SecurityNews
In federal court hearings this week, a watchdog legal group keeps the heat on the State Department for answers about the exposure of classified information… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Soviet Union did not free the world of tyranny in World War II. It merely helped defeat one evil while ruthlessly attempting to supplant… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The United States on Sept. 24 announced a new set of arms sales to Taiwan. Valued at $330 million, this sale comprises mainly spare parts… Read More
SecurityNews
Former Secretary of State John Kerry’s secret negotiations to try to preserve the Iran nuclear deal went well beyond what most past secretaries of state… Read More
InternationalCommentary
If you were debating the arms trade, what would you want to talk about? Iran’s support for the Houthi rebels in Yemen? China’s sale of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Nations who are party to the Arms Trade Treaty are holding their fourth annual meeting this week in Tokyo, Japan. I’m attending the meeting as… Read More
SecurityNews
The first round of U.S. sanctions on Iran go into effect Tuesday, with another, more stinging round set to hit in November—reimposing restrictions that were… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Last week, The Washington Post published an op-ed headlined “It’s not wrong to compare Trump’s America to the Holocaust.” As with similar examples of this… Read More
SecurityNews
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that “it should have been obvious” what he meant during a press conference in Helsinki, asserting he believes the conclusion… Read More
SecurityNews
Conservative lawmakers say President Donald Trump’s strong actions, rather than his ill-chosen words, should speak to his foreign policy strategy for Russia. “All of the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
On July 16, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for their first formal bilateral summit in Helsinki, Finland. Expectations should be… Read More
SecurityCommentary
With the 2018 NATO summit just weeks away, American policymakers are seeking ways to strengthen ties to good friends and allies while giving the U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
On Sunday, protests spontaneously erupted in Tehran, Iran’s capital, as cellphone shop owners shut down their shops and demonstrated against the plummeting value of Iran’s… Read More
InternationalCommentary
On June 26, The Heritage Foundation will hold an event on “Prospects for Reform of U.S. Foreign Aid,” where leading conservative economic development experts, including… Read More
SecurityNews
Amid intense attention to the historic meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, optimists and skeptics alike have questions about… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Faith Ryan Whittlesey, a top aide to President Ronald Reagan and a two-time ambassador to Switzerland, died May 21 at age 79. As Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James reminded us, Whittlesey “leaves… Read More
SecurityNews
Days ahead of a historic meeting in Singapore, President Donald Trump said that if his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is successful,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
If war is the continuation of diplomacy by other means, public diplomacy is a theater where states use ideas instead of ordnance. But in this… Read More
SecurityNews
While North Korea remains unpredictable, lawmakers and foreign policy experts see a narrow way forward after President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled a planned summit… Read More
SecurityNews
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave Iran’s government an ultimatum and its people an assurance Monday in laying out the Trump administration’s agenda after pulling… Read More
SecurityNews
President Donald Trump, without saying he would pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, said Monday that he is open to signing a better agreement… Read More
InternationalCommentary
When the Trumps visited Paris last June to celebrate Bastille Day at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, they were honored in quintessentially French grandeur…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
“I have a secret and dangerous mission. Send me a West Point football player.” So, Gen. George C. Marshall, America’s architect of victory in World… Read More
SecurityNews
President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un may appear to be a breakthrough between two leaders who openly talked about… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
CIA Director Mike Pompeo is the president’s choice to be the next secretary of state. Nile Gardiner, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Freedom… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The president’s decision to nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the next secretary of state is wise and timely. Pompeo grasps the complex nuances of… Read More
InternationalNews
At least 26 countries have expelled Russian citizens in retaliation for Russia’s alleged involvement in a nerve agent attack against a former double agent and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is an ambitious young man in a hurry who is trying to reform his own country and secure the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The announcement of Mike Pompeo as the next secretary of state, subject to Senate confirmation, sends a firm signal that the Trump presidency is committed… Read More
