Tyler Stapleton
@Ty_D_Stapleton
Foreign policy professional, Director of Congressional Relations at FDD Action, Buffalo Bills fan, and Middle East specialist. Former Hill staffer.
.@Ty_D_Stapleton: "Turkey’s pursuit of the Eurofighter is less about developing military capability and more about ingratiating itself with Europe. Turkey has been approved for the purchase of advanced F-16 aircraft from the United States but has refused to move forward with the…
UK and Germany Agree to Sell Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jets to Turkey New insights by @Brad_L_Bowman, @SinanCiddi, & @Ty_D_Stapleton: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
I examine Erdogan's continuing power grab w/my @Ty_D_Stapleton for @Newsweek "unpopularity is no reason to lose an election if you are an autocrat. After 23 years in power, it's not surprising that Erdogan resorts to brazenly undemocratic methods" newsweek.com/what-washingto…
My latest for @Newsweek w/@FDDAction colleague @Ty_D_Stapleton "no one inside🇹🇷has the power to put...brakes on Erdo's...power grab...crucial for pressure to come frm🇹🇷allies, not just to offer a dem lifeline to🇹🇷 but also to preserve Western security" newsweek.com/what-washingto…
What Washington Can Do to Slow Turkeys Despotic Turn | My latest piece with my @FDD colleague @SinanCiddi for @Newsweek newsweek.com/what-washingto…
UK and Germany Agree to Sell Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter Jets to Turkey New insights by @Brad_L_Bowman, @SinanCiddi, & @Ty_D_Stapleton: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
The Muslim Brotherhoods military arm in Egypt, Hasm, is reemerging. This is forcing Cairo to step up their counterterrorism operations. New from me in @LongWarJournal longwarjournal.org/archives/2025/…
Just a heads up to @EdWorkforceCmte and @GOPHELP if Mr. Bennett calls you to talk about how Qatar should be writing curriculum for US students.
Breaking: I just discovered that former U.S. Education Secretary William Bennett registered this month as a foreign agent for Qatar. Per the new FARA filings, he’s being paid $30k per month for 7 months to, and I quote, “publicize the fact that Qatari higher education efforts do…
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The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. You can protect your brain health by: 🏃♀️ Exercising 🥗 Eating a healthy diet 😴 Getting enough sleep More tips on Tuesday’s #WorldBrainDay from @WHO: who.int/health-topics/…
Turkey illegally invaded Cyprus 51 years ago. Turkey continues to illegally occupy a third of the island, and as Co-Chair of the Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance Caucus, I remain committed to supporting Cyprus’s reunification and sovereignty. That’s why I introduced the…
A big thank you to @RepShreve and @RepJoshG for introducing the Barring Adversarial Networks and Notorious Extremist Destabilizers (BANNED) Act. FDD Action is pleased to endorse this legislation that will counter Iran and Hezbollah’s efforts to spread terrorist propaganda in the…
Turkey continues to cozy up to Europe in an attempt to join the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) agreement which is a $150 billion plan to diversify defense supply chains away from NATO and U.S. sources.
Better than giving Erdogan the F-35. But still. Why give this crappy, terror-supporting NATO ally anything? english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-ea…
Ireland’s bill to ban imports from Judea and Samaria doesn’t just target our ally Israel, it puts American companies in legal jeopardy and could force them to violate US law. This is deeply misguided, and I urge Ireland to reconsider.
The White House should consider limiting the sale of Turkish manufactured weapons systems—such as drones—to entities approved by the Department of Defense and other NATO countries, argue @SinanCiddi & @Ty_D_Stapleton: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
@StateDept lists The Resistance Front, a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba front and proxy responsible for the April 2025 Pahalgam attack, as a designated FTO and SDGT. Today’s action reinforces the United States’ commitment to protecting U.S. national security interests and echoes President…
To show its displeasure with Erdogan’s anti-democratic moves and preserve Western security, Washington must maintain its sales ban of F-35 aircraft to Turkey. @SinanCiddi & @Ty_D_Stapleton explain the risks involved: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
What Washington Can Do To Slow Turkey’s Despotic Turn @SinanCiddi & @Ty_D_Stapleton in @Newsweek: bit.ly/46IOd21
As the House considers appropriations for the Department of Defense the issue of funding for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) is again being considered. The LAF has failed to disarm Hezbollah and has largely been ineffectual at confronting the terror group. In recent months, the…
Glad the Lebanese Central Bank got around to banning transactions with Al-Qard Al-Hassan. The U.S. did it in 2007. What have they been waiting for?
A step in the right direction by the Lebanese government in harnessing the flow of Hizballah militia finances that had been directed thru Al-Qard Al-Hassan. Transparency and alignment of all financial intermediaries in Lebanon under the supervision of the Central Bank is a valued…
Breaking: @RepGraceMeng, @RepGusBilirakis, @RepNicole and @repdinatitus introduce the United States-Greece Security Cooperation Reporting Act (H.R.4343), a bipartisan bill supporting the U.S.-Hellenic relationship and reinforcing its strategic partnership meng.house.gov/media-center/p…
Qatar… when you’re here you’re family.
Senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad officials met today in Doha. The delegations were headed by chairman Hamas' Leadership Council Muhammad Darwish and PIJ leader Ziad al-Nakhala. The two delegations discussed developments in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations, agreeing…