Steven Bucci is a visiting fellow in the Phillip N. Truluck Center for Leadership Development. Read his research.
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Following the horrific attacks in Paris last week, Americans are right to have real concerns about who might be next in the terrorists’ cross hairs…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
The world’s an even scarier place than it was last year. From the Middle East to the South China Sea, the bad guys have grown… Read More
InternationalCommentary
ISIS now claims it has the names, home addresses and other personally identifiable information of thousands of U.S. military personnel and government employees. It’s called… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Obama has always said he was a man of faith. The nuclear deal with Iran proves it. The Vienna agreement is built solely on… Read More
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Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, could be in for a rough ride when they go… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Developments over this last weekend have left many Americans (and many of our allies) wondering about the progress (or lack thereof) of our fight against… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
On Tuesday, President Obama suggested he would support legislation passed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee requiring congressional review of any deal with Iran. We… Read More
InternationalCommentary
For years, the great nations of Europe spent huge sums of money to build their military might. They assembled themselves into blocs, all the better… Read More
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Recent reports that several of the U.S. military’s various Special Operations elements may be participating in exercises in areas that are not on existing military… Read More
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The Obama administration has announced its intention to create a new fusion center to bring together all sources of intelligence and law enforcement information to… Read More
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On Monday, exactly when President Obama was giving a major cyber security speech at the Federal Trade Commission, the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Freedom took a beating yesterday. America rolled over in the face of two of its longest standing adversaries, and we didn’t even get anything in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
There are reportedly new threats that if “The Interview,” a Sony comedy about two journalists assigned to assassinate Kim Jong-Un, is shown, the theaters will… Read More
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As members of the House and Senate prepare to vote on the annual National Defense Authorization Act, it appears the bill will be saddled with… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Ashton Carter looks like a shoe-in for the next Secretary of Defense. All the other possible candidates have pulled themselves from contention, and it is… Read More
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“Those who live today remember those who do not. Those who know freedom remember today those who gave up life for freedom.” —Ronald Reagan, Nov…. Read More
Health CareAnalysis
What is the Pentagon trying to do with this new Ebola domestic response team? When called upon by other parts of the federal government (or… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The naming of Ron Klain as the new Ebola czar leaves me with a couple of questions. Do we need a “czar” at all? And… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A first case of Ebola has hit the United States, resulting in concerns and questions about containing the virus and keeping it out of the… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
Yesterday, it was announced that the first case of Ebola had occurred in the United States. How huge a difference does it make that we… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Obama has a discomfort with foreign policy and using American power. He doesn’t feel comfortable doing it and wishes the problems away. Unfortunately, in the case… Read More
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On Wednesday, President Obama addressed the nation concerning an uptick of action against the Islamic State, otherwise known as ISIS or ISIL. It was a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Obama “has to avoid the risk of talking about what he will not do and what America will not do,” says Steve Bucci, a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
ISIS is not just the terror group de jour. They are a hugely successful movement with an apocalyptic, nihilistic philosophy. When they say “convert, join… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
The decision by Gov. Jay Nixon, D-Mo., to deploy the National Guard to the troubled community of Ferguson has raised a lot of questions about… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In the last few days, the administration has made tentative steps to address the crisis in Iraq. After threatening not to release his hold on… Read More
SecurityCommentary
“[The Islamic State] has a great number of personnel that they’ve recruited, foreign fighters from Western European countries, some of which are in a visa-waiver… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Military expert Steven Bucci, director of the Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, takes your questions on the current situation in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
“I don’t think there’s any concern today at all about ebola coming in through the southern border.” Watch the full interview about what Americans should… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“They’ve had major riots, that have not just been anti-Israeli policy, but are blatantly anti-Jewish. … They’re predominantly the immigrant Muslim populations in Germany and… Read More
