Episodes
FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Firas Maksad, a senior fellow and the senior director for outreach at the Middle East Institute, an adjunct professor at GWU’s Elliott School of International Affairs, and a foreign policy contributor at The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 06/14/24
Published 06/14/24
FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Ghaith Al-Omari, Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, who previously held various positions within the Palestinian Authority. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 06/12/24
FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Col. (Res). Kobi Marom, an Israeli national security expert who has been closely following the developments in the Middle East before and since 10/7, particularly on Israel’s northern border. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 06/10/24
FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Eli Lake, national security reporter at Bari Weiss' The Free Press, whose work has been closely covering the developments in the Middle East since 10/7 and Israel's war to dismantle Hamas. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 06/07/24
FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Shabbos Kestenbaum, a graduate student at Harvard and the leading voice behind the antisemitism lawsuit against the university. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 06/05/24
In the face of growing tensions between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan is emerging as a pivotal flashpoint. As America strategizes its response, careful consideration and planning are paramount to address the challenges ahead. Security analyst Dmitri Alperovitch has a timely new book out with Garrett M. Graff that dives into how America can beat China in the race for the 21st century. World on the Brink outlines a comprehensive roadmap for the United States and...
Published 06/04/24
FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines out of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Ambassador Joshua Zarka, Israel's Ambassador to France and an expert on Iran. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 06/03/24
FDD Senior Advisor Richard Goldberg delivers timely situational updates and analysis on the latest headlines and developments in Israel, Lebanon, and beyond, followed by a conversation with Morgan Ortagus, Former Spokesperson for the United States Department of State and founder of Polaris National Security. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief
Published 05/31/24
FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Carrie Filipetti, Executive Director of The Vandenberg Coalition. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 05/29/24
FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Amb. Yoram Ettinger, Former Israeli Minister for Congressional Affairs. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief
Published 05/24/24
FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on headlines of the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Brett Schaefer, Jay Kingham Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 05/22/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 05/20/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 05/17/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 05/15/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 05/13/24
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...
Published 05/10/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 05/10/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 05/08/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 05/06/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 05/03/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 05/01/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 04/29/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief
Published 04/26/24
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. Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/
Published 04/24/24