Analysis & Commentary
Assessing the Threat to the Homeland from al Qaeda Operations in Iran and Syria
Al Qaeda’s Iran-based network has not only facilitated the movement of terrorists to the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, but has also been implicated in plots...
Cyber Threats and Security Solutions
This hearing is about cyber threats and solutions. But I am going to talk about a dimension of the cyber threat that is not usually considered a cyber threat in Western doctrine...
Iran’s Golden Loophole
Iran's Golden Loophole is a research paper, co-authored by Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Gary Clark and Rachel Ziemba from Roubini Global Economics.
A Sea Of Troubles: The Current Disarray In The Middle East
FDD's Emanuele Ottolenghi addresses the Speakers Action Group on the current disarray in the Middle East. Watch the lecture here...
Breaking the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nexus
The purpose of my testimony is to analyze the relationship between Iran, Syria, and North Korea, with a particular emphasis on the Iran-Syria relationship and steps that the United States should take to support our national security.
Al Qaeda in Iraq Launches Suicide Assault in Kirkuk
An al Qaeda in Iraq suicide assault team attacked an Iraqi police headquarters in the northern flashpoint city of Kirkuk today. The tactic is being employed with increasing frequency by al Qaeda and its affiliates...
Belmokhtar Claims Algerian Raid, Slaying of Hostages for al Qaeda
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the head of the jihadist brigade that launched the deadly suicide assault on the In Amenas gas facility in southeastern Algeria, has claimed the attack in al Qaeda's name.
U.S. Nonproliferation Strategy for the Changing Middle East
It is imperative for the United States to develop and implement a comprehensive nonproliferation strategy for the Middle East (defined by this report to include North Africa). Factors lending urgency to this...
Shabaab Rebukes American Commander Omar Hammami
Shabaab, al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia, has broken its nearly 12-month silence on Omar Hammami, the American commander who served with the terrorist group and has claimed his life was in danger...
Understanding the IAEA’s Mandate in Iran: Avoiding Misinterpretations
Much attention has focused on Iran's advancing nuclear program, on the peace and security concerns which that program has raised, and on the international policy debate over how to respond to that program.
The Tactical and Strategic Use of Small Arms by Terrorists
Public discussions of terrorism tend to focus on dramatic tactics such as suicide bombings. Interest—particularly political interest—in more mundane tools, such as small arms, tends to be cyclical.
Organ Harvesting of Religious and Political Dissidents by the Chinese Communist Party
Beginning in 2006, I began conducting comprehensive interviews with medical professionals, Chinese law enforcement personnel, and over 50 refugees from the Laogai System...
Terror in the Peaceable Kingdom
Canada is part of a community of nations that has opposed violent Islamist movements, and terrorism more generally, since the 9/11 attacks. While al Qaeda has experienced considerable losses...
Corruption Within The Palestinian Political Establishment
Over the last 10 months, I have devoted the majority of my research to this very topic, but it has only come to light recently, thanks to several scandals, how pervasive the issue has become.
Fighting the Ideological War
Islamism is a growing and powerful ideology that tolerates no dissent or rivalry. Yet in recent decades the United States has responded only to the violence that Islamism has generated, not to the beliefs and ideas that drive it.
Impotence Abroad
Hillary Clinton says that the Obama administration can’t do anything about Bashar al-Assad. They can’t make him step down, and they can’t stop him from massacring women and children, as he did last week in Houla.
United States Contributions to UNRWA
Below is a spreadsheet of America’s yearly contributions to the United Nations Relief Works Agency, accompanied by the corresponding amounts in today’s dollars.
Terrorist Financing Since 9/11: Assessing an Evolving al Qaeda and State Sponsors of Terrorism
Chairman Meehan, Ranking Member Higgins, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, thank you for the opportunity to testify.
Iran Sanctions: Strategy, Implementation and Enforcement
The topic of my testimony is sanctions relief as the Obama administration approaches the P5+1 talks with Iran over its nuclear weapons program next week in Baghdad.
Facebook Fatwa: Saudi Clerics, Wahhabi Islam and Social Media
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has released the first-ever study of what radical Saudi Wahhabists are preaching to their followers about the United States and non-Muslims on social media sites.
