The Real Lessons of Munich
On Oct. 10, 1938, 75 years ago today, Nazi Germany formally took control of the Sudetenland, the iron-rich portion of Czechoslovakia containing most of that country’s ethnic German populati...
Yugoslavia
The Battle of Syria
Twelve years ago today, we were staring at smoking rubble in downtown Manhattan and at the Pentagon, counting the dead, wondering who had committed this atrocity and why, fearful of what they mig...
Op-eds
It’s Too Late To Stop Syria Disintegrating
I still remember seeing him in my parents' garden, fresh from a trek from hell, running for his life. What remains seared in my memory is how swollen his feet were — cov...
Op-eds
FDD Releases Groundbreaking Volume on Terrorist Groups in Canada
Washington, DC (FDD, August 20, 2012) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies Press has released a groundbreaking volume on terrorist groups operating in Can...
Press Releases
Turkey, Kurdistan and the Future of Iraq: Time for Washington to Tune Back In
With last week's headlines dominated by Egypt's presidential elections, negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, and fresh atrocities in Syria, it would have been easy to miss a maj...
Op-eds
Can Serbia Join the EU After Gay Rights Setbacks?
On 12th October, the European Commission issued a report recommending that Serbia should be offered official candidate status to join the EU. The decision was long in the making, and not surprisi...
Op-eds
Among the Truthers
Do we live in the age of conspiracy? In April, after repeated prodding by then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump, Barack Obama felt compelled to release his "long form" birth ce...
Op-eds
Using Stronger Sanctions to Increase Negotiating Leverage With Iran
Six days after his inauguration, President Barack Obama declared that “if countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us.” Over the 10...
Op-eds
Death by a Thousand Cuts
Summer in the eastern Mediterranean is always hot, wet, and stormy. But in Lebanon, this summer could be bad — even by last year’s standards. The political struggle that has paralyzed...
Op-eds
The Arab Spring From Iran’s Perspective
Ever since the revolutionary advent of its Islamic government, Iran has aspired to spread its worldview across the Islamic world, but first and foremost across Arab lands. The hope was to establi...
Op-eds
Be Wise on Kosovo
Over the past few months a number of Western leaders, including senior United States figures, have lent their support to separating the province of Kosovo from the Republic of Serbia, based on th...
Op-eds
Too Little, Too Late
A no-fly zone over Libya may still turn the tide, lead to the ousting of Colonel Gaddafi and facilitate an orderly transition to democracy led by the rebel forces based in Benghazi. At a minimum,...
Op-eds
Obama Vindicated on Libya Approach?
Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa announced today that his country had called for a halt to all military operations against opposition forces. The move follows Thursday’s U.N. Security...
Op-eds
Libya Commentary
In this morning’s column, I argue against intervention in Libya’s internal strife — a battle proponents of intervention portray as the incorrigibly terrorist anti-American Qadda...
Op-eds
The Prophet, Represented
On the northeast corner of Madison Avenue and 25th Street stands the Manhattan Appellate Courthouse, a Corinthian-columned marble palace built in 1900 by architect James Brown Lord. Gracing the r...
Op-eds
Using Stronger Sanctions to Increase Negotiating Leverage With Iran
Six days after his inauguration, President Barack Obama declared that "if countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us." Over the 10 months since...
Op-eds
Nobel Committee Pulls Oil Plug on Democracy
By Dr. Walid Phares As soon as the Oslo committee issued its Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama, an expected debate raged in America about the legitimacy of such a move...
Op-eds
World Must Sustain Push Against Iran’s Human Rights Abuses
By Dr. Walid Phares As the United States and the international community meet Iran's diplomats and hope for the nuclear crisis to be resolved, another critical fro...
Op-eds
Dining with the Enemy
What do you serve an Iranian Islamist who is hungry for power?
Op-eds
The Moral Hazard of Kosovo’s Independence
Last week's summit between President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin resulted in no "grand bargain" that could pave the way for the birth of an independent Kosovo. The mo...