How Loitering Munitions Can Help Counter China
“Suicide drones” are already tapped to fill various roles, but more are needed, and faster.
United States Special Operations Command
It’s time for a third special operations revolution
The Senate Armed Service Committee report on the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) expresses the committee’s persistent concern with U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) and the need for...
Op-eds
Thirty-Five Former U.S. Officials and Policy Experts Ask Treasury Department to Safeguard Global Financial System by Sanctioning New Iran Trade Vehicle
(Washington, DC, July 16, 2019) – A group of 35 policy experts and former U.S. officials – including two former senators, four former officials with rank of ambassador, and a form...
Press Releases
David Asher Named Senior Fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies
David is an Expert on Countering Money Laundering and Terrorism Finance.
Press Releases
Former Government Officials, Policy Experts Support SWIFT Sanctions on Iran
FDD scholars among 30 experts who urge removing Iranian banks from financial service
Press Releases
The Terrorist Diaspora: After the Fall of the Caliphate
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Congressional Testimonies
Attacking Hezbollah’s Financial Network: Policy Options
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Congressional Testimonies
A Dangerous Nexus: Terrorism, Crime, and Corruption
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Congressional Testimonies
FDD Names Board of Advisors to Help Guide Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance
WASHINGTON – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies today announced 18 experts who will serve as members of the Board of Advisors for its Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance (CSIF)....
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Green-on-Blue Attacks in Afghanistan: The Data
Data last updated on Oct. 16, 2012 I. Introduction II. Data Summary...
Op-eds
The Anti-Social Network: How al-Qaeda Survives
Co-authored by Adam Elkus Terrorism watchers are engaged in a heated debate about the strength of al-Qaeda, the central leadership of which is believed to be in Pakistan. Defens...
Op-eds
The Deceits of Seymour Hersh
Last June, the distinguished American journalist Seymour Hersh published an article in the New Yorker entitled “Iran and the Bomb: How Real Is the Nuclear Threat?” His answer...
Op-eds
Early Warnings Ignored
September 11: A Decade Later
Op-eds
Afghan Awakening
IN SEPTEMBER of 2008, Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a remarkable statement. He said, "I'm not convinced we're winning in Afghanistan. I am conv...
Op-eds
An Incomplete Investigation
It was interesting to hear from the 9/11 Commission again on Tuesday. This self-perpetuating and privately funded group of lobbyists and lawyers has recently opined on hurricanes, nuclear weapons...
Op-eds
The Suicide Ethos
Regulations were not the reason Able Danger intelligence was purged.
Op-eds
Red Tape Threatens to Cage Military Might
Co-Authored by Robert Andrews One lesson emerging from this week's 9/11 commission hearings is that confusion and lack of clarity can be disastrous in fighting terrorism. D...