SecurityCommentary
A Shrinking Fleet and Slower Shipyards are Forcing Unsustainable Deployments for the US Navy
Since the end of the Cold War, for 30 years, the U.S. Navy has sustained a third of its fleet deployed on the backs of… Read More
SecurityNews
State of Alaska Under Biden vs. Trump
MIAMI—The Biden administration was “violently determined” to block the development and extraction of resources in Alaska, but that has changed since President Donald Trump returned… Read More
US Investment in the Caribbean as a National Security Priority
The Caribbean is one of the most strategically important waterways in the world and serves as the U.S.’ third border, with both the benefits and… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Decoupling From China on Critical Minerals Must Be a National Security Priority
Africa is home to some of the largest reserves of critical and rare earth minerals in the world, yet 90% of critical mineral processing is… Read More
SecurityNews
Lawmakers Look to Ensure Military Is Prepared for Long-Term Threats
As Operation Epic Fury continues against Iran, elected officials and national security experts gathered at The Heritage Foundation to discuss what needs to be done… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Foreign Adversaries and America’s Classrooms
As the United States engages in kinetic operations against Iranian targets in the Middle East, there are legitimate worries about terrorist activity here at home…. Read More
SecurityNews
Names of Fallen US Soldiers Released
The Pentagon has released names of service members killed so far during Operation Epic Fury. “It’s with profound sadness and gratitude that I share the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Next Steps for the US-Guyana Strategic Partnership
For over 100 years tensions have flared between Venezuela and Guyana concerning the Essequibo region. But with the capture of Nicolas Maduro, a rare opportunity… Read More
SecurityNews
US Embassies in Middle East Targeted by Drones, Mobs
Two Iranian drones struck the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, resulting in a limited fire and minor damage to the building, according to Reuters…. Read More
PoliticsNews
‘We Are Going After the Rest’: Trump Gives Big Update on Iran Strike by the Numbers
By afternoon Sunday, the U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran sunk nine Iranian ships and took out dozens of Iranian leaders, President Donald Trump announced. … Read More
SecurityNews
Hegseth Pronounces ‘Weakness’ and ‘Wokeness’ Dead in US Military
CAMDEN, Ark.—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth toured key weapons manufacturing facilities on Friday and delivered a message of U.S. military “dominance” as a military operation… Read More
InternationalPoliticsCommentary
Rubio Demands UN Reckoning as US Reasserts Sovereignty
Much has been said about Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s landmark speech at the Munich Security Conference last week. It was a confident and unapologetic… Read More
SecurityNews
‘Serious’ Talks Between US and Iran End With No Deal Announced
Negotiations between representatives of the United States and Iran concluded without a nuclear deal on Thursday, with another round of talks scheduled for next week…. Read More
SecurityNews
US and Iran Hold Third Round of Negotiations, but There’s a ‘Big Problem’
Before representatives from the United States and Iran engaged in a third round of nuclear negotiations in Geneva on Thursday, Secretary of State of Marco… Read More
SecurityNews
Are Negotiations Destined to Fail After Iran Accuses US of ‘Big Lies’?
The Trump administration is employing “Nazi” propaganda tactics to spread “big lies” about the Iranian regime, a senior Iranian official claimed one day before scheduled… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Trump’s SOTU: Celebrating America and Its Heroes
America has much to be proud of and many heroes to be thankful for. President Donald Trump took the opportunity during his State of the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Time for Denmark and the United States to Secure Greenland
The recent discussions around Greenlandic security—and the possible acquisition of Greenland by the United States—has brought the issue of Chinese and Russian threats to the… Read More
SecurityNews
Why the El Paso Airport Closed Temporarily
The El Paso airport was closed temporarily and reopened on Wednesday morning due to a drone incursion from Mexican cartels. “Mexican cartel drones breached U.S…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Xi’s Message to Trump on Taiwan
China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump to use “extreme caution” regarding arms sales to Taiwan, in a phone call between the two leaders. Taiwan was one of more than half… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Canada Should Warm to Trump’s Arctic Plans
President Donald Trump’s Arctic strategy has been 500 years in the making. When Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic in 1492, he intended to… Read More
SecurityNews
What We Know of the Rumored ‘Sonic Weapon’ in Maduro Capture
Use of a “sonic weapon” in the overnight capture of a country’s leader might sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but experts… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump: Outline for Deal Reached Over Greenland
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he had a “framework” of a deal with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization over the future of Greenland…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Rebukes Canada’s Mark Carney at Davos
President Donald Trump rebuked Canada before a meeting of global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “Canada gets a lot of freebies… Read More
SecurityNews
AI Wargame Points to Catastrophe for US
Heritage Foundation researchers harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to argue in a new report that the U.S. is not prepared for a war with… Read More
InternationalNews
Johnson Looks to ‘Calm the Waters’ in UK as Tensions in Transatlantic Alliance Rise
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., addressed the United Kingdom Parliament Tuesday morning as President Donald Trump challenges Britain’s policies toward Greenland and the Chagos Islands…. Read More
InternationalNews
Trump Floats Tariff for Countries Against US Acquisition of Greenland as Congressional Delegation Travels to Denmark
President Donald Trump has his eyes set on Greenland and may tariff countries opposed to the US acquisition of the island. But Congress is skeptical of Trump’s designs for… Read More
SecurityNews
‘No Idea’ of Threat Posed by Afghan Parole Program, Senator Warns
The U.S. has “no idea” of the possible threat posed by some Afghan nationals admitted to the U.S. during the Biden administration, according to Sen. Josh Hawley. About 200,000… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The UK’s War on X and Free Speech
Free speech is dying in much of Europe and in the so-called free world. The United Kingdom recently announced its intentions to fine or even ban X,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Europe Needs to Calm Down About Greenland
Is the United States about to invade Greenland? If you listen to EU politicians and much of the U.S. legacy media, and actually take them seriously,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
At Long Last, Washington Remembers Its Own Neighborhood
At the dawn of the new year, the most important foreign-policy debate facing the United States isn’t unfolding in Ukraine or the Middle East. It’s… Read More
