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🚨NEW: Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July | Nonproliferation is trending negative 🔗More from FDD’s @StrickerNonpro: #trending_negative-nonproliferation" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">fdd.org/policy-tracker…

Last week, I wrote for @WSJopinion why Venezuela cannot recover from the June 24 earthquakes under its current leadership, making democratic transition even more urgent. wsj.com/opinion/the-ch…

Under the cover of promoting political Islam, Erdogan is advancing a policy of Turkish imperialism aimed at reviving the Ottoman Sultanate. Brotherhood organizations embrace this vision, seeing it as consistent with the idea of Jerusalem becoming a Turkish province, explains @hahussain: fdd.org/analysis/2026/…

Recent sanctions and strikes have strengthened Washington’s position, but they will not produce durable negotiating leverage if confined to retaliation for attacks in the strait, writes @maxmeizlish: fdd.org/analysis/2026/…

Watching the EU's 21st sanctions package flop today, it seems more important than ever to press for stronger, more coordinated pressure on Russia. And to note the importance of coordinating kinetic and economic statecraft

⛽ Russia is running out of gas. It's the world's third largest oil producer and second largest exporter, but it can't keep its own gasoline pumps stocked. @angela__howard emphasizes why it is vital that the US compound economic pressure on Russia 👇 Learn more here: bit.ly/451Kk6b

For Washington, the stakes extend beyond South Ossetia or Georgia. If Moscow can quietly absorb the region, it reinforces a broader lesson Russia has been testing: borders can still be redrawn by force, occupation, and coerced dependency, writes FDD's Keti Korkiya. nationalinterest.org/blog/silk-road…

Between Iraq and a Hard Place | Learn more from @FDD fdd.org/analysis/2026/… Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi hopes to expand economic partnership with Washington, but President Trump should require the new government to materially demonstrate its commitment to confronting Iran’s malign influence before transforming the U.S.-Iraq relationship.

Erdogan Dreams of Annexing Arab Countries, Reviving the Turkish Empire The prospect of a revived Turkish empire poses a new threat to Arab sovereignty. @hahussain in @ThisIsBeirut_: bit.ly/4aRqe27

🚨 Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Lebanon is trending neutral June produced the Trump administration’s most ambitious Lebanon deliverables yet. 🔗@DavidADaoud with the latest: #trending_neutral-lebanon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">fdd.org/policy-tracker…

It may seem counterintuitive, but the U.S. is now in a better negotiating position than it was during the so-called ceasefire. In the last week, we've seen the U.S. 1) revoke a broad-sweeping license providing sanctions relief to Iran, 2) sanction a key Iranian financier, several opaque Iranian exchange houses, and front companies in the UAE and Hong Kong, 3) strike at hundreds of Iranian military targets, and 4) announce the reimposition of the blockade on Iranian ports. Whatever remains of the MOU, negotiations now continue amid active hostilities, giving Washington greater leverage to raise the costs of Iranian intransigence. fdd.org/analysis/2026/…

Russia’s Next Annexation: South Ossetia A leadership shuffle in the Russian-occupied portion of Georgia signals that Russia is still invested in redrawing borders in the Caucasus. Keti Korkiya in @TheNatlInterest: nationalinterest.org/blog/silk-road…

Indiana’s @SenatorBanks tells @FDD about @ChinaSelect’s work exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s attempts to gain influence on U.S. college campuses: “Just a few years ago, the Select Committee uncovered obscure relationships between small private colleges in Indiana and relationships with outfits in China.”

Between Iraq and a Hard Place @BridgetKToomey and @theRealBehnamBT in @RealClearWorld: bit.ly/4hhR4UO

Where is the global outcry on Iran's Hormuz blockade? 👀 Catch the full @FDD Morning Brief episode with @miadmaleki: bit.ly/4f1OaCh

Ceasefire Collapse Restores U.S. Leverage as Sanctions, Strikes Weaken Iran’s Hand New analysis by @maxmeizlish: bit.ly/4wERw3U

Kazakhstan Bets on Iranian Port Investment New FDD Policy Brief @angela__howard and Antonia-Laura Pup: bit.ly/3RvWl0G

In the last week, we've seen the U.S. 1) revoke a broad-sweeping license providing sanctions relief to Iran, 2) sanction a key Iranian financier, several opaque Iranian exchange houses, and front companies in the UAE and Hong Kong, 3) strike at hundreds of Iranian military targets, and 4) announce the reimposition of the blockade on Iranian ports. Whatever remains of the MOU, negotiations now continue amid active hostilities, giving Washington greater leverage to raise the costs of Iranian intransigence. My latest for @FDD 👇 fdd.org/analysis/2026/…

🔴 LIVE NOW American universities are a top target of the CCP's push to acquire military-relevant tech and talent. Tune in to @RepMoolenaar & @SenatorBanks for a conversation on research security & the NDAA, moderated by FDD's Craig Singleton. youtube.com/watch?v=QLZiDK…