Analysis & Commentary
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...
Report Finds Iran Among Worst Violators of Religious Freedom
Religious freedom is in short supply in the Middle East, according to the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, which has issued a report finding Iran chief...
Trade Allies Throw Lifeline to Iran’s Steel Sector
China, Russia and Kazakhstan are among the few trade allies still providing a lifeline to Iran's vital steel and iron ore sector after most Western suppliers and buyers have cut ties...
China’s Ruthless Foreign Policy is Changing the World in Dangerous Ways
Are we witnessing the end of the “American age”? It depends whom you ask. But one thing is certain: Thanks to the near-bankruptcy of the American welfare state...
The Problem with the Pivot
Last year, the White House announced a “pivot” toward Asia, a “rebalancing” of what National Security adviser Tom Donilon called “all elements of U.S. power.” There was to be less emphasis...
News Update
North Korea's latest threats and reaction from China and Japan.
Bottom Line
FDD's Clifford D. May comments on breaking news that North Korea may have nuclear armed missiles and that country's latest round of threats.
Happening Now
FDD's Mark Dubowitz joins a discussion on the North Korean threat and its relationship with other rogue states, particularly Iran.
Australian Senate Unanimously Passes Motion on Organ Harvesting
The Australian Senate unanimously passed a motion on March 21 urging the government to oppose the practice of organ harvesting in China. The motion was introduced before the 76-member Upper House of the Australian Parliament...
How to Beat OPEC
If you suffer a heart attack but your doctor thinks you’ve got a nasty case of indigestion, the medicine he prescribes probably won’t cure you. The same applies to policymaking and legislating:...
All Things Considered
A new round of international talks on Iran's nuclear program is under way in Kazakhstan, where the U.S., Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany are asking Iran to give up any thought of building a nuclear...
Australian Legislator Proposes Criminalizing Organ Tourism
For years in wealthy and developed countries around the world, there has been a shortage of organs for transplant. In response, rich people in need of an organ sometimes simply travel abroad to get a quick...
Cutting the Iran-China Connection
Just what will it take to bring Iran’s nuclear ambitions to heel? The past year has seen a dramatic expansion of economic pressure against the Iranian regime by the United States and Europe, all with a single-minded...
Newswire
North Korea's recent nuclear test, UN sanctions, and relations with China and Russia.
China Accused of ‘Systematic Killing’ for Human Organs
One of parliament's most senior MEPs says China should be hauled before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for "genocide". Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Edward McMillan-Scott...
Iran Could Begin Feeling a Further Squeeze on Its Oil Income Soon
Ever since European seaports closed their gates to Iranian oil tankers last summer, Iran has looked to the East to keep its economy afloat. Countries such as China, India and South Korea — some of them...
Organs Seized From Uyghurs
A “high” number of Uyghurs, including youngsters seized by security forces following ethnic unrest in China’s Xinjiang region, may have become victims of forced organ harvesting, according to an independent researcher.
US Renews Exemptions From Iran Sanctions
The Obama administration reissued waivers that exempt nine countries, including China, India and Turkey, from fully complying with U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's oil exports, as the U.S. attempts to...
Australian Parliament Briefed on Chinese Organ Harvesting
The controversy over organ harvesting in China is back in the news with a group of experts visiting Australia's to brief MPs and senators.
China’s Iran Oil Imports Drop Further
China's imports of Iranian crude oil are down by about one-fifth so far this year, a drop that puts the country in good position to avoid U.S. sanctions and head off a diplomatic row with Washington.
