The Retrenchment Syndrome
A Response to “Come Home, America?”
The Atlantic
Joe Biden’s Curious Defense of Gen. Lloyd Austin
In The Atlantic, the president-elect touts his nominee's handling of the Iraq withdrawal and is notably silent on China.
Op-eds
Boykott
Germany’s Battle Against the Delegitimization of Israel
Monographs
If Trump Hates Obama’s Nuclear Deal, Why Is He Letting Up on Iran?
Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium and may soon receive advanced weapons from Russia. Trump has an easy way to tighten the screws.
Op-eds
War by Other Means
A History of Anti-Israel Boycotts, From the Arab League to BDS
Monographs
Brothers in Arms
The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis
Monographs
Six Reasons Why NATO’s London Declaration Matters
Vladimir Putin wishes he had an alliance like NATO. The alliance provides a remarkably resilient framework in which nations and leaders who share common values can pursue collective security interests yet...
Op-eds
AJC Launches Inter-Parliamentary U.S.-Israel-EU Friendship Group
The Transatlantic Institute said the goal of the group is to strengthen “the trilateral partnership between the US, Israel and Europe.”
Op-eds
Midterm Assessment: Sunni Jihadism
Midterm Assessment: Saudi Arabia
Gulf States are Poised to Play a Major Role in Trump’s Peace Plan—When He Unveils One
This year saw a slew of activity from the Gulf states embracing Israel. What could 2019 have in store, particularly if the long-awaited Trump peace plan is released?
Op-eds
As Europe Dithers, Iran’s Arsenal Gets More Deadly
This week Iran ...
Op-eds
Ronald Reagan’s freedom agenda
Ronald Reagan was tough on totalitarians. On March 8, 1983 -- and to the chagrin of many of his advisors – he disparaged the Soviet Union as an...
Op-eds
The delicate balance of the US-Saudi relationship
Since Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s rise to power, major reforms have swept the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. But FDD’s Jonathan Schanzer and Varsha Koduvayur argue in The Hill...
Op-eds
Use Iran Sanctions to Stop Assad
Since the weekend military strike against chemical-weapons sites in Syria, the debate in Washington has centered on whether the strike went far enough. But policy makers should consider another q...
Op-eds
Assad Regime’s Grotesque PR Conference in Damascus Uses Reporters to Whitewash War Crimes
Bashar al-Assad’s regime has pulled off a grotesque PR coup by corralling a number of prominent American journalists from outlets like The New York Times, National Public Radio, The Washing...
Op-eds
Clifford D. May Appointed to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on August 2, 2016 appointed Clifford D. May to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). “USCIRF...
Press Releases
Erdogan’s Weathervane Foreign Policy
On June 27, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey would be normalizing relations with ...
Op-eds
For Middle East Peace, Look to Israel’s Arab Partners
Speculation is rife that President Barack Obama will make one final stab at putting his mark on the Middle East peace process before he leaves office. One theory has...
Op-eds
Can America change course?
As you watch the circus that is the 2016 presidential campaign, which candidate strikes you as having a coherent vision of national security for the post-Obama era? Who has told you what he (or s...