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Clifford D. May

Clifford D. May

Clifford D. May is president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and a columnist for The Washington Times. He can be reached at cliff@fdd.org.

Articles by Clifford D. May

Illustration on China's quest for world domination by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

China’s Communist ruler Xi not playing games with U.S.

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on the UN's COP27 latest climate initiative against U.S. by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

COP27 indictment: Americans are climate criminals and must pay

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on the FBI and Israeli Defense Force by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Why sic the FBI on the Israeli Defense Force?

By Clifford D. May
Biden speech illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

The speech Biden should give (but don’t hold your breath)

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on the U.N. climate summit by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

United Nations’ climate summit COP27 threatens our planet

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on efforts to pressure Ukraine to sue for peace by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Left is having second — and third — thoughts on Putin’s Ukraine war

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on United Nations' attacks on Israel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

United Nations goes DEFCON 3 on Israel

By Clifford D. May
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reaches out to shake hands with French President Emmanuel Macron as he arrives for a dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday July 28, 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to his presidential palace and offer him dinner, marking another step in the Saudi leader's diplomatic rehabilitation less than four years after the killing of writer and critic Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Mohammed bin Salman has legitimate grievances against U.S.

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on Russian diplomacy with Putin by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

What diplomacy with Putin would look like now

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on the despots and tyrants' mind by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The problem with tyrants like Kim Jong-un and Vladimir Putin

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on the future of Saudi Arabia by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman means to transform the kingdom

By Clifford D. May
Fascism for Dummies Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Fascism for dummies

By Clifford D. May
Pelosi's Taiwan Trip Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Pelosi showing up in Taiwan is not enough

By Clifford D. May
Biden's Abandonment of Afghanistan Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Impact of Biden’s capitulation to the Taliban

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on Hamas and press freedom by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Reporters in Gaza have never been free

By Clifford D. May
America's Forever War with al Qaeda and Islamic Jihad Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The ‘forever war’ against the West

By Clifford D. May
Hezbollah supporters hold a portrait of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah with Arabic words read: "We will stay with you," during an election campaign, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Despite a devastating economic collapse and multiple other crises gripping Lebanon, the culmination of decades of corruption and mismanagement, the deeply divisive issue of Hezbollah's weapons has been at the center of Sunday's vote for a new 128-member parliament. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Why the U.S. should stop subsidizing Tehran’s proxy Lebanon

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on climate change policy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Climate change is not a national security emergency

By Clifford D. May
Biden's mission to the Middle East Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden’s mission to the Middle East goes south

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on what China's rulers want by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

What China’s ‘Cold War’ rulers want from U.S.

By Clifford D. May

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