James Jay Carafano is a defense and national security expert at The Heritage Foundation, where he currently is special counselor to the president, the E.W. Richardson fellow for international engagement, and chairman of the Combating Antisemitism Task Force. Read his research.
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Sure, Boris Johnson could use a comb. But he’s already got what matters most in a leader and ally: a backbone. With Johnson as its new… Read More
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There is an old saying that I made up: “Nobody wants to be a suburb of Moscow.” That’s the sum of decades of experience witnessing… Read More
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From the presidential candidate debate stage to new think tanks, voices from both left and right are demanding an end to America’s endless wars. Only one problem:… Read More
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There are wars and rumors of war. And then there is President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran, which fuels endless speculation. Despite much public handwringing… Read More
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You may not hear much in the media about it, but the Trump administration just announced a new initiative to support efforts to empower women… Read More
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After watching sumo wrestling and tasting sushi in Japan, President Donald Trump is back stateside. But soon he will be on the road again for some… Read More
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Getting grumpy over the administration’s Libya policy is a just cause. There is no nostalgia for President Barack Obama’s “lead from behind” policy that left… Read More
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John Walker Lindh, the former “American Taliban,” is almost back on the streets. Captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2002, he was convicted of… Read More
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Iran says it’s not interested in a war with the United States. The U.S. says it’s not interested in a war with Iran. The only… Read More
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It’s fair to say most of the foreign policy establishment has no use for the president’s foreign policy. What they seem to hate even more… Read More
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Reach back into the deep recesses of ancient history—a few months ago, when the president shut down the government over omnibus spending because the Congress… Read More
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The unprecedented numbers of illegal immigrants pouring across our southern border have led some to upgrade the situation there from “crisis” to “existential threat.” The magnitude… Read More
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China is an adversarial power. It seeks to advance at our expense, leaving America—and our friends and allies—less free, less prosperous, and less safe. The same can… Read More
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It might seem odd that in the midst of a border crisis caused by a massive surge of illegal immigration, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., reintroduced… Read More
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Securing the border is a critical mission. It was never something to be complacent about, and the situation there has demonstrably deteriorated. So, it’s not surprising that… Read More
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Put yourself in the president’s shoes. He saw the border crisis building. He warned Congress. It did nothing. Now he has to do something. Months… Read More
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The last ISIS stronghold is no longer strong. Or held. The last recognized remnant of the terrorist group’s so-called caliphate is gone, Fox News reported… Read More
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Reports have surfaced, citing government officials, that border officials no longer will refer detained migrant families to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Instead, due to constrained… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Politicians often clothe outrageous policies in reasonable rhetoric. President Donald Trump sometimes does the opposite, wrapping reasonable policy in careless rhetoric. Remember his earlier call for… Read More
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America’s allies and enemies alike will place their 2019 foreign policy bets on a hunch: whether or not President Donald Trump will win a second… Read More
InternationalCommentary
There have been recent media reports that up to 7,000 U.S. troops, roughly half of the number of troops there, will be removed from Afghanistan…. Read More
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Heather Nauert has her history right. The Washington Post and other media outlets have launched a lame effort to undermine President Donald Trump’s new nominee… Read More
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The State Department is about to get a big brain. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo named scholar and national security expert Kiron Skinner on Thursday… Read More
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With so many pundits predicting what will happen at the Singapore showdown between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, someone’s bound… Read More
InternationalCommentary
President Donald Trump recently proclaimed June 2018 to be National Ocean Month and stated his support for better utilizing the vast resources contained in America’s… Read More
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The Israeli government on Monday unloaded a massive intelligence data dump that demonstrated Iran’s efforts to hide its nuclear weapons program. The revelations come weeks… Read More
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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
