Turkey is a sanctuary for terrorism financing
Since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, much of the international focus on Turkey has centered on its patronage of Hamas. Along with Qatar and Iran, Turkey provides the terrorist...
Treasury
Beware Hezbollah’s Dual-Nationals
Without stigmatizing diaspora communities or profiling their members, Western intelligence services must work against radicalization and incitement by targeting Hezbollah agents.
Op-eds
Revitalizing America’s North Korea Policy
Kurt Campbell has been nominated as the next Deputy Secretary of State. Here are five recommendations for his possible successor as Asia Czar.
Op-eds
U.S. adds Iranian-backed militia, five commanders, and an IRGC operative to list of designated terrorists
The U.S. government added Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, an Iranian proxy militia, its secretary general, five members of terrorist organization Hezbollah Brigades, and an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps...
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s Terror Threat In Latin America
In the land of symmetrical war, the asymmetrical warrior is king. The U.S. and Israeli governments are rightly concerned that Hezbollah – Iran’s oldest and best-armed proxy – could open a second front in the Israel-Hamas conflict. But who says Hezbollah would limit itself to striking U.S. or Israeli targets in the Middle East?
For decades, Hezbollah has patiently built a global web of networks, engaged in illicit financial activities, and supported terrorist plots. Hezbollah and Iran have repeatedly struck at Israeli, Jewish, and other Western targets overseas. Latin America is a region of particular concern in this respect, for several reasons.
Emanuele Ottolenghi is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Op-eds
U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Hamas and Iran
The United States on October 27 imposed new sanctions on Hamas-linked officials and financial networks as well as members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In...
Flash Briefs
Hamas’ Cryptocurrency Use Draws Attention to Terror Finance Enforcement Gaps
More than 100 Democratic and Republican members of Congress sent a letter to the White House last Tuesday urging the Biden administration to take action to stop terrorist organizations from raising funds...
Policy Briefs
Biden must reverse course on letting Iran sanctions lapse — or watch weapons pour into Gaza and Russia
Washington and its European allies just declined to prevent the expiration of UN missile and drone penalties against Iran. That decision will likely spur more missile and drone testing, production and...
Op-eds
U.S.-UAE Cybersecurity Cooperation Marks Needed Collaboration in the Region
The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cybersecurity cooperation. Against the backdrop of surging Iranian and criminal cyberattacks...
Policy Briefs
Turning Congressional Outrage Into Action: A U.S. Response to Hamas’ War Against Israel
A wheelchair-bound elderly woman is dragged through the streets. Young children are pulled from their beds away from their mothers. Music lovers are shot in cold blood at a peace concert. The horrific...
Memos
Treasury sanctions Hezbollah’s network in Colombia, but what took so long?
The Biden administration wants to create the impression it is finally getting tough on Hezbollah, the Lebanese terror group and Iranian proxy. The Treasury Department’s sanctions last...
Op-eds
U.S. Sanctions Target Turkey-Backed Militias in Syria, but Not Turkish Authorities
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Thursday against a pair of Turkey-backed Syrian militias — the Suleiman Shah Brigade and the Hamza Brigade — responsible for serious human rights abuses,...
Policy Briefs
Treasury Department Sanctions Hezbollah ‘Green’ Front Group
The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Lebanon-based Green Without Borders (GWB) and its leader, Zuhair Subhi Nahla, on August 16 for aiding Hezbollah. Treasury explained that GWB “has provided...
Flash Briefs
U.S. designates Islamic State financier in Somalia
On Thursday, the United States government sanctioned Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the financial emir for the Islamic State’s Somali Province (or Islamic State-Somalia, ISS). In this capacity, Yusuf was responsible...
Op-eds
The Russia-Serbia Nexus – EU Has to Step Up and Do its Part
“The West must do a better job of imposing costs on destructive Balkan actors. But to do so effectively, the West must act as one.”
Op-eds
In the Tri-Border Area, Hezbollah Agents Are Again in the Wind
An Argentinian federal judge issued an international arrest warrant last week against four Lebanese nationals suspected of involvement in the July 1994 terror attack against the AMIA building, the Jewish...
Policy Briefs
U.S. must expose China’s hidden hand in America’s deadly fentanyl crisis
Fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 49, taking tens of thousands of lives each year. The federal government is working to reduce demand for the drug at home while disrupting...
Op-eds
Lebanese Hezbollah Making Preparations to Target US Troops in Syria
Lebanese Hezbollah’s “Golan Unit” is conducting military exercises in preparation to attack American troops operating in Syria, two U.S. intelligence officials confirmed to FDD’s Long War...
Op-eds
Treasury’s Sanctions Strike at Key Russian Ransomware Figure
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned Mikhail Matveev, a key figure in the Russian cybercrime world. In conjunction with a newly unsealed federal indictment of Mateev and a $10 million...
Policy Briefs
Hezbollah Is Missing from President Biden’s Corruption Agenda
Making global corruption a national security priority is the right decision. Recognizing Hezbollah’s systematic reliance on corruption to facilitate its illicit finance networks would make the White House strategy more effective.