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June 27, 2025 | |

Erdogan Claims Progress in Bid to Secure F-35 Fighter Jet From United States

Erdogan Meets With Trump: After meeting with President Donald Trump at the NATO Summit in The Hague, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed optimism over discussions to...

June 27, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz |

Iran’s ‘missing’ uranium stockpile… and how the Mullah’s devious last-ditch scheme to hide it has fooled the world

More than five days after President Donald Trump ordered unprecedented US strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, Americans are just now starting to receive the first sober analysis...

June 26, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow, Mariam Wahba

Qatar-Based Group Aligned With Muslim Brotherhood Backs Iran Against Israel

A network of Islamist clerics is exploiting the conflict in Iran to push its hardline agenda. Scholars aligned with the pro-Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar-based International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS)...

June 23, 2025 | Lt. Col. Geoffrey Corn (ret.), Claire Finkelstein, Orde Kittrie

Why Trump didn’t have to ask Congress before striking Iran

It has been presidential practice for decades to unilaterally undertake similar military action.

June 20, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Despite Distancing Itself From Israel, Jordan Still Cooperates With Jewish State Against Iran

“Our armed forces are closely watching Jordan. If it takes part in any action, it will be the next target.” So warned the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after Jordan intercepted Iranian...

June 18, 2025 | Sinan Ciddi, Tyler Stapleton

Erdogan Attempts to Rally the Muslim World Against Israel

Turkey wants pressure from Muslim leaders to hamstring Israel’s military campaign against Iran. Immediately following Israel’s precision strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, atomic scientists,...

June 17, 2025 | Nick Leiserson |

How a Government Reinsurance Program Can Accelerate Maturation of the Cyber Insurance Market

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June 13, 2025 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

Nuclear Cooperation Among the ‘Axis of Aggressors’: An Emerging Threat

June 12, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Options for Designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a Terrorist Organization

Once again a Trump administration is debating whether or not to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. The last time around, during Trump’s first term, the effort petered out amidst...

June 10, 2025 | Jack Burnham, Miles Kershner

President Trump Issues Executive Orders to Counter China’s Drone Industry

The Trump administration is ramping up its efforts to counter the threat posed by China’s drone industry. On June 6, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to codify a process for screening...

June 9, 2025 | John Hardie |

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: June

Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch.

June 6, 2025 | Max Meizlish, Angela Howard

U.S. Takes Aim at Enablers of Mexican Cartel Oil Smuggling

U.S. law enforcement is cracking down on Mexican cartels — but not in the way you think. In late May, the United States charged members of a Utah family with 1) conspiracy to materially support Mexico’s...

June 4, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery |

Assessing the Challenges Facing NATO

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June 3, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow, Sinan Ciddi

Qatar keeps purchasing political influence

Much ethical debate has occurred since Qatar floated the idea of gifting President Donald Trump a Boeing 747 to replace America’s aging fleet of presidential planes. The...

June 3, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

China Races Ahead in Biotech Trials. Is the U.S. Stuck in Second Place?

Fentanyl fears have played a significant role in U.S.-Chinese trade disputes, but soon legal drugs could be a greater threat from China. On May 29, Axios reported that China had surpassed the United States...

May 28, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Following Pause in Trade Talks With the U.S., China Reportedly Prepares New Industrial Policy

After a decade of accelerated industrialization, China is preparing to go for another round. On May 26, Bloomberg reported that Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping is currently considering relaunching...

May 28, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

A secular jihadi brings the intifada to Washington

The Islamist/leftist alliance metastasizes

May 27, 2025 | Elaine K. Dezenski, Josh Birenbaum

Keep the Door Closed to Anonymous Shell Companies

A Comment on FinCEN’s Interim Final Rule Exempting Domestic Companies From Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

May 27, 2025 | |

Anti-Israel Boycott Escalates Within Arab League and in Europe

Arab League Expands Boycott, Lauds BDS: A meeting of The Arab League in Cairo has resulted in the blacklisting of 20 companies over their alleged investments “in illegal settlements...

May 24, 2025 | Janatan Sayeh |

Why Dismantling Iran’s Nuclear Program Doesn’t Mean War

When confronted with a firm United States, Iran has remained largely restrained to avoid provoking direct military confrontation.