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Arsenal
Assessing the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program
Monographs
PGMs: Iran’s Precision-Guided Munitions Project in the Shadow of a Nuclear Deal
Memos
Another Iran Deal? Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Memos
Missing the Mark
Reassessing U.S. Military Aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces
Monographs
Biden, Congress Should Defend Missile Sanctions Imposed on Iran
Memos
Brothers in Arms
The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis
Monographs
Trump’s brand of nationalism
In Europe, he defended a political order based on free and sovereign nation-states.
Op-eds
‘Tired’ Taliban fights on as US is desperate to leave Afghanistan
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump repeated the canard that the Taliban is tired of fighting, and that is what is driving it to the negotiating table. Political, military, and intelligence leade...
Op-eds
Midterm Assessment: Iraq
Analysis: Iran’s Hostage-taking of Americans Shows It Can’t Be Housebroken
Iran's refusal to release American hostages gets at the heart of some of the skepticism voiced by critics that the July nuclear deal will help the Islamic Republic reenter the international...
Op-eds
Analysis: Qatar Still Negligent on Terror Finance
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on August 5 against two Qatari nationals accused of prov...
Op-eds
The Gulf Cooperation Council Camp David Summit: Any Results?
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: thank you on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for the opportunity to testify before...
Congressional Testimonies
And The Reign Of Terror Continues
In a recent public spat with his domestic political opponents, Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani rebuked conservatives for their continued efforts to impose morality by force. Western media h...
Op-eds
King Crude: How Iraq’s ISIS Crisis Restores Saudi Influence
While the world panics over the conquests of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Saudi Arabia, oddly enough, has reason to be thankful. Even though ISIS advocates the A...
Op-eds
Successes and Failures of the U.S. and NATO Intervention in Libya
Download the full written testimony here (PDF). Ch...
Congressional Testimonies
Iran and African Uranium
By Zachary Elkaim The Zimbabwean government recently issued a denial of a Times of London...
Policy Briefs
Salafi Jihadism in the North African Regional Context
Chairmen Poe and Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Members Sherman and Deutch, distinguished members of the subcommittees, it is an honor to appear before you today to discuss the threat of jihadist terroris...
Congressional Testimonies
Swiss Cheese
The EU's "strong" sanctions on Iran are full of holes, but might they be enough to prevent the U.S. going to war?
Op-eds
Pariah State: Examining Sudan’s Support for Terrorism
***This article originally appeared in "State Sponsorship of Terrorism", a publication of IHS Defense, Risk and Security Consulting, in June 2012. Reproduced with permission © IHS (Global...