

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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Mar 1, 2024 • 20min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Lt. Col. (Res.) Sarit Zehavi (Mar. 1)
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 IDF Lt. Col. (Res.) Sarit Zehavi, President and Founder of Alma Research and Education Center.Learn more at: www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

Feb 28, 2024 • 22min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Bradley Bowman (Feb. 28)
FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Bradley Bowman, Senior Director of FDD's Center on Military and Political Power. They discuss beleaguered democracies - including Israel and Ukraine - and the defense strategies, policies, and capabilities necessary to deter and defeat threats to the freedom, security, and prosperity of Americans and our alliesLearn more at: www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

Feb 26, 2024 • 20min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Rep. Brad Schneider (Feb. 26)
FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and House Ways and Means Committee, who recently returned from a trip to Israel where he visited sites attacked by Hamas on October 7 and met with Israeli hostage families and survivors.Learn more at: www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

Feb 23, 2024 • 25min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. MG (Ret.) Amos Yadlin (Feb. 23)
FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Major General (Ret.) Amos Yadlin, former Head of Israel Defense Intelligence and former IAF combat fighter pilot.Learn more at: www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

Feb 21, 2024 • 24min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. John Spencer (Feb. 21)
FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, to discuss Hamas's tunnel networks in Gaza.Learn more at: www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

Feb 19, 2024 • 21min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Cliff May (Feb. 19)
FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Cliff May, FDD's Founder and President, discussing the role of Russia and Iran in continued Middle East tensions and escalating violence.Learn more at: www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/Check out Cliff's podcast, Foreign Podicy, here: www.fdd.org/category/analysis/podcasts/foreign-podicy/

Feb 16, 2024 • 24min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Amb. Gilad Erdan (Feb. 16)
FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Gilad Erdan, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations who also previously served as Israel's Ambassador to the United States.Learn more at www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

Feb 14, 2024 • 24min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Dan Senor (Feb. 14)
FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Dan Senor, author of The Genius of Israel and Start-Up Nation, host of "Call Me Back," prolific journalist, and former political advisor.Learn more at: www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

Feb 12, 2024 • 22min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. Mannie Fabian (Feb. 12)
FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with Mannie Fabian, military correspondent at the Times of Israel, for the latest on the IDF operation that freed two hostages from Rafah over the weekend.Learn more at: www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/

Feb 9, 2024 • 23min
FDD Morning Brief | feat. David Daoud (Feb. 09)
FDD Senior Vice President Jon Schanzer delivers timely situational updates and analysis, followed by a conversation with David Daoud, FDD Senior Fellow focused on Lebanon and Hezbollah.Learn more at: www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief/Check out: 10 Things to Know About Hezbollah