Washington's week with Beirut and Beijing | feat. David Daoud and Craig Singleton

Washington's week with Beirut and Beijing | feat. David Daoud and Craig Singleton

From FDD Morning Brief by FDD

May 15, 2026 · 28 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of recent events in the Middle East, including a Hezbollah drone attack and U.S.-China relations.

Headlines We’ve got another flotilla on the way to Israel. Just what we all needed, right? A Hezbollah drone attack wounded four Israeli civilians in northern Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday that Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran to meet with Emirati Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. Fatah, the Palestinian Authority’s dominant faction, is on day two of a three-day conference to elect members to its Central Committee and Revolutionary Council, which is essentially the party’s parliament. -- FDD Executive Director Jon Schanzer hosts a special SITREP featuring FDD experts David Daoud and Craig Singleton. They examine the takeaways from the U.S.-China summit, the deadlock over Hezbollah's disarmament in the Israel-Lebanon talks, and what Washington can achieve on both fronts. Learn more at: https://www.fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

People in this episode

Host: Jon Schanzer

Guests: David Daoud, Craig Singleton

Topics covered

  • U.S.-China summit
  • Hezbollah disarmament
  • Israel-Lebanon talks
  • Middle East conflict
  • Palestinian Authority

Keywords

  • Hezbollah
  • Israel
  • U.S.-China summit
  • Palestinian Authority
  • Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hezbollah, Fatah

Places: Israel, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Lebanon

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