United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

April 2, 2025 | |

‘Insidious Anti-Israel Trend’: U.S. Congress Warns UN Human Rights Council of Sanctions

Lawmakers Threatens Sanctions: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman James Risch (R-ID) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) warned that they would...

March 10, 2025 | Natalie Ecanow |

Qatari Cash May Be Coming Soon to a Town Near You

It’s time for Washington to drop the rose-tinted glasses and make clear that America is not up for sale

February 4, 2025 | Mark Dubowitz, Ben Cohen

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...

January 10, 2025 | Mariam Wahba |

State Department Calls Out Genocide in Sudan, Heightening Urgency for U.S. Strategy Change

In the most significant U.S. statement on Sudan since the country’s renewed civil war broke out in 2023, Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared on January 7 that members of the Rapid Support Forces...

January 6, 2025 | |

As Term Ends, Biden Proposes $8 Billion Arms Deal for Israel

Department of State Informs Congress of Planned Arms Package for Israel: In its waning weeks, the Biden administration has informally notified Congress of a proposed $8 billion...

December 5, 2024 | Orde Kittrie, David Adesnik, Richard Goldberg, Elizabeth Robbins

What’s being missed? Amnesty International, ICC, UN, and Israel

November 21, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

Despite Record of High-Profile Bribery, Qatar to Host Upcoming Anti-Corruption Conference

Qatar, the Gulf emirate tangled up in several high-profile corruption cases, is hosting an international anti-corruption conference from November 26-27. Representatives from more than 50 governments and...

November 7, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

European Prosecutors Launch Probe into Allegations that Senior EU Official Accepted Bribes From Qatar

European Commission advisor Henrik Hololei is the latest Western official facing legal consequences for allegedly accepting bribes from Qatar. On November 1, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)...

October 2, 2024 | Richard Goldberg, Bradley Bowman, David Daoud, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Joe Dougherty

Israel, Iran, and Lebanon: What’s Next?

September 24, 2024 | Orde Kittrie |

Senate Committee Postpones Consideration of Bill Sanctioning ICC Officials

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote tomorrow on a House-passed bill to impose sanctions on prosecutor Karim Khan and other International Criminal Court (ICC) officials for abusing their authorities...

September 20, 2024 | David Adesnik, Matthew Zweig

Senate Moves to Extend and Toughen Caesar Act Sanctions on Syrian Regime

The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), proposed a late amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act on September 11 that includes a four-year extension of...

September 16, 2024 | |

Axis of Aggressors: H.R. McMaster on Defending America’s Interests

The members of this “axis of aggressors” are united in their determination to undermine the United States and counter its core interests. Though their methods may vary, these adversaries share a desire to sow chaos, erode the rule of law, and weaken the United States and its allies. To discuss the situations in Middle East, the Pacific, and Ukraine, as well as the path forward, FDD’s Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP) hosts CMPP Chairman LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster, a 34-year-veteran of the U.S. Army and a former U.S. National Security Advisor, in conversation with CMPP Senior Director Bradley Bowman.

September 9, 2024 | Craig Singleton, Elaine K. Dezenski, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Bradley Bowman, Joe Dougherty

Previewing “China Week”

August 29, 2024 | Orde Kittrie, Bradley Bowman, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Deterring Iran’s Dash to the Bomb

August 6, 2024 | Natalie Ecanow |

How Qatar buys powerful friends in Washington

The case of Bob Menendez and others like him

June 5, 2024 | |

U.S. House of Representatives Votes for Sanctions Against International Criminal Court

The U.S. House of Representatives voted by a comfortable majority on June 4 to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) following its prosecutor’s decision to...

May 23, 2024 | |

U.S. Lawmakers Slam ICC Prosecutor’s Bid for Unjust Arrest Warrants Targeting Netanyahu, Gallant

The leadership and numerous members of the U.S. Congress from both parties denounced International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan’s May 20 announcement seeking arrest...

October 12, 2023 | Tony Badran |

Was Biden’s Speech as Pro-Israel as You Think?

No. Because it was missing the only word that matters.

October 2, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey Defies Rule of Law With Life Sentence for Rights Activist

Turkey’s highest appeals court last week upheld a life-long prison sentence for human rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala. The court’s decision violates several binding rulings by the European...

August 2, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Chasing The Mirage of Turkey’s Western Orientation

Turkey’s president might seem like he is shifting the country’s foreign policy back to the West. But Erdogan is simply an opportunist.