don’t work. The United States has maintained an embargo on the island for more than six decades — but to what end? Cuba’s...
Insights
Farewell Fidelismo?
Trump has a chance to liberate the Cuban people – and others
Op-eds
Is a ‘New Middle East’ Still Possible?
With a weakened Iranian regime, middle powers on the edge of the Middle East will increasingly drive regional dynamics.
Op-eds
A Gameplan for American Economic Security:
Supercharging U.S. Statecraft, from an Economic Pentagon to the Near-Global Economy
Memos
Venezuelan president to end amnesty, hundreds of political prisoners still unreleased
Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez declared on April 24 that the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence was “coming to an end,” despite the Caracas-based human rights NGO Foro...
Op-eds
Will the Next UN Leader Be Good for America?
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s time in office is coming to an end, which raises the question: Who will lead the world’s most important multilateral body next? The 2026 secretary-general...
Insights
Costa Rica Designates IRGC and Iranian Proxies as Terrorist Groups
Costa Rica has announced the designation as terror groups of three of Iran’s key regional proxies as well as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the bedrock of the Tehran regime. President...
Policy Briefs
How to Tackle Venezuela’s (and the World’s) ‘Odious Debt’ Problem
Venezuela could be a test case for reforming international finance’s lending to authoritarian governments.
Op-eds
Spain Cuts Further Adrift From Western Alliance With Airspace Closure to U.S. Military
Nobody expects the Spanish imposition. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s decision to close Spanish airspace to U.S. military flights targeting Iran will hamper U.S. war planning. Sanchez’s defiance might...
Policy Briefs
Iran is not Venezuela, President Trump, and this man is no moderate
Seeking a shortcut out of Iran, the administration considers its Venezuela playbook.
Op-eds
Interim Venezuelan president ousts defense chief as Washington makes limited progress in Caracas
Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodríguez replaced longtime Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López with General Gustavo Gonzalez López on March 18, followed by implementing a sweeping reshuffle of...
Op-eds
Trump Must Hold The Line On The Cuba Oil Embargo
No activists, no influencers, no negotiation.