

FDD Morning Brief
FDD
The FDD Morning Brief provides timely situational updates on contemporary events. Start your Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 8:30am (ET) with digestible analysis and the headlines our experts are watching. The FDD Morning Brief can be streamed on YouTube, X, and is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Jun 5, 2024 • 23min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Shabbos Kestenbaum (Jun. 5)
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/

Jun 3, 2024 • 25min
FDD Morning Brief | Amb. Joshua Zarka (Jun 3)
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/

May 31, 2024 • 23min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Morgan Ortagus (May 31)
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

May 29, 2024 • 22min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Carrie Filipetti (May 29)
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/

May 24, 2024 • 25min
FDD Morning Brief | Amb. Yoram Ettinger (May 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

May 22, 2024 • 25min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Brett Schaefer (May 22)
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/

May 20, 2024 • 24min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Steven A. Cook (May 20)
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/

May 17, 2024 • 21min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. David Adesnik (May 17)
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/

May 15, 2024 • 23min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Asaf Romirowsky (May 15)
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/

May 13, 2024 • 24min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. FDD Sr. Fellow Jonathan Conricus and Vivian Bercovici (May 13)
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/