July 5, 2019 US President Donald Trump recently warned Iran against “playing with fire” and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo branded it a “top sponsor of terrorism.” AMCD co-chair John Hajjar debates Kaveh Afrasiabi ex-advisor to Iran’s JCPOA negotiating team on Russia Today.

June 26, 2019 AMCD co-Director John Hajjar joins the debate on France 24 on Jared Kushner’s peace proposal and the Trump administration’s handling of the Iran crisis. 

June 20, 2019 AMCD Co-Chair John Hajjar interviewed by Maria Maaloof on Capitol Hill.

June 6, 2019 Washington DC: The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy joined Mr. Nader Moumneh to celebrate the launch of his scholarly and important new book entitled, “Lebanese Forces: Emergence and Transformation of the Christian Resistance” on May 29th at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington DC. Mr. Moumneh delivered the following remarks: “I would like to…

June 3, 2019 Washington DC:  The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy in association with the World Council of the Cedars Revolution hosted a dinner in honor of John Hajjar on May 29th and formally endorsed his candidacy to become the next United States’ ambassador to Lebanon. Mr. Hajjar believes that Lebanon has a window of opportunity…

May 18, 2019 United States and Iran Conflict. War or no War? Who are the winners and who are the losers? Does United States want a war with Iran or just military show-off in the Gulf area?

by Walid Phares (May 18, 2019) I have followed the rise of the Dubai phenomenon in the Gulf and the Arab world for years, either via friends and family who worked, lived and visited there, or via media and other reporting. As for the UAE in general, the understanding of Dubai’s role in the Gulf and the…

AMCD advisor, Dr. Walid Phares writes in Independent Arabiya.  English summary:The piece retraces the history of confrontations between the US and Iran regime since Carter and Reagan, noting the grave mistakes of the Obama Administration that led to the lionization of the regime and its military expansion. Under Trump the US is determined to contain and…

by AMCD advisor, Ken Timmerman (May 10, 2019) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled a scheduled visit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to make an unplanned stopover in Baghdad, where he delivered a dramatic message to the Iraqi government about the need to protect Americans on Iraqi soil. Citing recent intelligence that Iran was planning “imminent” attacks…

White House Press Release May 1, 2019 The people of Venezuela took to the streets today to demand their freedom from the violent, authoritarian, and socialist regime of Nicolas Maduro. President Donald J. Trump has been monitoring the situation minute-by-minute throughout the day. Earlier this year, President Trump officially recognized Juan Guaido, President of Venezuela’s democratically…