Is the Middle East a distraction from deterring China? @brett_mcgurk says stepping back is strategically incoherent when Iran, Russia, China and North Korea are aligned against the West.
More on The Iran Breakdown with @mdubowitz. Watch the full episode: fdd.org/podcasts/the-iran-br…
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On Oct 23, @SecWar announced the Pentagon dismantled Confucius Institute “sleeper organizations” at U.S. universities. Applause earned. But this story has a K-12 chapter that almost nobody is reading. 🧵
#ConfuciusInstitutes #ForeignInfluence
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Jordanian Strikes Lay Bare Security Vacuum in Southern Syria
New FDD Policy Brief from @AhmadA_Sharawi: bit.ly/48hAa34
On October 25, a Jordanian court sentenced seven Brotherhood leaders and members to prison terms ranging from six months to three years in a case involving illegal fundraising and money laundering.
@AhmadA_Sharawi discusses:
bit.ly/3W2VNS1
Ukraine knows the secret to defending Taiwan
Kyiv’s use of unmanned boats shows how low-cost weapons can threaten a stronger navy.
@MarkCMontgomery & Catarina Buchatskiy in @washingtonpost: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
Iraq’s parliament confirmed 11 ministers and three deputy prime ministers on October 15, nearly completing PM Ali al Zaidi’s cabinet five months after it formed. @BridgetKToomey: fdd.org/analysis/iraqi-parli…
The Royal Jordanian Air Force launched multiple airstrikes on Oct 26, targeting what it called terrorist organizations in southern Syria that were linked to the perpetrators of an attack on St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church.
Details from @AhmadA_Sharawi:
fdd.org/analysis/jordanian-a…
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“Nothing is guaranteed. When you're seeing what's happening in Paris and what has been happening in countries like France over the last couple of decades, I mean, people just generally speaking have very short memories. It's just part of our culture. It's part of who we are. We want what's next, what's around the corner,” says MLI’s Director of the Promised Land project @DrCaseyBabb on @FDD with @CliffordDMay.
Full episode here⬇️
macdonaldlaurier.ca/canadas-…
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U.S. and Israeli Strikes Accomplished
What the JCPOA Failed To Do
@FDD Iran nuclear expert @StrickerNonpro with the facts on where we would be if the JCPOA had been allowed to run its course — and where we are now thanks to military strikes. fdd.org/analysis/u-s-and-isr…
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The U.S., Canada, and Mexico have spent three decades building North American manufacturing and co-production — that integration delivers value to all three economies. American prosperity is bolstered through deeper trade alliances with the right partners and harmonized rules to protect free markets.
Thank you to @TonyclementCPC and @TheNewsForum_ for the great conversation.
Trade rupture or trade impasse? Elaine tells Tony why the 30-year Canada-U.S. economic relationship isn't going away overnight.
#CanadaUS #USMCA #Trade @TonyclementCPC #thenewsforumca #boomandbust
The war began in 1979
Tehran’s jihadi threat has only been growing since
@CliffordDMay in @WashTimes: bit.ly/4im5aDw
New FDD memo from @76brandy76, @JenRichmond and @SimoneJWei: Qatar Foundation International has spent more than $10 million on K-12 public school programming in nearly two dozen major districts, mainly to support Arabic language and culture instruction. fdd.org/analysis/foreign-fun…
Looking Over Benjamin Netanyahu’s Shoulder
A recent book offers a strategic view of the Gaza War for the first time.
@adesnik in @TheNatlInterest: bit.ly/3Wc43PA
"Serbia is experiencing the same energy we saw when [late Serbian President Slobodan] Milosevic was overthrown," @ivanastradner tells @RFERL. "But history must not repeat itself: Removing Vucic is only the beginning..."
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Washington should press Georgian Dream to withdraw the lawsuit before the court rules.
The European Parliament already demanded that Tbilisi abandon the case and called for targeted sanctions against those responsible for democratic backsliding and political persecution.
More from FDD's Keti Korkiya: bit.ly/4yGpwxy
America’s Military Presence Reshapes Hormuz
Progress is undeniable, and there is a clear explanation.
@Brad_L_Bowman & @L_Rolleigh in @WSJopinion: wsj.com/opinion/americas-mil…
Yesterday, Israelis went out to vote. On today's FDD Morning Brief, @JSchanzer is joined by @LahavHarkov to break down what we know and what this election means for the strategic balance of the region. teapawt.org/i/broadcasts/1qKVmydZN…
Georgia's Constitutional Court began hearings on Georgian Dream’s bid to outlaw five opposition groups, four of which together received nearly 38 percent of the vote in the disputed 2024 parliamentary elections.
FDD's Keti Korkiya discusses:
bit.ly/4i9u3Uf
Turkey just struck a new maritime deal with eastern Libya, effectively claiming half the Mediterranean.
@stevenacook tells @JSchanzer it violates international law and is part of a deliberate pattern: isolating Israel, Greece, and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. And this time, Egypt isn’t pushing back.
🎧: bit.ly/4zbT0Vi
Jordanian Air Force strikes Syria in retaliation for deadly church attack
@AhmadA_Sharawi in FDD's @LongWarJournal: bit.ly/4yH0Rc7