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The new normal for Iran and its proxies in creating provocations and America’s insistence on responding to them by putting up a stronger defensive line, means that deterrence is eroding, not improving. For now, the much-feared escalation in the region is contained. Yet the calm may be brief and illusory. Tracing back the Biden doctrine is crucial to grasp this widening insecurity.
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EVENT: Transatlantic Security After 75 Years of NATO: A Conversation with U.S. European Command
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the NATO. Even as the US attempts to address serious threats in the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific, Washington now confronts “a combination of challenges and threats in the Euro-Atlantic area that we have not seen in more than thirty years,” according to congressional testimony last month by the commander of
USEUCOM. So why should Americans care about security in Europe? What are Russia and China up to on the continent? To discuss these questions and more, FDD’s CMPP hosts Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, Deputy Commander of U.S. European Command, and Ambassador Kate Marie Byrnes, the command’s Civilian Deputy and Foreign Policy Advisor.
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FDD Research & Analysis
- "Biden’s betrayal of Israel only means more civilians will die," Daily Mail
- Today at 8:30am (ET): "FDD Morning Brief," FDD Event
- Video, audio, and transcript: "Transatlantic Security After 75 Years of NATO: A Conversation with U.S. European Command," FDD Event
- "Saving Private Sinwar," FDD's Foreign Podicy
- "Why the Biden Administration’s Iran Sanctions Waivers Are Futile," The National Interest
- "Xi's European tour: Some euro, no vision," Euronews
- "What Biden didn’t say about antisemitism," Jewish News Syndicate
- "U.S. Must Stop Putin," Inside Sources
- "Washington Accuses Russia of Chemical Weapons Attacks in Ukraine," FDD Policy Brief
- "Bill and Tom’s Excellent Debunking," Generation Jihad (by FDD's Long War Journal)
- "Iraqi militia threatens Israel with retaliation over strike in Syria," FDD's Long War Journal
- "UN General Assembly Facilitates Palestinian End Run around Security Council," FDD Flash Brief
- "Houthis Target Ships Linked to Israel," FDD Flash Brief
- "UN Halves Its Estimate of Women and Children Killed in Gaza," FDD Flash Brief
- "Israel Expands Rafah Operation After Hamas Launches Rockets at Beersheba," FDD Flash Brief
- "Hamas Targets Kerem Shalom Aid Crossing and Israeli City of Ashkelon," FDD Flash Brief
- "Israel Establishes Eighth Field Hospital in Gaza," FDD Flash Brief
- "Israel Expands Rafah Operation After Hamas Launches Rockets at Beersheba," FDD Flash Brief
- "Israel SitRep: May 10, 2024," FDD Israel at War Situation Report
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