SecurityCommentary
The Black Regiment That Began an American Tradition
Shakespeare penned the iconic line, “Cry ‘Havoc!’ and let slip the dogs of war.” If that war is on history, it seems there’s a lot… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How You Can Celebrate Veterans Day the Right Way
“Word to the nation: Guard zealously your right to serve in the Armed Forces, for without them, there will be no other rights to guard.”… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Peace Through Strength Ensures Our Safety at Home
The America that we cherish and hope to pass on to the next generation depends on the promise that we have a military strong enough… Read More
SecurityCommentary
5 Things to Watch in Tracking the Future of ISIS
Almost as soon as it became clear that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was dead, the revisionism began about whether this was actually a good… Read More
SecurityFeature
US Troops Prepare to Fight in a Way That Looks More Like World War II
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany—Exactly 75 years and one week after the first American patrol crossed into Nazi Germany during World War II, hundreds of U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Is America’s Military Headed for a ‘Rocky’ Experience?
Movie sequels rarely top the original. But that doesn’t mean they can’t offer some useful real-world lessons. Take “Rocky III.” The film starts off with… Read More
SecurityNews
US Military Strength Rated ‘Marginal’ as China, Russia on Move
America’s military is stronger than before, but lacks the capacity to fight more than one war with a major power as adversaries such as China… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Al-Baghdadi’s Death a Reminder Freedom Isn’t Cheap
Only extreme partisans intent on denying President Donald Trump any credit for any success would be critical of the operation he ordered that resulted in… Read More
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Index of Military Strength Finds Preparedness to Defend Homeland, Win Wars ‘Marginal’
How prepared is the United States military to defend the American homeland, win wars abroad, and preserve freedom of commerce internationally? Marginally. “Marginal” is a… Read More
SecurityNews
Border Agents Save Thousand of Lives, Seize More Drugs and Guns
Customs and Border Protection officers rescued nearly 5,000 illegal immigrants from danger, while also greatly increasing the capture of illicit drugs and weapons smuggled into… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Window Closing for Nuke Talks With North Korea
North Korea and the United States gave strikingly different interpretations of the collapse of working-level denuclearization talks in Stockholm. Pyongyang characteristically took a maximalist approach,… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Announces ‘Permanent’ Cease-Fire, End to Sanctions on Turkey
President Donald Trump announced what he called a “permanent” cease-fire between Turkey and the Kurds, as well as the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Turkey…. Read More
SecurityAnalysis
How Trump Is Beating Activist Judges on Immigration
President Donald Trump was elected on a promise to secure the border, build the wall, and reform America’s immigration system. At every step, he’s faced… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
‘Gloves Are Off’ With Border Security Under Trump, Top Official Says
The Obama and Trump administrations couldn’t be further apart on the issue of border security and immigration. One man knows that from firsthand experience. Mark… Read More
SecurityNews
Pence: ‘Permanent’ Cease-Fire Achievable Between Turks and Kurds
Vice President Mike Pence expressed hope Tuesday night for a “permanent” cease-fire between Turkey and the Kurds after the five-day pause in hostilities in northeastern… Read More
SecurityNews
Ex-ICE Chief on Congress and Border Security: ‘They’ve Done Nothing’
If Mexico stops helping the United States halt illegal immigration, it could mean trouble on the heels of inaction by Congress, a former top U.S…. Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Ukraine Is Now Europe’s Bulwark Against Russian Aggression
KYIV, Ukraine—Thousands of Ukrainians marched through central Kyiv last week to celebrate the Day of the Defender, a holiday meant to honor the country’s veterans… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Syria Cease-Fire Should Avoid Needless Bloodshed
Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and national security adviser Robert O’Brien showed they know how to talk Turkey when they announced… Read More
SecurityNews
Dysfunctional Immigration Courts Cited for Growing Asylum Crisis
Blame for a rising backlog of immigration asylum claims at the southern border belongs with a dysfunctional system in which immigration judges don’t have the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Repair Backlog Illustrates Navy’s Readiness Challenge
A maintenance backlog that causes mission-critical vessels to face delayed repairs puts the U.S. Navy’s ability to project power globally at risk, and if not… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Weapons Displayed at China’s Military Parade Should Be a Wake-Up Call to US
China celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on Oct. 1 in typical fashion—with a military parade. Some of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In Trump Fact Check, CNN Fact-Checker Leaves Out …the Facts
CNN’s fact-checking unit reached out last week to The Heritage Foundation for analysis of President Donald Trump’s recent comments about the U.S. military’s munitions stockpile… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Forged by the Sea, and Centuries of Devotion to the American People
“The Navy has both a tradition and a future—and we look with pride and confidence in both directions.”—Adm. George Anderson, 1961 Sunday, Oct. 13, marks… Read More
SecurityCommentary
No, We’re Not Selling Out the Syrian Kurds. But We Should Mediate Their Conflict With Turkey.
Caught up in a conflict between long-standing NATO ally Turkey and a recently engaged Kurdish tactical partner in Syria, the Trump administration has accommodated the… Read More
SecurityNews
ICE Chief: Lawmakers Must Stop ‘Ugly Rhetoric’ and ‘Vilification’ of Immigration Agents
The chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement called out members of Congress for demonizing federal agents while not addressing relevant laws. “The safety and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
After a Lull, Islamist Terrorism in Europe Returns With a Vengeance
There’s lots of talk in Washington about the Islamic State and the Trump administration’s Syria policy. That’s an important discussion to have, but it’s only… Read More
SecurityNews
Ukrainians Protest Leader’s Olive Branch to Russia
KYIV, Ukraine—Protesters flocked to Kyiv’s central square, the Maidan, by the thousands Sunday to oppose Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s gambit to make a major concession… Read More
SecurityNews
Arrests at Border Total Nearly 1M in Past Year, Border Chief Says
The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection says that nearly 1 million “enforcement actions” took place on the southern border in the past fiscal… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Game of Drones: Coming to a Military Theater Near You
In light of the recent attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities and oil fields, more people are paying attention to the use of armed drones,… Read More
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Why Europe Refuses to Take Back Captured ISIS Fighters
When the caliphate of the Islamic State collapsed, its fighters scattered. Many ISIS terrorists ended up in camps being run by Syrian Kurds in northern Syria…. Read More
