FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Bradley Bowman, Senior Director of FDD's Center on Military and Political Power. They discuss beleaguered democracies - including Israel and Ukraine - and the defense strategies, policies, and capabilities necessary to deter and defeat threats to the freedom, security, and prosperity of Americans and our allies

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Ways and Means Committee, who recently returned from a trip to Israel where he visited sites attacked by Hamas on October 7 and met with Israeli hostage families and survivors.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Major General (Ret.) Amos Yadlin, former Head of Israel Defense Intelligence and former IAF combat fighter pilot.

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The Northern Marianas is part of the United States but exists in a strategic environment unlike anywhere else in America. Sharing a maritime boundary with Japan, the Northern Marianas hosted a strategic air base for America’s operations in World War II. Today, as the same base in Tinian is under redevelopment for use by the U.S. Air Force, a Chinese-linked casino recently opened nearby. Unlike anywhere else in America, tourists from China can enter the Northern Mariana Islands through the CNMI-only visa waiver program that has made the U.S. more vulnerable to malicious, CCP-led activities. This is in addition to the large investments that have flowed through the islands’ financial system with little national security oversight. The frontline between the People’s Republic of China’s influence operations and America’s strategic positioning are at a significant crossroads. The ongoing bipartisan Congressional failure to approve the renewal of key components of the Compacts of Free Association leaves the future of U.S. defense architecture in the Central Pacific hanging in the balance and risks further isolating the Northern Marianas and neighboring Guam.

Join FDD for a conversation with Northern Marianas Governor Arnold Palacios; the Hon. Randall G. Schriver, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs and current Chairman of the Board at The Project 2049 Institute; and FDD Senior Fellow Cleo Paskal. The conversation will be moderated by Craig Singleton, FDD China Program Director and Senior Fellow.

FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, to discuss Hamas's tunnel networks in Gaza.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Cliff May, FDD's Founder and President, discussing the role of Russia and Iran in continued Middle East tensions and escalating violence.

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Check out Cliff's podcast, Foreign Podicy, here: www.fdd.org/category/analysis/podcasts/foreign-podicy/

FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Gilad Erdan, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations who also previously served as Israel's Ambassador to the United States.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Dan Senor, author of The Genius of Israel and Start-Up Nation, host of "Call Me Back," prolific journalist, and former political advisor.

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The Eastern Mediterranean – a nexus for trade and culture, rich in resources, and home to many Western allies – is embroiled in complex geopolitical dynamics, only exacerbated by Russia’s War against Ukraine and the aftermath of the attacks of October 7, 2023.

The Abraham Accords have brought Middle East nations closer to normalization and peace – enabling the Mediterranean to collectively advance its interests as well. Yet further regional integration seems, at least temporarily, on ice. How do democratic backsliding, energy conflict, and tense diplomatic relationships affect the region as a whole? What can be done to forge ahead? What is the prospect for reviving institutions like the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum and the Negev Forum? What role can Greece and Cyprus play in bridging the gap between Israel and Arab States? Who are the “spoilers” in getting such cooperation back on track?

To discuss cooperation and impediments for progress in the Eastern Mediterranean, FDD hosts a discussion featuring Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Amb. Alexandra Papadopoulou; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Amb. Geoffrey Pyatt; FDD Senior Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer; and FDD Non-Resident Senior Fellow Sinan Ciddi. The panel will be moderated by Washington Correspondent for Greek Public TV ERT Lena Argiri.

This FDD-hosted event is a breakout session of the Delphi Economic Forum.

FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Mannie Fabian, military correspondent at the Times of Israel, for the latest on the IDF operation that freed two hostages from Rafah over the weekend.

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