Lying to America’s Kids about Israel
More propaganda may soon be coming to a school near you, thanks to some of the same groups that have already gotten calls for Israel’s destruction into K-12 curricula. Pro-Palestinian activists, who...
San Francisco
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Qatari Lunch
The White House maintains that the deals Mr. Trump secured in the country are a “win for America.” But a win at what cost?
Op-eds
Trump understands China is on its way to global domination and must be stopped
President Trump is launching a tariff blitz on the world for one reason: China. China’s economy is built on a system that distorts free trade. Determined to grow at any cost, China has...
Op-eds
Qatari Royal Facing Arrest Warrant in UK Over $6 Billion Debt
An English judge issued an arrest warrant on May 16 for a member of Qatar’s ruling Al Thani family. Sheikh Fahad Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Thani, a cousin of former Qatari prime minister...
Flash Briefs
Navigating the Nexus Between Cyber Operations and Influence Operations
Bruce Schneier’s famous quote, “Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people,” applies as much to influence operations as it does to phishing and other social engineering techniques. Influence...
Op-eds
Crack Down on Anti-Semitic K–12 Curricula
It’s not just on campus: even in primary and secondary education, Jews are often portrayed as privileged whites and Zionist colonial oppressors.
Op-eds
No better enemy
America empowers its adversaries
Op-eds
The U.S. Must Combat CCP-Sanctioned Overseas Spying by Private Entities
Chinese law turns even private actors into state collectors of intelligence. America must fight back.
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October
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 of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch.
Policy Tracker
Washington is ready to fall into Kim Jong Un’s trap, again
How many times will the United States pay North Korea to shut down the same nuclear reactor? The answer so far is three, although the Biden White House seems increasingly ready to make it four. North Korea...
Op-eds
We Should Not Underestimate China’s Military Ambitions
Suggestions that the People’s Republic is a ‘paper dragon’ are ill-informed and misleading.
Op-eds
Great Power Competition Comes Home to America
Our leaders’ efforts to heal divisions among our fellow citizens are key to national defense.
Op-eds
As UN celebrates 75th anniversary, dictators still dominate
The United Nations is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, but hold the applause. The global body has still failed to address the two key issues that undermine its legitimacy in the United States:...
Op-eds
Seeking Sanctions Resistance Through Blockchain Technology
Policy experts can argue about the appropriateness of various sanctions policies. Some voice concerns that the U.S. ...
Op-eds
U.S. Should Sanction Judge of Iran’s Brutal Kangaroo Court
The torture still occupies her nightmares. In 1984, high school student Mahnaz Ghezellou found herself blindfolded and handcuffed in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison for her peaceful a...
Op-eds
Heading Toward An EMP Catastrophe
For over a decade now, since the Congressional EMP Commission delivered its first report to Congress eleven years ago in July of 2004, various Senate and House committees have heard from numerous scie...
Congressional Testimonies
An Iranian Moderate Exposed
“To my esteemed enemy, Mohammad-Javad Zarif.” Iran’s former ambassador to the United Nations remains very proud of this dedication in his copy of Henry Kissinger’s ...
Op-eds
Bradley Manning is No Gay Hero
From 1916, when the United States military first expressly prohibited homosexuals, until the 1993 passage of "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT), gay men and women were considered psychologi...
Op-eds
Seymour Hersh: Assassination Of JFK Was Form Of “Justice”
"There might have been some justice" in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh said in a letter to a reader. Hersh made the shocki...
Op-eds
UNESCO Funny Business
Annals of a dishonest PR campaign.