To conduct research and provide education on national security and on international terrorism. The organization produces independent analyses on issues related to national security and global terrorism's intentions and capabilities. FDD examines the historical, cultural, philosophical, and ideological factors that drive terrorism and that threaten democracies and individual freedoms guaranteed within democratic societies.
This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.