# Foundation for Defense of Democracies ## Identification The organization is [[Foundation for Defense of Democracies|Foundation for Defense of Democracies]], a Washington research institute focused on foreign policy and national security ([FDD about page](https://www.fdd.org/about-fdd/)). The other cluster points to [[Index - People#Charles Lieber|Charles Lieber]], the former chair of Harvard’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department. On December 21, 2021, a federal jury convicted him on false-statement and tax-related counts involving his affiliation with China’s Thousand Talents Program and Wuhan University of Technology; DOJ records also note NIH and DOD grant funding ([DOJ conviction announcement](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/harvard-university-professor-convicted-making-false-statements-and-tax-offenses)). The page’s “woman Harvard Professor” remains unresolved and may refer to another commentator or case. ## Notebook evidence - [[Scanned_20260730-1719#PDF page 10 — FDD, Charles Lieber, NIH/DOD funding, and Thousand Talents|PDF page 10: FDD, Charles Lieber, NIH/DOD funding, and Thousand Talents]] — This appears to be a news-monitoring page created near the December 2021 verdict. FDD’s public contact details may have been copied from a broadcast or website during broader national-security research. The page does not establish any operational relationship between FDD and the Lieber case. ## Relationships and overlays The source places this note in a shared evidence cluster with [[Index - People#Charles Lieber|Charles Lieber]]. Within the larger collection, this evidence extends [[Vendor-Agnostic Recovery|vendor-agnostic recovery]] and [[Continuity Architecture|continuity architecture]] by showing how software, hardware, identity, and pre-OS control depend on recoverable interfaces. ## Evidentiary status and open leads Identify the “woman Harvard Professor,” the misspelled domain fragment, and the exact broadcast or article that joined these notes. ## Source - [[Scanned_20260730-1719|Scanned_20260730-1719]]