The new Greenland deal
With America leading and NATO following, the Arctic can be defended
Puerto Rico
How Venezuela’s Maduro became Washington’s most persistent hemispheric adversary
On November 13, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Operation Southern Spear amid an increased American military presence off the coast of Venezuela. Hegseth stated that the...
Op-eds
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...
Policy Briefs
Resilient Networks; Disruptions to Communications
Public Comments
Examining the Office of Insular Affairs’ Role in Fostering Prosperity in the Pacific Territories and Addressing External Threats to Peace and Security
Legislative Testimonies
Trump’s Second Shot at Peace in the Middle East
REVIEW: ‘One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’ by David Friedman and ‘The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—And America—Can Win’ by Victoria Coates
Op-eds
The Surprising National Security Role of America’s “Best Idea”
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s former bodyguard, who once reportedly confronted a bear at a mountain retreat while Putin slept through the ordeal, was appointed secretary of the...
Op-eds
After the Attack
A Playbook for Continuity of the Economy Planning and Implementation
Memos
It’s Time to Secure the Water Sector from Cyber Threats
The Biden administration is reportedly considering a first-ever integrated action plan for global water security, linking global access to clean, reliable water to U.S. national security for the first...
Op-eds
Poor Cybersecurity Makes Water a Weak Link in Critical Infrastructure
Memos
All Over the Map
The Chinese Communist Party’s Subnational Interests in the United States
Monographs
Re-Forge Strategic Alliances and Check China Abroad, Rebuild Economy at Home
The industrial heartlands of the U.S. and its European allies have become crucibles for the polarizing politics of neo-populism for a population left behind in the information age. Anxious and angry citizenry,...
Op-eds
Why Is Trump Going Soft on Hezbollah?
On Saturday, Vice President Mike Pence is set to meet with regional leaders at the Summit of the Americas, where he should tell those assembled that it is time to launch a coordinated campaign ag...
Op-eds
Interrogating Terror
How tough justice keeps us free.
Op-eds
FDD Welcomes Lee Smith and James Kirchick as Fellows
Washington, D.C. - The Foundation for Defense of Democracies proudly welcomes two new scholars to its ranks. Lee Smith, of the Weekly Standard, and...
Press Releases
FDD Welcomes Lee Smith and James Kirchick as Fellows
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Press Releases
What if They Are Already Here?
A very long time ago — back in the last century, when I worked for men like Alexander Haig and Ronald Reagan — the United States government knew of at least three terrorist sleeper ce...
Op-eds
Light at the End of the Tunnel
If what goes up must come down, every surge must eventually recede. According to recent reports, the current one in Iraq may give way to large-scale withdrawals of U.S. forces as early as spring...
Op-eds
On Memorial Day We Remember the Fallen
I was born at Fort Carson hospital, to a young West Point graduate from Puerto Rico, and his wife, a beautiful young refugee of the Cuban revolution. My earliest memories are of the U.S. Army tak...
Op-eds
The Two Faces of Fascism
By Stephen Schwartz What is the difference between Dennis "Justin" Raimondo, who publicly encouraged U.S. service personnel to desert, not long before the Iraq operation began, and his a...