Joe Biden’s Gaza Pier Plan Runs Aground
Getting aid into Gaza is one thing; properly distributing it to those in need is another.
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
U.S. Should Send Cluster Munitions to Ukraine
The top Republicans on the House and Senate foreign affairs and armed services committees sent a letter to President Joe Biden last week urging him to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions, specifically...
Policy Briefs
Iran’s Protesters Want Regime Change
America Should Lend Them a Hand
Op-eds
Lifting Human Rights Sanctions on Iran Would Be a Mistake
Lifting pressure on human rights abusers is not necessary to negotiate effective arms control agreements.
Op-eds
Congressional Momentum Builds to Establish U.S.-Israel Working Group
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released its version of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Tuesday, and it includes a provision to require the establishment of...
Insights
The Rise of Strategic Corruption
How States Weaponize Graft
Op-eds
New U.S. Weapon Strengthens Nuclear Deterrence of Moscow
The Department of Defense announced this week that the U.S. Navy has deployed a low-yield submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) nuclear warhead. This deployment, which aims to deter Russia’s first-use...
Policy Briefs
3 ways America can fix its vulnerability to cruise missiles
September’s drone and cruise missile attack on a major Saudi energy facility highlights the challenges associated with cruise missile defense. Americans might be tempted to dismiss this attack merely...
Op-eds
Trump’s Capitulation to Erdogan Destroys U.S. Credibility
By abandoning America’s Kurdish partners in Syria, the White House has sent a message to allies everywhere that Washington can’t be trusted.
Op-eds
How Trump should handle Iran
Last week, the Trump administration recertified that Iran is complying the nuclear agreement, setting off predictable debate between who those want to exit the deal immediately and those who see...
Op-eds
FDD Welcomes Green Beret Michael Waltz as Non-Resident Senior Fellow
WASHINGTON - Michael Waltz, a lieutenant colonel in the Special Forces (reserve component), has joined the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) as a non-resident senior fellow. Waltz, who...
Press Releases
USA: Victory or retreat?
Three leading American experts assess the Administration's policies in the Middle East. President George W. Bush started his last year in office with a visit to the Middle East. Whe...
Op-eds
Mr. Bush Goes to Africa
Next week, President Bush, accompanied by his wife, Laura, will embark on a five-country tour across the African continent, with stops planned in Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Liberia. Whil...
Op-eds
The Washington Post’s Jihadist Op-Ed Contributor
In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s death, the Washington Post ran a four-part series by men and women who had their “lives shattered and transformed by” the terror master. On...
Op-eds
British Surrender to Former Gitmo Detainees
Last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that his government has agreed to investigate torture allegations made by former Guantanamo detainees. The inquiry is expected to last on...
Op-eds
Getting AFRICOM Right
Last week President George W. Bush created a new military command for Africa: I am pleased to announce my decision to create a Department of Defense Unified Combatant Comm...
Op-eds
Intelligence Games
Well, we knew this was coming. he...