The Sting Doctrine
Haven’t its flaws become obvious?
Haven’t its flaws become obvious?
The last two weeks have seen some of the most frantic US activity related to the Pacific Islands since the end of World War II. A lot happened. It’s like a plane suddenly dropped a cargo of randomly-sized boulders into a lake with varied depths. Some initiatives will sink, others may become essential islands of security in rough weather, some might inadvertently hit and sink the boats of allies.
Leaving U.S. troops in Afghanistan past May 1 threatens their safety. Withdrawing all of them would further weaken the Afghan government.
Last year, Congress asked the United States Institute of Peace, a government-funded think tank, to develop “a comprehensive plan to prevent the underlying causes of extremism in fragile states in th...
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...
The United Nations was created in the wake of World War II by the major Allied nations that had prevailed – at an enormous cost in blood and treasure -- over the Axis powers. Its foun...
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...
Rarely do so many distinguished members of the foreign policy community gather in a single room. But this was the Great Hall of the United States Institute of Peace: a Washington “instituti...
Syrian opposition fighters are committed to Bashar al-Assad's ouster, but disagree on just about everything else.
A Trip Report (Turkey, August 10-30) Background The trip was arranged for the purpose of helping an independent American film company do...
In December 2010, the New York Times' Robert F. Worth wrote an article about the newspaper Al-Akhbar, "the most dynamic and daring in Lebanon, and perhaps anywhere in the Arab world." The pa...
The first concept to grasp is that the global conflict now underway involves both a clash of arms and a clash of ideas. To succeed in this war will require effective combat on both fronts....
Over the course of the last month, the foiled attempt by would-be "underwear bomber" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to blow up a Detroit-bound passenger flight on Christmas Day has underscored the dan...
FDD President Clifford May Nominated to Serve on Broadcasting Board of Governors Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2008) – Pre...
Washington, D.C. (December 21, 2007) -- Former U.S. Ambassador Max Kampelman has joined the Foundation for Defense of Democracie...
“From its inception days after the 9/11 attacks, FDD has been working to support democratic reformers and educate citizens throughout the Middle East about the benefits of freedom, and the...
By Jeffrey Azarva Islamic Awareness Week at GW recently drew to a close, yet it remains clear that the religious intolerance of Islam persists in the post 9/11 world. Despite the week-lo...