Why Congress Should Tear Down USAGM’s Firewall
As US adversaries clog global airwaves, US-funded media should advance US interests around the world.
United States Agency for Global Media
Qatar Influence Operations: Unmasking a Suspected Network
Memos
A reformed Voice of America is worth saving
Voice of America requires reform, not dismantlement. The Trump administration fired nearly 600 contractors who worked for the outlet, a decision that came after the government cut federal...
Op-eds
Time to Reform VOA and Its Iran Programming: Trim the Fat, Keep the Mission
The Trump administration’s decision to eliminate funding for Voice of America (VOA) represents a missed opportunity to reform and enhance the outlet’s capacity to counter adversarial propaganda.
Insights
China and Russia Rejoice as the U.S. Cuts Its Global Media
Now is the time to rethink how America conducts information warfare and prioritize influence and psychological operations against authoritarian states.
Op-eds
Cognitive Combat
China, Russia, and Iran’s Information War Against Americans
Monographs
Maximum Support
A New Strategic Direction for U.S. Iran Policy
Memos
Regime in Tehran May Be Facing Internal Instability
Latest Developments Two documents reportedly produced by the Islamic Republic of Iran and obtained by Iran International shed new light on the extent of the regime’s economic woes and internal instability....
Flash Briefs
Strategy for a New Comprehensive U.S. Policy on Iran
Monographs
How To Get North Korea To Negotiate Over Its Nuclear Weapons And Missiles
On 30 January Kim Jong-un conducted another test launch of what is suspected to be an intermediate-range ballistic missile. This is the seventh event of 2022. With his recent statements implying he...
Op-eds
Voices of America
Obama holdovers run U.S. global media, and they’re not giving it up
Op-eds
New Report Shows Increased Poverty in Iran
New data on poverty in Iran provides an opportunity for the United States to underscore the mounting cost of the regime’s corruption and mismanagement for tens of millions of Iranians. The data come...
Policy Briefs
FDD President Clifford May Nominated to Serve on Broadcasting Board of Governors
FDD President Clifford May Nominated to Serve on Broadcasting Board of Governors Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2008) – Pre...
Press Releases
Register’s Last Hurrah?
To understand the challenge faced by Al-Hurra, the U.S. taxpayer-financed Arabic TV network, consider the case of Yasser Thabet. For years, Mr. Thabet has been a leading figure in shaping news co...
Op-eds
Mad TV
Testifying under oath recently, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice misled Congress in her strong defense of Al-Hurra, the taxpayer financed Arab TV network. It was unwitting, though. She herself...
Op-eds
State Department Slams US-Run Radio in Arab World
By: Dr. Walid Phares. Here's how a coordinated attack against Middle East democratization debuts in America: On October 13, the Washington Post's Glenn Kessler writes...