

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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May 10, 2024 • 22min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Lorenzo Vidino (May 10)
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/

May 8, 2024 • 21min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Chairman Michael McCaul (May 8)
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/

May 6, 2024 • 22min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Roya Hakakian (May 6)
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/

May 3, 2024 • 23min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Martin Kramer (May 3)
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/

May 1, 2024 • 33min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Loay Alshareef (May 1)
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/

Apr 29, 2024 • 22min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Samer Sinijlawi (Apr. 29)
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/

Apr 26, 2024 • 19min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Rep. Brian Mast (Apr. 26)
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

Apr 24, 2024 • 22min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Jacob Baime (Apr. 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/

Apr 22, 2024 • 23min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Behnam Ben Taleblu (Apr. 22)
FDD Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis on Israel, Iran, and the wars in the Middle East, followed by a conversation with Behnam Ben Taleblu, FDD Senior Fellow and expert on Iranian missiles. They discuss the recent aerial barrage by the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel's response.Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

Apr 19, 2024 • 29min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. FDD Sr. Fellow Jonathan Conricus and Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser (Apr. 19)
Former IDF Spokesperson and FDD Senior Fellow Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus delivers timely situational updates after an alleged Israeli strike in Iran. He is joined by former Head IDF Intelligence Research Division and Director General of Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser.Learn more at: fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/