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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

Hezbollah and its masters in Tehran and Lebanon illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Hezbollah and its masters in Tehran bring darkness to Lebanon

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on the anti-Semitism of Human Rights watch by Linas Garsys/The Washington times

Human Rights Watch crosses the line with latest attack on Israel

By Clifford D. May
FILE - In this Tuesday, June 30, 2020 file photo, Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno arrives for a group photograph during the G5 Sahel summit, in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Deby, who ruled the central African nation for more than three decades, was killed on the battlefield Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in a fight against rebels, the country's top military commander announced on national television and radio. (Ludovic Marin/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Idriss Deby: The death of an African warrior

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on the war in Afghanistan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.S. chooses defeat in Afghanistan

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on Biden's foreign policy bad deals by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden’s bad foreign policy deals

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on the fight for freedom by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The brave few on the front line for freedom deserve America’s support

By Clifford D. May

China’s rulers have a new and unimproved version of rules-based order

By Clifford D. May
Assad and the Red Line Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Why Assad crossed Obama’s red line

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on efforts to maintain french unity by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

President Macron deserves credit for trying to unite France

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on the limits of appeasement by Linas Garsys/The Washington times

Biden must deter and not appease Moscow, Beijing, Tehran, and Pyongyang

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on the UN and COVID by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Despots dominate the WHO and the UNHRC

By Clifford D. May
Hezbollah harm and murder illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Who killed Lokman Slim?

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on the Holocaust by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

U.N. General Assembly simply remembering the Holocaust is insufficient

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on coming bad times by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Is America prepared for a catastrophic cyberattack?

By Clifford D. May

The many reasons Biden should not enrich Iran’s rulers

By Clifford D. May
President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, to announce key administration posts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden must heal the nation and show world adversaries a unified America

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on China's influence on Europe by Linas Garsys\The Washington Times

Europe capitulates to China’s rulers

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on Iran by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Islamic Revolution 101: Ambitious Iranian theocrats seizing power still widely misunderstood

By Clifford D. May
Illustration on American cyber-security by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Will Biden learn from Trump and keep making America secure again

By Clifford D. May
Biden choices and China illustration by The Washington Times

We can’t predict what Biden’s foreign policy advisers will advise

By Clifford D. May

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