FDD Morning Brief

Brad Bowman, Senior Director of FDD's Center on Military and Political Power, delivers timely situational updates and analysis on the war in the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Dana Stroul, Research Director at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Middle East.

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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 Dr. Casey Babb, a Senior Fellow with the Macdonald Laurier Institute, an International Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, and an Associate Fellow with the Royal United Services Institute in London.

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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 FDD Morning Brief return guest Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), a combat-decorated Green Beret and former White House and Pentagon policy advisor who is the author of the newly published book Hard Truths: Think and Lead Like a Green Beret.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Eugene Kontorovich, an Israeli legal scholar and professor at George Mason University specializing in international law and the Arab-Israeli conflict,.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Robert Greenway of The Heritage Foundation, who played an instrumental role in the groundbreaking Abraham Peace Accords.

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Breaking news out of the Middle East: Israel has confirmed the elimination of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. Hamas’s political leader in Gaza since 2017, Yahya Sinwar is considered one of the masterminds behind the October 7, 2023, massacre on Israel.

Sinwar rose through the Hamas ranks as a fierce advocate of violence against Israel, helping establish Hamas’s military, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and the Majd, an internal security service for the Qassam Brigades.

What does the death of Sinwar mean for Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza? How does it impact the broader war that Iran’s proxies are waging against Israel? What is the reaction within Israel – and within the Arab world? How might Israel, the United States, and our allies capitalize on this strategic shift on the battlefield?

FDD hosts a live SITREP with former IDF International Spokesperson and FDD Senior Fellow Jonathan Conricus and FDD Research Fellow Hussain Abdul-Hussain, moderated by FDD Senior Vice President for Research Jonathan Schanzer.

For more: fdd.org/events/2024/10/17/sinwar-is-dead-now-what-fdd-sitrep/

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with counterterrorism expert Edmund Fitton-Brown, who previously served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Yemen and head of the UN Sanctions Monitoring Team.

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FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Anna Borshchevskaya of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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Today, China is the driving force behind much of the chaos we see around the world — from supporting rogue regimes such as Russia, Iran, and North Korea, to meddling in the Middle East, and interfering in America’s upcoming presidential election. China’s aggressive actions in the South China Sea and its expanding influence in the Middle East shed light on how Beijing’s ambitions are reshaping the global landscape. The Chinese Communist Party’s strategic calculus demands the question: what steps can the US and its allies take to counter this unprecedented challenge?

FDD’s China Program hosts a panel discussion featuring Matt Pottinger, FDD China Program Chairman and former Deputy National Security Advisor; FDD China Program Senior Director Craig Singleton; and Michael Singh, Managing Director and Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute. The conversation will be moderated by CNN National Security Correspondent Kylie Atwood.

For more, check out: fdd.org/events/2024/10/10/beijings-axis-of-chaos-a-discussion-with-matt-pottinger/

FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Brian Katulis of the Middle East Institute (MEI).

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