Analysis & Commentary
See No Evil
During his speech at the National Defense University on May 23, President Obama sought to reassure Americans that they are “safer” because of the administration’s “efforts” to fight terrorism. The controversy...
Happening Now
FDD's Jonathan Schanzer discusses the impact of Syria's civil war on the region and the possibility of US intervention into the conflict.
Inaction in Syria Emboldens Iran
The United States continues to embolden Iran by not intervening in the Syrian civil war, according to testimony by security experts at a House subcommittee Wednesday.
Finding the Third Way in Syria
The European Union’s decision last week to allow European nations to arm Syrian rebels was a notable departure from the West’s previous reluctance to intervene in the country’s civil war.
News Update
FDD's Emanuele Ottolenghi discusses a UN report that says Syria has likely used chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war.
House Committee Examines Obama Policy on Syria
The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs addressed President Barack Obama’s performance in Syria on Wednesday, criticizing perceived backpedaling...
TESTIMONY: Washington’s Syria Policy
As the Syrian uprising enters its third year, the terrible cost of the Assad’s regime war against the people of Syria is by now well known. Over 80,000 Syrians are dead, more than 1.5 million...
Analysis: Hezbollah Willing to Join Fight for Golan
Hezbollah’s deputy leader Naim Qassem said on Lebanese TV at the end of May that the terror organization is ready to participate in fighting for the Golan. Speaking in an...
News Update
FDD's Tony Badran discusses recent attacks on Hezbollah inside Lebanon which may have come from Syrian rebels and Russia's support for Bashar al-Assad.
The Growing Role of Hezbollah in the Syrian Civil War
The joint offensive of Hezbollah and Assad regime forces on the town of al-Qusayr in the Homs countryside in western Syria has been long in the making. Assad's forces, limited in manpower...
Mideast War in Our Time?
An assassin’s bullet among sectarian tensions was all it took to push the European powers into the catastrophic “war to end all wars” in 1914. By slaying an Austrian archduke...
EU Easing of Syria Arms Embargo Raises ‘Concern’ for US: Expert
The European Union's decision to ease an arms embargo on Syria raises 'natural concern' for the United States that 'the wrong people exploit the situation', military affairs expert...
Assad: Arab World Ready to Join Fight Against Israel
Syrian President Bashar Assad told Al-Manar TV on Thursday that “there is pressure by the people to open a new front on the Golan.” “Even among the Arab world there is a clear...
News Update
FDD's Emanuele Ottolenghi discusses Russia possibly supplying advanced surface-to-air missiles to Syria and Israel's response.
News Update
FDD's Emanuele Ottolenghi discusses Israeli fears that arms given to the Syrian regime by Russia could fall into the wrong hands.
Syria: The Spanish Civil War All Over Again
History may not quite repeat itself, but the war in Syria — invariably, “the Syrian Civil War” — is eerily similar to the “Spanish Civil War” in the mid-1930s.
Lessons From History
When, in 1936, the Fascists rose against the Spanish Republic, the international community was split as it is today over Syria. And as the civil war rages in Syria, echoes...
Egyptian Jihadists Call for Attacks in Shiite Countries
Twenty Egyptian jihadists have issued a statement calling upon Sunnis to launch attacks in Shiite-led countries in response to the Assad regime's offensive in Qusayr, a city in western Syria...
Hezbollah on the Move
Iranian-backed Hezbollah forces are now leading the ground offensive in Syria on behalf of embattled President Bashar al-Assad, according to regional experts.
Defcon 3
FDD's Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses terrorism in Europe following the slaying of a British solider in the streets of London and President Obama's speech on counter-terrorism.
