Winners and losers in the Middle East: The story so far
For Turkey and Qatar, net gains. For Iran, and its Palestinian and Lebanese proxies, net losses. For Israel, the jury is out.
Oval Office
North Korean Troops in Ukraine: Are We on the Path to World War III?
A new version of the defunct Warsaw Pact is emerging in front of our eyes. With Russia and China as its two major driving forces, joined by regional powers such as North Korea and Iran, that brings with it its proxy terror organizations.
Op-eds
McMaster and commander
Thirteen months as President Trump’s national security advisor
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America’s ‘self-defeat’ in Afghanistan
Three years after the U.S. withdrawal, lessons should have been learned
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Putin’s defeat in Ukraine
That should be the goal of liberals and conservatives alike
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Biden must take Iran threat seriously — and wage economic war
Iran-backed militias are shooting at American troops in Iraq and Syria and getting away with it. On Monday morning, the militias targeted US bases with attack drones for the third time in a week. The...
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No normalization at any price
Biden pursues peace between Israel and Saudia Arabia as he prepares to betray both.
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May
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.
Policy Tracker
Patriot Missiles to Ukraine: Will Israel’s Iron Dome Follow?
The war in Ukraine has forced countries to clearly identify their national interests.
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Half baked
Climate change is not a national security emergency
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President Biden had options
He chose the worst of them
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US investigates Qatar over claims that it finances Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps
The State Department has opened an inquiry into an Israeli government report that Qatar’s monarchy funded Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. “We...
Op-eds
Are there pieces of Trump’s foreign policy worth keeping?
The shock of the Jan. 6 mob assault on the Congress and the stain on the image of American democracy will not wear off anytime soon. This moment has amplified the impulse to reject the vestiges of Trump...
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The Time Is Now for Saudi Arabia To Normalize Relations With Israel
Here’s a news flash for Saudi Arabia: Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden is looking to fundamentally restructure the U.S.-Saudi relationship. The only way for Riyadh to stop what’s coming...
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Bipartisan strategy for countering China’s challenge to international order
Excerpt John Bolton’s new book describes President Trump alternately bashing and begging China’s leadership, all driven by shifting electoral considerations. If Bolton’s description is correct,...
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Towards A Bipartisan Iran Protest Policy Playbook
Once again, Iranians have taken to the streets. Spurred initially by cuts in gas subsidies and an increase in petrol prices, up to 100 cities experienced protests, and over 100 people have been killed....
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Erdoğan’s Undeserving and Underwhelming Visit to DC
Trump’s ongoing bromance with Turkey’s authoritarian leader notwithstanding, Congress and the Administration must act to make clear that the United States isn’t giving Erdoğan a blank check to act in the Middle East.
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Once Upon a Time, U.S. Foreign Policy Worked
George H.W. Bush's administration was evidence of what the establishment was capable of.
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The life, times and foreign policies of Jimmy Carter
One of his wisest advisors attempts to give them a new and improved look.
Op-eds
Singapore Was John Bolton’s Worst Nightmare
If someone had deliberately designed an international event with the sole objective of giving John Bolton, America’s hawkish White House national security advisor, maximum heartburn, they c...