Giving the Russians More Information on the SM-3 Interceptor? Just Say No.
According to an article in The Washington Times, the Obama Administration is trying to make yet another concession to the Russians over the U.S. missile… Read More
The Cyber Chickens Start to Roost
On November 8, officials in Springfield, Illinois, discovered that cyber hackers had gained remote access to the city’s water utility. As The Washington Post reports,… Read More
Morning Bell: The Debate over Defense Spending
The U.S. military and America’s national security stands at the brink. This week, a congressional “super committee” was due to develop a plan to reduce… Read More
DEBATE PREP: Missile Defense Is Not Expendable
Ballistic missiles pose an increasing risk to the United States and its allies, particularly as more nations strive to acquire nuclear weapons. The once exclusive… Read More
Time to Take Old Ice-Breakers Out of the Game
Ice-breakers are an essential component of maritime and national security infrastructure. It is time to determine the fate of U.S. ice-breakers Polar Sea and Polar… Read More
The Administration’s Mixed Messages to Syria
U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford is home following an informal and indefinite recall. The Obama Administration cited concern for Ford’s personal safety as the… Read More
A Twisted View of Nuclear Parity
The United States should cut its nuclear weapons capabilities to contribute to deficit reduction, writes Michael O’Hanlon, director of research in foreign policy at the… Read More
New U.S.–Australia Military Arrangement Must Be Backed by Real Commitment
On November 16, President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced their intention to increase U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force training in… Read More
Online Chat on the Foreign Policy Debate
On Tuesday November 22, The Heritage Foundation will co-host a GOP primary debate on foreign policy and national security along with the American Enterprise Institute… Read More
DEBATE PREP: America the Cyber Sucker?
The scene from “Casablanca” says it all. “I’m shocked-shocked to find that gambling is going on in here,” Police Inspector Renault declares. Immediately, the croupier… Read More
Morning Bell: The Debate over the War in Afghanistan
The killing of Osama bin Laden was a hard-won victory for the United States, but the gains made in pursuit of that day of justice… Read More
Arab League Finally Takes Action Against Assad Regime
Facing mounting pressure, the Arab League called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to immediately cease the brutal hostilities against his people. By a near-unanimous vote,… Read More
Administration Sends Mixed Messages to Iraq
Last Thursday marked the closing of the 38th Baghdad International Trade Fair, an annual event intended to showcase international corporations to Iraqis and Iraqi corporations… Read More
Solar Flares Remind of Greater Dangers
Last Thursday, the earth experienced a powerful solar flare, one of the most powerful types of storms that the sun can create. According to NASA,… Read More
Morning Bell: The Fall of the USSR and the Debate over Russia
Twenty years ago, the world watched the Soviet Union fall. The regime that was “planted by bayonets,” as President Ronald Reagan once described it, did… Read More
Morning Bell: Honoring Veterans Day
Today, we at The Heritage Foundation are proud to honor Veterans Day by pausing to remember the men and women in uniform who serve this… Read More
Morning Bell: The Debate Over Iran
On November 22, Republican candidates will gather together in Washington, D.C., for a presidential debate presented by The Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute on CNN. The… Read More
SecurityNews
Draconian Defense Cuts Will Reduce Safety
There are many ways to balance a budget. Most of us, for example, spend 30 percent or more of our income on housing. Skipping mortgage… Read More
Suicide Blast in Somalia Raising Concerns at Home
Following a devastating suicide blast earlier in the week in Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu, leaders from the regional terror group al Shabaab issued a… Read More
Nuclear Weapons Worth More Than the U.S. Is Spending
A recent New York Times editorial is turning one of the significant nuclear weapons’ benefits for the U.S. national security on its head, charging that… Read More
Back-Door Amnesty? DHS’s Deportation Claims Questioned
On October 18, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director John Morton announced the removal of the largest number of illegal immigrants in the ICE… Read More
A Leaner, but Not Meaner, Military
The echo chamber of Washington is hard at work. The consensus is growing that the U.S. military will need to aim for a slimmer but… Read More
PODCAST: The Futures of Libya and Iraq
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, foreign policy expert James Carafano fills us in on the latest news throughout the Middle East. Click here to… Read More
Israel’s Significant Contribution to Missile Defense
In a recent paper published by the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Uzi Rubin, former head of Israel’s Missile Defense Organization, discusses the significant contribution… Read More
Russia’s African Expansion Boosted by New BRICS Stock Market
Russia is bemoaning the passing of Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi, an old friend and client of the Soviet Union and a reliable customer for Russian… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Iraq Failure
To hear President Barack Obama describe the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, you’d think it was a long-anticipated political victory, the fruition of a… Read More
Obama’s Middle East: Withdrawal from Iraq
The word is out that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year. While every American shares the conviction… Read More
U.S. Must Not Accept Russia’s Restrictions on Missile Defense
“The missile defense system we are establishing in Europe is not directed against Russia. We have said that publicly and privately, at many levels. We… Read More
Chairman Buck McKeon: Further Defense Cuts Don’t Make Any Sense
While America tries to reduce its debt and get its financial house in order, it should not take a penny more out of defense, argues… Read More
Perilous Times for Israel and U.S. in Defense
Last week was a dubious one for the world’s most advanced militaries. In the U.S., Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testified before the House Armed Service… Read More
