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The War of Ideas

By Walid Phares
From Afghanistan and Iraq to Europe and the U.S., we are engaged in one of the most heated wars of all time. In this incisive...more

 

 

 

Every Sunday night at 9pm, FDD's Ambassador Richard Carlson hosts the groundbreaking WMAL radio show the Danger Zone ...more

PROJECTS & CASE STUDIES

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The U.S. is vulnerable to an emerging threat. An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack could "cripple military and civilian communications, power, transportation, water, food, and other infrastructure."

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The Center for Terrorism Research (CTR) is dedicated to identifying effective strategies and techniques to combat the threat of terrorism.

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The Center for Law & Counterterrorism puts FDD in the forefront of legal aspects of the war on terrorism – finding the proper, shifting balance that protects both our freedoms and our safety.

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The Future of Terrorism Project examines the strategies that will be needed to defeat new, more lethal strains of terrorism that now threaten America and the free world.

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We are sending hundreds of billions of dollars in oil money to regimes hostile to our interests and our way of life. Our national and economic security is at risk as long as oil has a monopoly in the transportation sector.

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The Coalition Against Terrorist Media (CATM) brings together Muslim, Christian, Jewish and secular groups -- American and European -- concerned about the threat posed by terrorist-owned media outlets.

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The Committee on the Present Danger's goal is to stiffen American resolve to confront the challenge presented by terrorism and the ideologies that drive it.

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Africa, often called the “forgotten front” in the global war on terror, has become the next major front in the war by militant Islamism.

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A Pandora's box of corruption and incompetence at the United Nations has been exposed since FDD hired Claudia Rosett as its own investigative reporter and assigned her to the beat.

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Through educating the policy community and the public about the deadly activities of the Iranian-Hezbollah-Syrian axis, FDD attacks its most vulnerable points: its worldwide media operations, its standing in the United States and Europe, its finances, and its efforts to support terror around the world.

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MEDIA & RESEARCH

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Obama's War
Kabul, Afghanistan - American troops in Afghanistan are fighting what will soon become Barack Obama's war - not just because he will inherit it, but also because he has claimed it. This is "the right battlefield," Obama has said. The war in Afghanistan "has to be won." ...more
Clifford D. May, Scripps Howard News Service, Spanish translation here.
11/20/2008



MEDIA

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In the Media

As Somali Pirates Raise Stakes, Effective Measures Needed
Dr. J. Peter Pham, World Defense Review
11/20/2008


Dinner With The Green Glitterati
Claudia Rosett, Forbes.com
11/20/2008


Al Qaeda’s Message: We Will Not Stop Waging Global War With Obama in the White House
Dr. Walid Phares, Foxnews.com
11/20/2008


Press Releases

Bipartisan National Security Leadership Urges U.S. To Condemn Mistreatment of Iraqi Legislator
10/15/2008

Notes and Comments

 

POLICY RESEARCH

FDD Book: From Energy Crisis to Energy Security
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Clifford D. May
11/20/2008


Egypt: Evolution Theory
Khairi Abaza
10/17/2008


Policy Study #001: Profile of an Ideologue, Abu Yahya al-Libi
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Cindy D. Tan
10/16/2008


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Orde Kittrie is professor of law at Arizona State University (ASU).  Prior to joining the ASU law faculty in 2004, Professor Kittrie served for eleven years at the United States Department of State.  His current research interests include the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Middle East law and law reform, homeland security law, and international negotiations... more
EVENTS
Dr. J. Peter Pham to be a Panelist at Heritage Foundation's Discussion of Piracy
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FROM THE BLOGS
From The Long War Journal: US forces kill al Qaeda in Iraq's leader in eastern Anbar by Bill Roggio, 11/20/2008
Al Qaeda in Iraq leader Hajji Hammadi, killed by US forces on Nov...more

From The Rosett Report: The Green Gravy Train by Claudia Rosett, 11/20/2008
While the UN issues scare reports about global warming, other reports keep stacking up that these alarmists are full of hot air...more

From The Corner: More Boumediene Fall-out: Judge Orders Release of Five Alleged Combatants by Andrew C. McCarthy, 11/20/2008
The New York Times has details -- which are scant...more

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