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Ammunition Containing Depleted Uranium Isn’t a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Mr. Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the United Kingdom of escalating the conflict in Ukraine by sending anti-tank rounds containing depleted uranium to Kyiv to defend itself against Moscow’s year-old invasion. In Moscow this week, Putin reportedly said, “If all this happens, Russia will have to respond accordingly, given that the West collectively is already…Peter Brookes -
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Biden’s Job Is Running US, Not Israel
Widely reported in the press is that President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express his concern about judicial reforms that are currently being considered in Israel. We must wonder why Biden, who demonstrably cannot run our own country, feels behooved to tell others, particularly one as successful as Israel, how to…Star Parker -
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Russia Helping China Speed Up Its Nuclear Buildup. US Unprepared to Counter It.
Policymakers are increasingly concerned about evidence of increasing cooperation between the United States’ two greatest adversaries, Russia and China. While recent discussion has focused on China providing Russia with lethal aid to support its aggression in Ukraine, a potentially more dangerous element to this budding relationship has just come into public view: Russian support for China’s…Jack Kraemer -
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North Korea Signals More Provocations, Tensions
North Korea has issued a series of truculent missives warning of dire, though unspecified, military actions in an attempt to intimidate the U.S. and its allies into canceling planned military exercises. Pyongyang responded strongly last year when Washington and Seoul restored large-scale military exercises and resumed deployment of nuclear-capable strategic assets after a four-year hiatus….Bruce Klingner -
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6 Takeaways From China’s National People’s Congress
The People’s Republic of China wrapped up its annual National People’s Congress session on Monday as tensions remain high between Beijing and Washington. “China’s legislature meets for one or two weeks each spring to outline the nation’s policy direction and set economic targets for the year ahead,” Michael Cunningham, a research fellow in The Heritage…Samantha Aschieris -
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McFarland Explains How China Benefits From Russia-Ukraine War
OXON HILL, Md.—A leading national security expert is weighing in on how the Chinese Communist Party is exploiting the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. “It’s a good question, because who wins the war against Russia, Ukraine? Who wins the war against NATO, the West, and Russia? China wins this war, because they let us…Samantha Aschieris -
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Archives Lawyer Won’t Say Who Blocked Statement on Biden Classified Documents
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, wanted to know who blocked release of an official statement from the National Archives and Records Administration about classified documents discovered in a Washington office used by Joe Biden before he became president. “I’m not talking about communications outside NARA,” Jordan said during a newly disclosed interview with Gary Stern, general…Fred Lucas -
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Americans Aren’t Nearly Worried Enough About China, This Expert Says
China has an enormous influence on Americans today, punishing those who oppose the communist regime and rewarding those who support it, author and China expert Michael Pillsbury says on the latest episode of “The Kevin Roberts Show.” “This is the Chinese influence strategy toward the United States,” Pillsbury tells the show’s host, Heritage Foundation President…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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A Year After Russia Invaded Ukraine, What Does This War Teach Us?
After the one-year anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine—and what a horrible “anniversary” to mark—it would be irresponsible not to take stock of what this war has to say about America’s preparedness, resiliency, awareness, and willingness to defend the things we say are important. In the most basic sense, the war in Ukraine is…Dakota Wood -
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China Openly Infiltrates Our Political System, and America’s Media Doesn’t Seem to Care
The American media has been liberal for decades, but the utter disregard for the truth that pervades much of the reporting today is something new. With all the alarm over misinformation on the Right, little attention has been paid to the much broader form of misinformation that dominant corporate media perpetrates today. One of the…Neil Patel -
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Chinese Defense Spending Rises 7.2% to $225 Billion, but Data Gaps Indicate It’s Higher Than That
As its annual National People’s Congress gets under way this week, China has announced a 7.2% increase in military spending for 2023. That comes amid rising tensions over Taiwan and as part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s goal of achieving a world-class military that is fully “mechanized & informationized” by 2027. China will be boosting…Wilson Beaver -
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China’s Xi Set to Consolidate Control as Legislature Convenes
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to increase his already unassailable power after his country’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress, convenes Sunday. The gathering represents the most important political event in Beijing since October’s National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, held every five years, which saw Xi consolidate his control over the party…Michael Cunningham -
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Why US Should Roll Out Red Carpet for South Korean President
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to Washington in late April will provide an opportunity for the U.S. to affirm and strengthen its bilateral relationship with an important ally. The Biden administration should receive Yoon with all the trappings of a state visit, the highest-level visit by a head of state, and Congress should…Bruce Klingner -
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Biden Is Confused About Who Can Get Pregnant, Women’s History Month Proclamation Shows
President Joe Biden claims women need abortion to be successful in his 2023 Women’s History Month Proclamation. “[D]espite significant progress, women and girls continue to face systemic barriers to full and equal participation in our economy and society,” Biden’s proclamation, released Feb. 28, reads. “Last year, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping away a constitutional…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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China Has Cornered the Market on a Vital Resource as US Loses Ground: Expert Sounds the Alarm
An energy expert is sounding the alarm over the Chinese Communist Party’s dominance of African minerals. “It’s such an important topic because President [Joe] Biden and the governor of California, Gov. [Gavin] Newsom, have the goal of having all new vehicle sales in the United States battery-powered electric by 2035. So if we’re going to…Samantha Aschieris -
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Rogue Prosecutor Steve Descano Drops Case Against Criminal Who Crashed Car Into Family’s Minivan
It was only a matter of time until reality caught up with rogue prosecutor Steve Descano, the commonwealth’s attorney in Fairfax County, Virginia, whose election was backed by liberal financier George Soros. We warned readers two years ago that Descano’s pro-criminal, anti-victim policies were going to destabilize the safety and security of Fairfax County,…Cully Stimson -
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Something Worse Likely After Ukraine War
The Ukraine mess is daily looking more like the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939, a meat grinder that took 500,000 lives. That three-year conflict became a savage proxy war and prelude for the belligerents of World War II. Now, a year after Russia’s invasion, the Ukraine battlefield is proving to be a similar…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Heritage Scholar Reveals ‘Unusual’ Aspect of China Move on Anniversary of Russia’s Ukraine Invasion
Friday, Feb. 24, marks one year since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, which has cost hundreds of thousands of lives. Ahead of the one-year anniversary, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi. Dakota Wood, a senior research fellow in defense programs at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for National Defense, says…Samantha Aschieris -
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A Greater Paraguay-Taiwan Relationship Matters to America in Holding Back China
“Nowadays our countries are much more than friends; they are partners and strategic allies that share values and the same vision to create a peaceful, democratic, and sustainable world.” These are the succinct words of President Mario Abdo Benítez of the Republic of Paraguay, who is currently leading a delegation to Taiwan on a five-day…Anthony B. Kim -
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2 Inconvenient Questions About San Francisco’s Crazy Slavery Reparations Scheme: Who Would Collect? Who Would Pay?
If you consider San Francisco mighty generous for proposing to pay black residents $5 million each in slavery reparations, then you are a coldhearted cheapskate. In fact, one local leader dismisses that hefty sum as “very minuscule.” “I don’t think you can put a figure to taking someone from their country, raping and pillaging their…Deroy Murdock