Clifford D. May

Washington, D.C.

Founder and President, @FDD | Foreign affairs columnist, @WashTimes | Host, "Foreign Podicy" podcast | Ink-stained wretch.

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Articles

Trump's foreign policy crossroads

1 week ago | fdd.org | Zachary Berman |Clifford D. May

Cliff joins The Journal Editorial Report to discuss President Trump’s foreign policy strategies toward Russia and Iran.
A secular jihadi brings the intifada to Washington, DC

1 week ago | fdd.org | Zachary Berman |Clifford D. May

May 29, 2025 | The John Batchelor Show A secular jihadi brings the intifada to Washington, DC
Putin defies Trump with largest Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine

1 week ago | fdd.org | Zachary Berman |Clifford D. May

Cliff joins Merit Street Media to discuss what President Trump can do after Russia's largest drone and missile attack against Ukraine.
No Pain (for Putin), No Gain

2 weeks ago | fdd.org | Clifford D. May |John Hardie

President Trump’s May 19 phone call with Vladimir Putin does not appear to be two hours well-spent. According to readouts, the Russian ruler agreed to continue talking about talking. Around the same time, Putin launched a massive drone strike against Ukrainian soldiers defending their country and civilians attempting to survive the long war waged against them by an enemy seeking to destroy their freedom and identity.
Qatar gets what Qatar wants

2 weeks ago | fdd.org | Zachary Berman |Clifford D. May

May 22, 2025 | The John Batchelor Show Qatar gets what Qatar wants
What Qatar wants, Qatar gets

2 weeks ago | fdd.org | Reagan Easter |Clifford D. May

Lots of people have been duped by the Qataris. I was one of them. For years, I watched as the Qataris spent billions of dollars in Gaza, a territory from which the Israelis had withdrawn in 2005 and which Hamas – a designated terrorist organization committed to the extermination of Israel – took over two years later. But, I reasoned, surely the Qataris don’t want their expensive buildings rubbled. And if their investments improve life for Gazans, couldn’t that diminish Hamas’s enthusiasm for jihad?
Paths to peace for Russia and Ukraine

2 weeks ago | fdd.org | Zachary Berman |Clifford D. May

Skip to main content May 20, 2025 | Chicago's Morning Answer AM 560 Paths to peace for Russia and Ukraine Listen Issues:...
What Qatar wants, Qatar gets

2 weeks ago | washingtontimes.com | Clifford D. May

- OPINION: Lots of people have been duped by the Qataris. I was one of them. For years, I watched as the Qataris spent billions of dollars in the Gaza Strip, a territory from which the Israelis had withdrawn in 2005 and which Hamas, a designated terrorist organization committed to the extermination of Israel, took over two years later.
What Qatar wants, Qatar gets

2 weeks ago | go.shr.lc | Clifford D. May

OPINION: Lots of people have been duped by the Qataris. I was one of them. For years, I watched as the Qataris spent billions of dollars in the Gaza Strip, a territory from which the Israelis had withdrawn in 2005 and which Hamas, a designated terrorist organization committed to the extermination of Israel, took over two years later.
Will the Trump-Putin phone call lead to a lasting ceasefire?

2 weeks ago | fdd.org | Zachary Berman |Clifford D. May

Cliff joins Forbes Breaking News to react to the phone call between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.