Events and Appearances - Clifford D. May
The Turkish-American Alliance: Opportunities and Challenges
A Conversation with Soner Cagaptay, Doug Feith, Jonathan Schanzer, and Gönül Tol
How does Turkey's Syria policy help the United States? How do Turkey's financial ties to Iran and Hamas complicate the Turkish-American relationship? How seriously does Turkey take its counter-terror finance responsibilities? What does the recent rapprochement between Ankara and Jerusalem mean for future ties between these two US allies?
Lebanon and Israel: The Forgotten Front?
Analysis from Brig. Gen. Michael Herzog, Tony Badran, and Hussain Abdul-Hussain
While the 2006 U.N.-brokered truce between Lebanon and Israel has largely held, experts are assessing whether Hezbollah’s mounting military presence throughout Lebanon will result in renewed conflict, jeopardizing the fragile balance between the two neighbors and raising new questions about the future of the region. What does Hezbollah’s increasing arsenal of rockets and missiles—which some estimates say is 10 times its capability in 2006—mean for the Lebanese people, particularly the Shia?
Clifford D. May discusses Obama’s Foreign Policy in His Second Term
The Obama Doctrine in the Second Term: U.S. Foreign Policy Adrift
The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC
Cliff May to Speak at Christians United for Israel Panel
The Looming Threats: Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas
Washington, D.C. Convention Center
Clifford May Joins Former Secretary Michael Chertoff in Discussion on Homeland Security
Homeland Security Today: Countering Terrorism & Natural Disasters
Denver, Colorado
Is al-Qaeda Dead?
A Conversation with Ambassador Husain Haqqani
Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States
And featuring FDD experts Reuel Marc Gerecht and Bill Roggio
Cliff May to Address the American Legion Washington Conference
52nd Annual Washington Conference
The Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC.
Cliff May Joins Panel to Discuss the Obama Doctrine
The Obama Doctrine at Year Three: An Assessment
The Heritage Foundation
Lehrman Auditorium
Is Hamas Changing?
A Conversation with Nathan Brown, Hussein Ibish, and Jonathan Schanzer
Hamas appears to be in limbo. With financial sanctions taking their toll on Iran, the long-time patron of the Palestinian terrorist group has reportedly been unable to keep the funds flowing. The group’s external leadership, formerly based in Damascus, is now looking for a new home in the wake of the violence in Syria.
Cliff May Moderates a Debate at CPAC
Is the “Arab Spring” Good or Bad for America?
Marriott Ballroom, Washington, DC
The Changing Missile Threat in the Middle East
A Conversation with Dr. Uzi Rubin
FDD is pleased to host Dr. Uzi Rubin for a discussion on how the rapidly evolving Middle East poses new missile defense challenges. Dr. Rubin will detail his concerns about Iran's nuclear and missile development; the challenges posed by new political forces and factions in Egypt gaining control of substantial numbers of missiles; and what impact the devolving situation in Syria could have on that country's missile arsenal.
The Arab Revolts: Can Liberals Compete?
A Conversation with Khairi Abaza, Dan Arbell, Michele Dunne, and Reuel Marc Gerecht
As the struggles of the Arab Revolt move from the streets to the ballot box, Islamists are gaining an upper hand in newly formed governments. The secular youth that led the street protests have been unable to translate their revolutionary passion to a political following.
Cliff May Participates in Debate at Pepperdine Unversity DC
Should America Change its Role of Policeman of the World?
Pepperdine University DC
Washington Forum 2011
Ideology, Power, and Alliances in a Changing Middle East
FDD's Annual Policy Summit
December 7-9, 2011
Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC
Ungoverned Spaces: The Struggle for Somalia
This discussion will examine what the U.S. and its allies are doing on the ground in Somalia, and -- significantly -- will examine the increasing linkages between security and humanitarian issues in the Horn of Africa. Can the U.S. and others prevent the problems of Somalia from spilling over its borders?
Drone Strikes: Short-term Tactic or Long-term Strategy?
On Nov. 3, FDD hosted a stimulating panel discussion examining how aerial drones have transformed the way America fights wars and combats global terrorist networks, especially in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
Clifford May to Speak at US-Russian Relations Conference
The Risks of the Reset: Why Washington Must Watch Its Step with Moscow
Tuesday, Oct 25, 2011
Allison Auditorium
The U.S.-Israel Relationship: Twenty Years after Oslo
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation is pleased to sponsor the Foundation for Defense of Democracies/Hudson Institute day-long conference titled “The U.S.-Israel Relationship: Twenty Years after Oslo.” The conference will explore the value and strategic importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship. Discussions will focus on the diverse and growing challenges facing the two nations ranging from attempts to isolate and delegitimize Israel at the United Nations to Iran’s nuclear ambitions to the dramatic shifts taking place as a result of the Arab Spring.
FDD Hosts: Palestinian Unilateral Statehood at the UN: Strategies, Tactics and Challenges
On Thursday, September 22, 2011, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies hosted a panel discussion on the anticipated Palestinian unilateral declaration of statehood at the United Nations. Participants included FDD’s vice president of research, Dr. Jonathan Schanzer; FDD senior fellow Emanuele Ottolenghi; and Al Hayat’s Washington correspondent, Joyce Karam. Moderating the panel was Cliff May, President of FDD.
