James Jay Carafano, a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, is The Heritage Foundation’s vice president for foreign and defense policy studies, E. W. Richardson fellow, and director of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies. Read his research.
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“I have a secret and dangerous mission. Send me a West Point football player.” So, Gen. George C. Marshall, America’s architect of victory in World… Read More
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No matter what President Donald Trump does, the Iran deal is likely dead on May 12. That’s the deadline by which the president must decide… Read More
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Last year, when the Assad regime in Syria gassed its own people, the Trump administration sent an unmistakable message: The unrestrained use of chemical weapons… Read More
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The president’s decision to nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the next secretary of state is wise and timely. Pompeo grasps the complex nuances of… Read More
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The Polish government signed a $4.75 billion missile defense deal with the United States on Wednesday, which is Poland’s largest defense deal in nearly three… Read More
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson just wrapped up a multinational journey of Latin America and, by all accounts, the trip was a resounding success. Oddly… Read More
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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump both claim to have big red nuclear buttons. Who cares? We shouldn’t. In his New… Read More
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Want a really tough job? Try secretary of homeland security. The Department of Homeland Security comprises a sprawling enterprise touching on many of the federal… Read More
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If the recent announcement limiting travel to the U.S. from eight countries came from the pen of any other recent president, it would hardly make… Read More
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The odds of the U.S. pulling away from the fight in Afghanistan are near zero. There are good reasons for that—all revolve around preventing the… Read More
