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America needs to stop being naive in Gaza

News reports from Israel and Gaza indicate that Israel and the United States have started to take steps toward the “New Gaza” plan. The idea behind the plan is flawed from the get-go and should be...

5 Ways the United States and Europe Must Help Ukraine Now

Despite daily barrages of missiles and drones, Ukrainian society remains resilient. Although it is unlikely to recapture its lost territory, the Ukrainian military is well-positioned to continue preventing...

5 Ways the U.S. Should Retain and Upgrade America’s Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Congress would be smart to ensure the survival and reform of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) – America’s development bank that invests in private sector projects in developing...

China Set To Fill Gap From Expiration of Key U.S.-Africa Trade Program

Africa is bracing for crushing new tariffs on goods exported to the United States. On September 30, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) expired, forcing an end to the duty-free access to U.S....

The Chance to Save Myanmar

U.S. Economic Tools Can Counter Both the Junta and China

From Playground to Classroom

The Spread of Antisemitism in K-12 Schools

By gutting its cyber staff, State Department ignores congressional directives

Without strong cyber capabilities at State, America’s partners will turn to unreliable associates in China for infrastructure investment and succumb to cyberattacks that place U.S. forces overseas at risk.

Intercepting Terror

Strengthening Ukrainian Air Defense

Iranian and Iranian-Backed Attacks Against Americans (1979-Present)

Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the clerical regime in Tehran and its proxies have committed a range of attacks against Americans. This memorandum provides select documentation of these assaults. While...

‘Agents of the Occupation’: Hamas Threatens Civilians Who Accept Aid From Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Hamas Threatens Aid Recipients: Hamas denounced the new U.S.-Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) as an “agent of the occupation,” warning Palestinian civilians...

Shaping the Future of Cyber Diplomacy

Review for State Department Reauthorization

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: First 100 Days

Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. This is a special edition covering President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. As always, FDD’s experts assess...

USAID Cuts Demolish Cyber Assistance to U.S. Allies and Partners  

When U.S. partners aren’t secure, America isn’t secure.

Blackout

International Energy Policies Threaten U.S. National Security

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Three Years Later

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. As readers of our Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker will know, this is a monthly publication...

Israel SitRep: February 5, 2025

February 5, 2025 | Israel at War Situation Report Israel SitRep: February 5, 2025 Today’s Issue: | IDF Eliminates 55 Terrorists and Arrests 380 in West Bank Operations in January; Operations Are...

USAID was rotten, but Trump needs the ‘soft power’ of foreign aid done right

By abruptly shuttering the US Agency for International Development (USAID) only two weeks after returning to Washington, President Trump is signaling that he will bring accountability and efficiency...

President Trump Redesignates Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels in Yemen as Foreign Terrorist Organization

Trump Issues Executive Order Redesignating Houthis as FTO: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 22 which initiated the process of redesignating the Houthi...

Trump administration re-designates Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing his administration to re-designate the Houthis in Yemen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The move reverses a decision by the Biden administration...