by AMCD advisor Walid Phares (February 13, 2019) This week, the United States and Poland will jointly host a ministerial meeting to “promote peace and security in the Middle East” with a focus on Iran’s “destabilizing role in the region.” The international gathering to be held in Warsaw on February 13th and 14th has already been…

February 2, 2019 Washington DC: The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy took aim at Lebanese PM Saad al-Hariri for loading his cabinet with Hezbollah allies in the government he finally announced after 9 months of negotiations. Gibran Bassil, the son-in-law of President Michel Aoun and an ally of Hezbollah, is to remain as foreign minister. The…

by AMCD advisor Walid Phares (February 1, 2019) With the mass demonstrations in Caracas and other Venezuelan cities spreading and persisting against the Maduro regime, Washington and other Western capitals are quickly shifting gears to support a change of government in the embattled country. This is a crucial moment as a major anti-American, pro-Iran, Marxist regime in…

January 29, 2019 The Honorable Michael R. PompeoUnited State Department Harry S Truman Building2201 C Street Northwest Washington, D.C .U.S.A.  The Honorable Jacek CzaputowiczMinistry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of PolandJ. Ch. Szucha 23 00-580 Warsaw Poland Subject:  Request for inclusion of the Iranian secular democratic oppositional forces in the Warsaw Global Conference on Middle…

by AMCD advisor Kenneth R. Timmerman (January 25, 2019) Two weeks ago, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok blew the whistle on the Iranian regime, accusing it of hiring local hit teams to assassinate prominent Iranian dissidents living in Holland. Ahmad Mola Nissi, 52, was a leader of the Arab Struggle Movement for the Liberation of Ahwaz, a…

January 24, 2019 WASHINGTON DC: On November 26th, 2018, advisor to the American Mideast Coalition for Democracy, Dr. Walid Phares met with a Polish delegation led by Minister Beata Kempa and Ambassador Piotr Wilczek. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss US and European policies that support and protect persecuted Christians and other minorities in…

January 17, 2019 The PresidentThe White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC   20500  Senator Jim Risch                                                                            Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations         Russell Senate Office Building – SR483 Washington, DC   20510  Senator Bob MenendezRanking Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations528 Hart Senate Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510  Congressman Eliot EngelChairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs2462 Rayburn HOBWashington, DC 20515 Congressman…

by Dr. Walid Phares January 16, 2019 In considering how best to solve the border conflict between the Government of Turkey and the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) operating in Northern and Eastern Syria several facts must be taken into account. First, the Government of Turkey and its executive leader President Recep Erdogan accuse the SDF of…

January 14, 2019 WASHINGTON DC: The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy opposes the move to replace the House subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade. Incoming Democratic chairman, New York Representative Eliot L. Engel, announced plan to replace it with a committee to investigate the President’s overseas business dealings. “This is unsurprising as President Trump has…

AMCD founding board member Dr. Ashley Ansara discusses Middle East political affairs after the withdrawal of the American military in Syria. January 12, 2019 (Originally broadcast Dec, 24, 2018)