FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with David Adesnik, Senior Fellow and Director of Research at FDD.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Asaf Romirowsky, Executive Director of the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa and of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East.

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Former IDF Spokesperson and FDD Senior Fellow Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines out of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with former Canadian ambassador to Israel, Vivian Bercovici.

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This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), arguably one of the most successful alliances in history. Yet, after the fall of the Soviet Union, some questioned whether NATO was still needed and relevant. Putin’s 2022 unprovoked re-invasion of Ukraine, which instigated the largest war in Europe since World War II, put those questions to rest. Even as the United States 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 U.S. European Command (USEUCOM).

So why should Americans care about security in Europe? What are Russia and China up to on the continent? How is the war in Ukraine going? What’s the status of the alliance and what investments are needed to strengthen readiness and deterrence?

To discuss these questions and more, FDD’s Center on Military and Political Power (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. CMPP Senior Director Bradley Bowman moderates the conversation and Ambassador Eric Edelman, who sits on CMPP’s board, delivers introductory remarks.

To watch the conversation and for more information: fdd.org/events/2024/05/10/transatlantic-security-after-75-years-of-nato-a-conversation-with-us-european-command/

FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Lorenzo Vidino, Director of the Program on Extremism at The George Washington University. They discuss the explosion of extremist ideology in American educational institutions, exemplified by the pro-Hamas demonstrations that have erupted on university campuses across the country.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Rep. Mike McCaul, Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee and Republican Congressman of Texas's 10th District.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Roya Hakakian, senior fellow at American Purpose and Iranian-American author and journalist.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Martin Kramer, esteemed American-Israeli scholar of the Middle East at Tel Aviv University and The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. His prescient book, "Ivory Towers on Sand: The Failure of Middle Eastern Studies in America" looks at the problematic nature of Middle East studies in academia.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on the war in the Middle East and pro-Hamas activism on American university campuses, followed by a conversation with Loay Alshareef, Saudi social media influencer and outspoken advocate for normalization between the Arab world and Israel.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Samer Sinijlawi, Palestinian activist, member of the Fatah shadow leadership, and Chairman of the Jerusalem Development Fund.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on the war in the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL). A combat-decorated army veteran, he serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism Subcommittee.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Jacob Baime, Chief Executive Officer of the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC), for a discussion on the explosion of pro-Hamas protests that have erupted in educational institutions across the U.S.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on Israel, Iran, and the wars in the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Behnam Ben Taleblu, FDD Senior Fellow and expert on Iranian missiles. They discuss the recent aerial barrage by the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel's response.

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Former IDF Spokesperson and FDD Senior Fellow Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus delivers timely situational updates after an alleged Israeli strike in Iran. He is joined by former Head IDF Intelligence Research Division and Director General of Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser.

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Senior Director of FDD's Israel Program Enia Krivine delivers timely situational updates and analysis on Israel, Iran, Hamas, and the war in the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Lazar Berman, Diplomatic Correspondent at the Times of Israel.

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Senior Director of FDD's Israel Program Enia Krivine delivers timely situational updates and analysis on Israel and the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Amit Segal, chief political correspondent and commentator for Channel 12 News, Israel's most popular and influential news outlet, and for Yediot Achronot, the country’s best selling newspaper. He joins from outside the Knesset to discuss the political landscape in Israel six months into the war against Hamas and Iran.

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The Islamic Republic of Iran ramped up its decades-long assault on Israel with an unprecedented attack last night, firing an estimated 300 drones and missiles at Israel – including directly from Iranian soil. Israel’s multi-layered missile defense system, along with robust support from a broad coalition of allied partners in the region, successfully thwarted the aerial offensive targeting Israeli civilians. All eyes are now on Jerusalem to see what happens next.

Join FDD for a virtual event to hear from leading experts on the details of the attack and the policy options Israel and its partners in the West, including the United States, might be considering in response to deter further aggression by the emboldened regime in Tehran. Tune in for the discussion featuring former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) international spokesperson and FDD Senior Fellow Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus; FDD Chief Executive Mark Dubowitz; FDD Senior Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer; and founder and president of Israel-based Alma Research and Education Center Lt. Col. (Res.) Sarit Zehavi.

Read more and watch the conversation here: https://www.fdd.org/events/2024/04/14/irans-historic-aerial-assault-on-israel-sitrep-and-policy-options/

The Islamic Republic of Iran has launched a barrage of drones from its soil, in-bound for targets in Israel. After more than 6 months of attacks on Israel by Iranian-backed proxies following the Hamas massacre of October 7, this escalation comes in response to the recent killing of top IRGC commanders by Israel in Damascus. Numerous drones have been intercepted by U.S. and Israeli air defense systems, with explosions heard in the skies of Jerusalem. Is this the beginning of a multiday attack by Tehran? FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer and FDD Senior Fellow and former IDF International Spokesperson Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus deliver a timely situational report on what we know and what we can expect.

Read more and watch the discussion here: https://www.fdd.org/events/2024/04/13/iran-attacks-israel-with-drones-and-missiles-fdd-sitrep-with-jonathan-schanzer-and-jonathan-conricus/

Former IDF Spokesperson and FDD Senior Fellow Lt. Col. (Res.) Jonathan Conricus delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with journalist and content creator Emily Schrader who has been working on the frontlines of the media battle since 10/7 to expose the disinformation campaign waged against Israel and bring accurate reporting to the public.

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