The legacy of President Trump 2.0
Now is the time to think about what needs to be achieved
United States Army Special Forces
Soldiers of Misfortune
The Wagner Group isn’t playing
Op-eds
AUKUS Special Operations Forces in Strategic Competition, Integrated Deterrence, and Campaigning: Resistance to Malign Activities
On September 15, 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States formed AUKUS(Open Link in new window), which is described as a trilateral security partnership designed to make it easier to...
Op-eds
A Three Part Plan To Enhance President Yoon’s North Korea Strategy: Toward A Free And Unified Korea
On August 15th, in his Liberation Day speech, President Yoon described his “audacious initiative” for North Korea. In summary, it is an economic engagement proposal that is intended to be a first step...
Op-eds
It’s time for a new U.S.-Korea alliance for a free, unified peninsula
A small group of civil society stakeholders from the Republic of Korea (South Korea), North Korea, the United States, Japan and China recently convened in the mountains of Virginia to address the security...
Op-eds
To Honor Our Vietnam Veterans, Help At-Risk Afghans Today
As we reflect on American military history on this Veterans Day we can draw a simple parallel between our attempts at peace with honor in both Vietnam and Afghanistan. The chaotic and tragic end...
Op-eds
Lessons from the Philippines: Irregular Warfare in Action
After the attacks of September 11, 2001, the world watched as the United States began a punitive expedition to Afghanistan to kill or capture Osama bin Laden, oust the Taliban, and prevent the use of Afghanistan...
Op-eds
Getting smarter about Critical Race Theory
If CRT is correct, is America worth defending?
Op-eds
The Failures of Operation Enduring Freedom
The chief aim in late 2001 should have been the swift destruction of al-Qaeda. That didn’t happen.
Op-eds
Endless Jihad
The problem with pledging to end our ‘endless wars.’
Op-eds
How Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Endanger Every Part of National Security
Out of all the supply chains in the U.S. economy, the supply chain of the defense industrial base (DIB) is the most vital to secure. In 2018, a Presidential Task Force report observed that Department of...
Insights
The Death Spiral of the Islamic Republic
The hit on Soleimani was so well-organized, leading terrorists ran for the hills.
Op-eds
Expect instability in Iran for years to come
The death of Qassem Soleimani, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s terror mastermind, has been followed by seemingly massive protests throughout the country. State media have portrayed these gatherings as...
Op-eds
Iran Expert Alireza Nader Joins Foundation for Defense of Democracies as Senior Fellow
(Washington, D.C.) – Alireza Nader has joined the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) as a senior fellow focusing on Iran and U.S. policy in the Middle East. Throughout his career, Nader has advised...
Press Releases
How not to end endless wars
Retreating and abandoning allies may not be the optimum strategy.
Op-eds
U.S. announces rewards for 3 Islamic State leaders
On Aug. 21, the US State Department Rewards for Justice Program announced rewards of up to $5 million each for three wanted Islamic State (ISIS) leaders: Sami Jasim Muhammad al-Jaburi, Amir Muhammad...
Op-eds
Plan to Move ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command will Challenge the Alliance
Gen. Robert Abrams, the commander of the ROK/U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC), has proposed relocating CFC fro...
Policy Briefs
New FDD Report Assesses First Two Years of Trump Administration’s Foreign and National Security Policies
FDD Scholars Provide Nonpartisan Analysis of 21 Key Areas of Global and Regional Instability
Press Releases
The battle for the lands of the caliphate
Soon after taking office, President Trump ordered his national security advisers to provide “a complete strategi...
Op-eds
Does Trump Realize That His New Iran Strategy Could Suffer a Fatal Blow in Syria?
Note to President Trump: The new Iran strategy that you announced just three weeks ago is hanging by a thread. Its fate will likely be decided in the next few months on the Syria-Iraq border. If...