Webinars

The Afghanistan Withdrawal Vis-a-Vis Hezbollah on Israel’s Northern Border

https://youtu.be/6fN32FXfnBg Nothing happens in a vacuum.  Unfortunately, many leaders of terrorist organizations were emboldened by America’s muddled and haphazard withdrawal from Afghanistan and the rapid takeover of the Taliban. According to a Times of Israel article from Wednesday, August 18, 2021, Hezbollah leader, Sheik Nasrallah, called the American behavior in Afghanistan, “the moral downfall of […]

America’s International Credibility Post Afghanistan

https://youtu.be/ojNxuayme1Y We have examined how the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is perceived by our friends in the region, our enemies in the Middle East and throughout the world. But what do our Western allies think? Britain alone has lost at least 457 troops since entering Afghanistan in autumn 2001. Had the United States […]

9/11 Memorial Featuring Rep. Brian Mast

https://youtu.be/cQrCdYtO1KY About Rep. Brian Mast: Prior to his election to Congress, Brian followed in his father’s footsteps by serving in the U.S. Army for more than 12 years, earning medals including The Bronze Star Medal, The Army Commendation Medal for Valor, The Purple Heart Medal, and The Defense Meritorious Service Medal. While deployed in Afghanistan, […]

Lebanon: The Iranian State Within a State

https://youtu.be/RESUdUbUgvg Earlier this fall, after a protracted period of political infighting, Lebanon finally settled on a new government. How much of this government does Hezbollah control? To what degree is French President Emmanuel Macron going along with a Hezbollah- controlled government, despite his statement last year that he was “ashamed of Lebanon’s political leaders” because […]

The Iranian Nuclear Showdown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXFV6hsgKg Last month, David Albright, renowned and prominent physicist, stated “Iran is one month away from enough highly enriched uranium for at least one nuclear bomb.” Where does that place us now?  How far away is Iran from attaching it to a nuclear warhead or a drone? And what are our options? On October 13th, […]

Selling Out: The US, Israel and an Iranian Nuclear Bomb

Nuclear scientists in the United States and Israel agree that at most, Iran is a few weeks away from enough nuclear fissile material for at least one bomb. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed frustration with Iran's behavior regarding the diplomatic process, saying the window for diplomacy is closing “because Iran has been using the […]

Jonathan Schanzer Book Talk – ‘Gaza Conflict 2021: Hamas, Israel and Eleven Days of War’

https://youtu.be/1ZcdKwoVNNA Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is senior vice president for research at FDD, where he oversees the work of the organization’s experts and scholars. He is also on the leadership team of FDD’s Center on Economic and Financial Power, a project on the use of financial and economic power as a tool of statecraft. Jonathan previously […]