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The Houthis have remained on the sidelines throughout the war. @EFittonBrown joins @JSchanzer on today's FDD Morning Brief to assess what threat, if any, they still pose to regional stability.
Here’s that updated @FDD Morning Brief episode with @EFittonBrown. We cover the Gulf, the Houthis, and Londonstan.
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Foreign funding transparency matters beyond research security. Gifts, contracts and partnerships can create dependencies, obscure conflicts of interest, and give foreign governments a foothold inside universities.
Don’t miss Craig Singleton’s insightful analysis from FDD—learn more here: thehill.com/opinion/national…
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Advanced AI tools are making it easier to discover software flaws and weaponize them. As vulnerabilities increase, organizations need a trusted mechanism to distinguish theoretical weaknesses from actual vulnerabilities that adversaries are actively exploiting, explains @jiwonma_92:
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Beyond funding training and salaries, QFI has underwritten the tuition of future Arabic language teachers, offering $25,000 per year, and spending thousands on “cultural immersion trip” bringing K-12 educators to Qatar, Oman & Jordan—@SimoneJWei & @NomiFried: washingtontimes.com/news/202…
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4 Ways Artemis Builds on Apollo’s Giant Leap
1️⃣ The rivalry has changed
2️⃣ The goal has moved to bases and infrastructure
3️⃣ Apollo had contractors, Artemis has partners
4️⃣ Landing was just the beginning, now comes the race to shape the final frontier
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Continued pressure by American policymakers for accountability, transparency, and reform is required to ensure U.S. taxpayer dollars are used effectively. @DavidSamuelMay and Theodore Schneiderman lay out 10 examples of UN abuse, waste, or subversion of U.S. interests: fdd.org/analysis/2026/06/26/…
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Last week, feeling victorious, Islamic Iran mercenaries blasted Beirut Airport road with posters that read “thank you, faithful Iran.”
This week, Lebanese patriots replaced them with “Lebanon first.”
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Here's what Iran stands to gain under the new deal — the 2015 JCPOA vs. the 2026 Islamabad MOU, side by side.
So the rational play for Tehran is patience: take what's already flowing, slow-walk the rest, and wait out an administration that wants this win more than they do.
The real constraint isn't Washington. It's whether Ghalibaf-Pezeshkian can keep regime's core supporters — radicalized by 47 years of regime's own rhetoric — inside the tent long enough to quietly pocket the deal.
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Qatar is not a democracy.
The country’s wealth and power are consolidated in the Al Thani royal family.
@NatalieEcanow dives into why this is concerning: fdd.org/analysis/2026/06/04/…
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Congress must ensure full transparency on any active sanctions relief pursuant to the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act. This requires the president to keep Congress informed about all negotiations related to Iran’s nuclear program, as @maxmeizlish highlights: fdd.org/analysis/2026/06/23/…
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As of now, the IDF continues to confront threats in Gaza using limited strikes on Hamas. These are precision strikes but in terms of a long-term strategy it is not clear what will happen in Gaza.
@sfrantzman has more details here:
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As space-based systems become increasingly indispensable to national security, scientific discovery, and everyday services, nations that lead in space will be better positioned to shape developments on Earth.
Learn more from @FDD_CCTI's Emmerson Overell:
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Congress should oppose efforts to reduce U.S. military posture on the peninsula and require reports on Russia-North Korea security cooperation and whether U.S. war plans account for growing North Korean capabilities—@L_Rolleigh, @RyanBrobst_, and @Brad_L_Bowman:
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American adversaries, including Iran, are increasingly turning to China’s financial system and the yuan to conduct business.
@maxmeizlish tells @WSJ: “If the United States wants to really get tough on combating Iranian sanctions evasion, it has to look to China"
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In addition to supporting efforts to build South Korean military capability, the best way to deter aggression from Pyongyang is to deepen U.S.-Japan-South Korea trilateral security cooperation and maintain a robust U.S. military force posture in South Korea: fdd.org/analysis/2026/06/25/…
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The memorandum of understanding will be a failure if it creates conditions for a Hezbollah recovery. If Washington wants to break Iran’s grip on Lebanon, it has a clear path forward: Help Beirut enforce its ban on IRGC activity, write @JSchanzer & @AhmadA_Sharawi:
wsj.com/opinion/dont-help-ir…
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As the Trump admin seeks to prevent the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, it must focus on the Fulani militias that account for the majority of it.
My latest in @ProvMagazine
providencemag.com/2026/06/th…
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Washington held an unprecedented upper hand over Iran – then cashed it in
@JanatanSayeh in @Jerusalem_Post: bit.ly/4f0SbXz
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Iran’s economic catastrophe
Decay, damage and the long road back
Daniel Swift and @miadmaleki in @AIJAC_Update: bit.ly/4euiIfM
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To better defend the United States in the cyber domain and enable more effective offensive operations, the United States needs to recruit, train, and retain worldclass cyber experts, stress @FDD_CCTI's Emmerson Overell and @SophieMcDowall_:
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Decision or stagnation in Gaza?
Eight months after the ceasefire, Hamas still controls half of Gaza
@sfrantzman in @AIJAC_Update: bit.ly/3T2jQPc
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