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June 7, 2020 | Tony Badran |

Bringing the Middle East Back Home

The American Orientalist Class attempts to paint a fantasy Middle Eastern landscape on the American canvas

May 18, 2020 | Tony Badran |

Lebanon’s Interwoven Fantasy Worlds All Lead to War With Israel

How much should America pay to maintain the fraying fabric?

December 13, 2018 | Tony Badran |

The Curtain is Falling on Bibi’s Lebanese Belly-Dance

What lies beneath seven years of Israeli rhetoric about Iran?

December 2, 2018 | Tony Badran |

Standing With Saudi Arabia

How President Donald Trump has been forthright about the actual drivers of American policy in the Middle East

November 7, 2017 | Tony Badran |

Lebanese PM Sa’ad Hariri Cancels His Deal With the Devil, Leaving Lebanon in the Hands of Iran

On Saturday, Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation in a televised speech from Saudi Arabia. In the speech, Hariri cited Iran’s control of Le...

October 27, 2017 | Tony Badran |

American Policy in Lebanon Isn’t Policy. It’s Poetry.

The commander of Lebanon’s Armed Forces (LAF), General Joseph Aoun, was in Washington on an official ...

September 25, 2017 | Tony Badran |

Unless It Is Changed, UNIFIL’s Mandate Makes It a Boon for Hezbollah

Last month, the United Nations Security Council passed R...

August 15, 2017 | Tony Badran |

The Pentagon Fills Hezbollah’s Shopping List

In recent years, federal law enforcement agencies have repeatedly arrested Hezbollah operatives in the US who were trying to procure weapons and other combat-related equi...

August 3, 2017 | Tony Badran |

Lebanese PM Saad Hariri Joins With Hezbollah to Con Donald Trump

The day after Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri met&nbsp...

July 26, 2017 | Tony Badran |

Lebanon Is Another Name for Hezbollah

During his joint press conference with Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday,...

April 24, 2017 | Tony Badran |

Hezbollah’s Farcical Media Tour at the Israel-Lebanon Border

Last Thursday, Hezbollah organized a tour for journalists along the border with Israel, where the Iranian proxy highlighted the various topographical alterations the IDF...

November 2, 2011 |

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...

November 2, 2011 |

FDD Welcomes Lee Smith and James Kirchick as Fellows

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