Brothers in Arms
The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis
The Washington Post
Maximum Pressure 2.0
A Plan for North Korea
Monographs
Iran Expert Alireza Nader Joins Foundation for Defense of Democracies as Senior Fellow
(Washington, D.C.) – Alireza Nader has joined the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) as a senior fellow focusing on Iran and U.S. policy in the Middle East. Throughout his career, Nader has advised...
Press Releases
The Battle of Baghdadi
A victory, to be sure, but Islamism goes marching on
Op-eds
Iran is pushing Iraq to the brink. Iraqis are fighting back.
Protestors in Iraq are fighting against government corruption and Iran’s malign influence, which is built on hard power, not public good will. Tehran has a lot to lose. “Iran and Iraq are two nations...
Op-eds
George Will and American power
How his conservative sensibility informs his approach to foreign policy
Op-eds
Angry At Trump’s Syria-Withdrawal? He Learned His Foreign Policy From Obama
Donald Trump’s decision this week to abandon the Kurds in Syria to Turkey’s authoritarian leader Recep Erdogan is a warning to America’s friends facing dangerous enemies. Trump could abandon you in...
Op-eds
Andrea Stricker Joins the Foundation for Defense of Democracies as Research Fellow on Nonproliferation and Iran
(Washington, D.C., October 4, 2019) – Andrea Stricker has joined the Foundation for Defense of Democracies as a research fellow focusing on nonproliferation, Iran, North Korea, and other security topics. Stricker...
Press Releases
The Trump Administration’s Afghanistan Policy
Legislative Testimonies
The Role of Cyber Insurance in Securing the Private Sector
Memos
Global Terrorism: Threats to the Homeland, Part 1
Legislative Testimonies
Politics vs. Protocol: Iran’s Nuclear Archive and the IAEA’s Responsibilities
Monographs
Germany’s Merkel reneges on NATO defense pledge, causing friction with U.S.
In 2014, Merkel’s government committed her country's defense budget at a NATO conference in Wales to increase its expenditure to 2% by 2024. Her broken promise has created intense friction.
Op-eds
Who’s afraid of nationalism?
A world order based on sovereign nation-states is not the worst option.
Op-eds
How to Win Friends and Wage Jihad
Understanding al Qaeda’s Pragmatism
Op-eds
What “Yes” With Iran Looks Like
Memos
UN Report on Khashoggi Condemns Saudi Arabia, Criticizes Turkey
The United Nations on Wednesday published a detailed investigation report confirming that the murder...
Policy Briefs
Iran Releases a U.S. Resident Taken Hostage
Tehran on June 11 freed...
Policy Briefs
Burning Bridge: The Iranian Land Corridor to the Mediterranean
Monographs
Why Istanbul’s rerun is a battle for the soul of Turkey
Six summers ago, Erdogan’s social engineering efforts triggered their first major backlash in Istanbul. And this March, spring came back to Istanbul.