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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Media reports on the aftermath of a massive earthquake in Turkey (which now has the official name of Türkiye) look and sound as devastating as that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
It might not have been a Sputnik moment, but Americans were unsettled to wake up to the news that a Chinese surveillance balloon was sailing overhead, violating U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
In the wake of China admitting today that a large surveillance balloon flying over the U.S. was its own, critical questions arise. What is China… Read More
SecurityCommentary
China is being racked by popular protests on a scale not seen since Tiananmen Square in 1989. But how much have the demonstrations made the regime rethink its autocratic… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
This time of year, at Turtle Bay in New York, the leaders of the world flock to the United Nations like homing pigeons for the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Rather than talking about the possible outcome and fallout of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, let’s roll up our sleeves and look at… Read More
EnergyCommentary
When it comes to energy policy, President Joe Biden has become a master of doing the wrong things for the wrong reasons. His policies on solar… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Last year, Congress considered a very bad and ill-considered idea. With no debate and no real scrutiny, there was an effort to add to the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Constitutionalists, free-speech lovers, and sane people alike cheered upon hearing the announcements that the Department of Homeland Security was disbanding its nascent Disinformation Governance Board… Read More
SocietyCommentary
If we listen to strong, powerful, confident, convincing conservative voices in America today, thank Midge Decter. While President Jimmy Carter decried the state of the… Read More
