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Syrian Crisis Threatens U.N. Peacekeepers
As the Syrian civil war escalates, it is increasingly spilling over Syria’s borders to threaten Syria’s neighbors and the long-established U.N. peacekeeping forces deployed along… Read More
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Arms Sale Responsibility Act: Proceed with Caution
The Arms Sale Responsibility Act (H.R. 599), introduced by Representative Raul Grijalva (D–AZ), contains a number of flaws that call for caution on the part… Read More
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United Nations: U.S. Should Get More Bang for Its Buck
Shouldn’t American foreign aid be aimed at nations that promote and support the initiatives and priorities of the United States in the United Nations? This… Read More
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No Sequestration for Chinese Military Spending
The Chinese yesterday announced new defense and internal security budgets. In keeping with the average double-digit annual increases of the past 20 years, Chinese military… Read More
Morning Bell: Why the Death of Hugo Chavez Matters
Tears streamed down the face of Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro yesterday as he announced that longtime Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez was dead. The news… Read More
John Kerry’s First Foreign Trip: Not Exactly a Roaring Success
Secretary of State John Kerry returns tomorrow to the United States after his first foreign trip as a member of the Obama Administration. It is… Read More
Taiwan Needs Japan as Much as It Needs the U.S.
Fostering the U.S.-Taiwan relationship is vital to U.S. relations with many of its allies in the Asia-Pacific region and will prove profitable for U.S. security… Read More
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Uniting Around the Constitution
Budget cutters, cultural conservatives, and national defense hawks ought to be able to rally around a common standard. But what is that standard? In order… Read More
A United States of Europe? Margaret Thatcher Lecture to Assess the Future of National Sovereignty in Europe
Twenty-five years ago, in her groundbreaking 1988 Bruges speech, Margaret Thatcher spoke against the rise of a supranational federal Europe, warning that to try to… Read More
Bangladesh Spring Turns Violent
At least 44 people have been killed in the past two days in protests in Bangladesh following the third conviction by a war crimes tribunal… Read More
U.S. Aid to Syrian Rebels Takes Congress by Surprise
On Thursday, at the Friends of Syria Conference in Rome, Secretary of State John Kerry abruptly reversed U.S. policy on Syria. Much to the surprise… Read More
John Kerry: Nation’s Top Diplomat, Not So Diplomatic
On his first international trip to Europe and the Middle East, John Kerry has been making headlines with his comments, which only reaffirm that his… Read More
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U.N. Alliance of Civilizations: Not Doing Much to Promote Tolerance
At the fifth Global Forum of the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) this week in Vienna, Austria, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated, “Just… Read More
Taiwan’s Role in America’s Pivot to Asia
The often overlooked relationship between the United States and Taiwan has never been more important. Effective economic and security cooperation between the United States and… Read More
Kerry: Diplomacy Is Hard Work
On Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry took off on his first foreign trip of the capitals of Western Europe and the Arab world. The… Read More
William F. Buckley Jr.: Remembering a Conservative Founder
For many, being “conservative” isn’t enough. No, people on the political right tend to subdivide into smaller groupings: neoconservative, fiscal conservative, social conservative, crunchy conservative… Read More
China vs. Japan: A Comparison on Economic Freedom
Japan and China are two of the economic powerhouses of East Asia. Japan far outpaces China in economic freedom, yet lags in economic growth. What… Read More
WATCH: House Conservatives Answer Your Questions
Rob Bluey of The Heritage Foundation will host Conversations with Conservatives today at 11:30 AM in Rayburn 2203 (also streaming online). Conversations with Conservatives is a… Read More
Italian Voters Reject the Ideal of “Ever Closer Union” in Europe
The recent Italian election results prove that Europeans are becoming fed up with the European Union. Stagnant growth, rising unemployment, and public dissatisfaction are threatening… Read More
Iran Nuclear Program Advances Amid Terrorism Reports
Iran defiantly continues to expand its uranium enrichment program despite international sanctions and multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions, according to a report from the International… Read More
On Washington’s Birthday, A Lesson in Self-Government
With the generic Presidents’ Day (the holiday is, legally, still officially Washington’s Birthday, not Presidents’ Day) behind us, it is time to celebrate the actual… Read More
Video: Coolidge Proves Limited Government a Winning Strategy
Can a politician advocate budget cuts and succeed? The answer is found in the politics of President Calvin Coolidge, a man whose persistence led to… Read More
Celebrating Coolidge: Champion of Budget Cuts, Tax Reductions
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste,” former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel famously said. Since then, the country has… Read More
Conservatives Must Woo Millennials
A new brand of politically active millennials is emerging in Missoula, Montana—and the ideology that they espouse may be a troubling sign for the future… Read More
Immigration Reform: Immigrants Earning Advanced Degrees
“We love it [in the United States],” Anurag Bajpayee told The Washington Post. He’s a 27-year-old from India who’s doing post-doctoral mechanical engineering work at… Read More
Russia: Putin Loyalist Going Down in Flames
Vladimir Pekhtin, chairman of the Duma Ethics Committee, hid undisclosed luxury properties in Florida valued at nearly $2 million while proclaiming his anti-American credentials, according… Read More
Burma Policy: Hope and Caution
“My advice to the U.S. government: Go slow and retain as much leverage as you can,” said Amnesty International’s Frank Jannuzi when speaking at a… Read More
Why Does Iran Endorse Chuck Hagel?
Just how diplomatic would former Senator Chuck Hagel (R–NE) be as Secretary of Defense? The fact that Iran backs Hagel’s nomination should give Senators pause…. Read More
Why Was an Iranian Official Found with Millions in Venezuelan Money?
On January 21, German authorities at Dusseldorf Airport discovered a check for 300 million bolivars (about $70 million) in the luggage of Tahmasb Mazaheri, Iran’s… Read More
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Frederick Douglass: America’s Valentine
Valentine’s Day is the perfect day to eat chocolate or dote on freshly delivered red roses. Oh, and to celebrate the 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass…. Read More
