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Long War Journal
April 2, 2018
Al Qaeda's propaganda arm, As Sahab, has released the latest episode in Hamza bin Laden's lecture series on the history of Saudi Arabia. The series began in Aug. 2016, when the junior bin Laden called for the overthrow of the Saudi monarchy. Hamza has returned to criticize the Saudi royals severalÃâà...
The Hill
April 1, 2018
David May is a research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington-based nonpartisan research institute focusing on national security and foreign policy. Prior to joining FDD, David was a senior research analyst at AIPAC where he focused on Israeli-Palestinian issues and theÃâà...
The Arab Weekly
April 1, 2018
Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies and a harsh critic of Tehran, told CNN that the key player might be French President Emmanuel Macron, who “has come out on three occasions and said that as long as the United States keeps the deal, France is prepared to start toÃâà...
LobeLog
March 31, 2018
Kristol is thus following the lead of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), the most generously funded and active of the anti-Iran groups, which is worried that an abrupt, unilateral U.S. withdrawal—as opposed to its gradual, hollowing out—from the deal would backfire and isolate WashingtonÃâà...
Bourse & Bazaar
March 31, 2018
Ever aware of the optics, Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation of Defense of Democracies (FDD), has suggested a “safe harbor” period which would extend to November 12, during which the sanctions re-imposed in May would not be enforced, thereby granting a greater window for negotiations on a “realÃâà...
CNN
March 31, 2018
"A lot of what keeps SDF in the field is the other forces can't touch them," according to David Adesnik, the director of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. "Without US support how well will they perform and if they find themselves in a weak position will they cut a deal with regime?".
GovExec.com
March 30, 2018
Stecker most recently was executive director of media relations and strategic marketing for the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. She previously worked in communications for the Heritage Foundation and as director of communications at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
The Hill
March 30, 2018
Boris Zilberman is deputy director of congressional relations at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, where he is also a Russia analyst. Follow him on Twitter @rolltidebmz. FDD is a Washington-based, nonpartisan research institute focusing on national security and foreign policy. Follow FDD onÃâà...
Ahval
March 30, 2018
The new U.S. Secretary of State is expected to take a harder line on Turkey than his predecessors, Guy Taylor and Dan Boylan wrote in The Washington Times. Mike Pompeo “may seize on a moment of bipartisan support from U.S. lawmakers to draw a line in the sand over Turkey's increasing closeness toÃâà...
Long War Journal
March 29, 2018
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New York Times
March 22, 2018
Mr. Nader did, however, provide a $2.7 million payment to Mr. Broidy for “consulting, marketing and other advisory services rendered,” apparently to help pay for the cost of conferences at two Washington think tanks, the Hudson Institute and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, that featured heavyÃâà...
The American Conservative
March 14, 2018
Founded by neoconservative journalist Clifford May just after 9/11, the non-profit Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has emerged as perhaps the most powerful outside influencer of the Trump White House today. FDD is notorious: a self-styled “non-partisan policy institute,” the non-profitÃâà...
The American Prospect
March 8, 2018
... the Federalist Society's multifaceted pipeline for right-wing legal talent, Capitol Hill staff programs from the conservative Tax Foundation and Mercatus Center, and multiple talent development programs from neoconservative groups like the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Foreign PolicyÃâà...
Long War Journal
March 8, 2018
The Bahrain Interior Ministry reported on March 3 that its security forces arrested 116 members of a militant cell operating in the Gulf kingdom. The weekend raids are the latest in a series of major arrests of reportedly Iranian-backed militants in Bahrain over the past few years. According to the BahrainÃâà...
Long War Journal
March 7, 2018
Earlier today, al Qaeda's propagandists released the latest message from their leader, Ayman al Zawahiri. The message, titled “France Has Returned Oh Descendants of the Lions,” is addressed to Muslims in the Maghreb. Zawahiri praises the historic, local resistance to foreign “invaders,” while also callingÃâà...
Long War Journal
March 7, 2018
The Afghan military said it captured a German citizen who was fighting in Helmand province and belonged to the Taliban's Red Unit, which the terrorist group fancies as an elite unit that spearheads attacks on Afghan forces. The German national, who goes by the name Abdul Wadood, was captured alongÃâà...
The Electronic Intifada
March 6, 2018
The leading neoconservative think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies is functioning as an agent of the Israeli government, Al Jazeera's forthcoming investigation on the US Israel lobby will reveal. According to a source who has seen the undercover documentary, it contains footage of a powerfulÃâà...
Long War Journal
March 5, 2018
Al Qaeda's wing in Mali, the Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), has claimed credit for yesterday's large-scale attack in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou. The claim of responsibility was originally published by ANI, a Mauritanian website that has often published claims by Sahara-based andÃâà...
Long War Journal
March 5, 2018
Ansar Dine joined Murabitoon, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's Sahara branch, and Ansar Dine's Katibat Macina (also known as the Macina Liberation Front) to form JNIM last year. Caleb Weiss is an intern at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a contributor to The Long War Journal.
Long War Journal
March 5, 2018
On Feb. 27, a newly-formed jihadist group in Syria issued a two-page statement calling for the defense of eastern Ghouta. Bashar al Assad's regime is laying siege to Ghouta, pounding the area in Damascus with air strikes. The new group, named the “Guardians of the Religion” organization, decried theÃâà...
Long War Journal
March 4, 2018
... led the group's branch in the Pakistani tribal agency of Bajuar. The US killed Dadullah, his deputy, Shakir, and 10 other fighters in an airstrike in Afghanistan remote province of Kunar. Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.
Long War Journal
March 3, 2018
Shabaab eulogized a military commander who was closely linked to Omar Hammami, the American al Qaeda commander who was murdered by the Somali branch five years ago after a lengthy and very public dispute on social media. Khattab al Masri, the military commander, reconciled with ShabaabÃâà...
New York Times
February 18, 2018
“The ultimate goal is, in the case of another war, to make Syria a new front between Israel, Hezbollah and Iran,” said Amir Toumaj, a research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies who studies Iran. “They are making that not just a goal, but a reality.” Iranian leaders speak openly of theirÃâà...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
“They can say they were able to keep the deal, remain steadfast to their commitment not to renegotiate it, but also to satisfy the U.S. and their own concerns that the length of the deal was too short,” said Mr. Dubowitz, the chief executive of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. By law, Mr. Trump mustÃâà...
Long War Journal
December 31, 1999
... global terrorism, and will continue to support capable partners in the region,” added Reho. Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal. Alexandra Gutowski is a military affairs analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
