Everybody Wants a McWar
Iran's military has been shattered. The Strait of Hormuz remains contested. Three months in, Bill and FDD's Jon Schanzer examine why quick victories are rare, patience is scarce, and this war is enter...
28 Touko 39min
Dune: The Brotherhood Jihad
Before Hamas. Before Al-Qaeda. Before the Islamic State. There was... (🥁)The Muslim Brotherhood. And for nearly a century, it has played the long game by building influence across the Middle East and...
18 Touko 33min
POV: FPV (or: "The Anarchist Cookbook of War")
Hezbollah's missiles may be depleted, but cheap FPV drones are changing the battlefield — slipping past defenses, targeting Israeli troops, and exposing a dangerous new vulnerability.Bill and David Da...
13 Touko 58min
Iran's Nukes: Degraded but not Dead
Iran’s nuclear program is in ruins, but the threat is far from dead. Deputy Director of FDD's Non-Proliferation Program, Andrea Stricker and Bill dive into the desperate gamble Tehran is making at the...
7 Touko 29min
Gridlock at the Strait
The world’s most vital trade artery is under siege. As the U.S. launches "Project Freedom" to break the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, global shipping remains in a chokehold. This week, Bil...
5 Touko 35min
Strait Strategy
Tehran is shifting the battlefield from missiles to markets, turning the Strait of Hormuz into leverage and testing whether Washington will trade long-term strategy for short-term relief. Bill and Beh...
3 Touko 1h 3min
Can Fortress Bamako Hold?
Across Mali, jihadis are seizing territory, encircling the capital, and pushing a fragile regime toward collapse. Backed by a sprawling network and years in the making, Al-Qaeda’s Sahel affiliate has ...
28 Huhti 32min
Iran's Choke Point
Iran says it’s not in a rush to negotiate, but reality signals something else.Bill is joined by FDD senior fellow Miad Maleki — former U.S. Treasury sanctions architect — to break down why Tehran walk...
23 Huhti 36min
