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Q&A: What You Need to Know About ISIS in Iraq
Four letters are topping headlines around the world: ISIS. Pinned at the center of the crisis in Iraq, it’s hard to read or watch the… Read More
InternationalSecurityAnalysis
The Iraq Meltdown: What Next?
The swift collapse of Iraqi security forces in northern Iraq in the face of an al-Qaeda-spearheaded Sunni insurgency is a disastrous setback for U.S. counterterrorism… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Iraq: Fall of Mosul Spells Disaster for U.S. Counterterrorism Policy
The sudden rout of Iraqi security forces in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, is a humiliating defeat for the Iraqi government, a severe blow to U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Suspend U.S. Aid to the Hamas-backed Palestinian Unity Government
President Obama’s Middle East policy continues to unravel with dangerous consequences for American national interests and those of its allies. On Monday, the Palestinian Islamist… Read More
Economic Freedom: Heritage’s 2014 Global Agenda
Last week, The Heritage Foundation’s Economic Freedom Task Force published its 2014 Global Agenda for Economic Freedom. In it the task force identifies obstacles to… Read More
Why Kerry Was Wrong to Rebuke Israel With ‘Apartheid’ Comment
Secretary of State John Kerry undiplomatically declared that Israel risks becoming “an apartheid state” if it fails to negotiate a peace agreement with the Palestinian… Read More
Palestinian Reconciliation Deal Derails Kerry’s Peace Efforts
The reconciliation agreement announced between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas on April 23 is a severe setback for peace prospects and a slap in… Read More
Iran Exploits Interim Nuclear Agreement to Undermine Sanctions
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is set to release a report indicating that Iran is fulfilling its commitments under the November interim agreement on… Read More
Iran: Nuclear Challenge Should Not Eclipse Concerns on Terrorism and Human Rights
The Heritage Foundation hosted a distinguished panel on Wednesday to discuss current affairs in Iran. The purpose of the event was to discuss not only… Read More
Al-Qaeda: ‘Spreading Like Wildfire’
Last week, a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee held a hearing provocatively titled “Is Al-Qaeda Winning?” The answers that the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade… Read More
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Iran’s New U.N. Ambassador Exploited American Hostages
While posing as a friendly and pragmatic reformer, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stuck a finger in the eye of Washington by appointing a diplomat… Read More
The Obama Administration Looks Weak by Considering Pollard as Bargaining Chip
According to The Washington Post, the Obama administration is considering releasing convicted spy Jonathan Pollard from a federal penitentiary, and using him as a bargaining… Read More
Israel Intercepts Missile Shipment from Iran as U.S. Shortchanges Missile Defense
Last week, Iran was once again caught red-handed shipping arms, including advanced rockets, to Gaza-based Palestinian terrorists. The Israeli navy intercepted the Klos-C, a Panamanian-flagged… Read More
Erdogan’s Turkey Goes Soft on Terrorism
There is mounting evidence that longtime U.S. ally Turkey has gone soft on terrorism since the rise to power of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan…. Read More
Iran Warships at U.S. Maritime Border: Threat or Theater?
Iran’s recent announcement that it is sending a “military fleet” to the United States’ maritime borders was accompanied by a threat from Iran’s senior naval… Read More
Success of Tunisia Matters to America
On February 7, Tunisia, the birthplace of the “Arab Spring,” celebrated the adoption of a new constitution that has been hailed as one of the… Read More
The Obama Administration’s Syria Policy Meltdown
Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that the Obama Administration’s policy on Syria was failing and needed to be changed, according to two Republican Senators…. Read More
Al-Qaeda Network a Danger on the Move, Panel Agrees
Who is the United States’ resurgent adversary in Iraq, and what do they want? A panel convened at The Heritage Foundation yesterday posed these and… Read More
Iran: More Sanctions Pressure Needed to Salvage an Acceptable Nuclear Deal
The Obama Administration, which signed an agreement with Iran on Saturday on how to implement its November 24 interim nuclear deal, is now seeking to… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Al-Qaeda Seeks American Recruits in Syria
Al-Qaeda forces in Syria are actively seeking recruits from Americans who have traveled there to fight or to assist opposition forces, according to U.S. officials… Read More
Al-Qaeda Resurges in Iraq
Al-Qaeda, which has surged in strength on both sides of the Iraq–Syria border, captured two important cities in western Iraq on Friday. The seizure of… Read More
U.S. Suspends Aid to Syrian Rebels as Islamists Seize Supplies
Washington has suspended nonlethal aid to Syrian rebels after Islamist militants seized warehouses containing U.S.-provided supplies close to the Turkish border, U.S. officials announced Wednesday…. Read More
Q&A on the Iran Nuclear Deal
James Phillips, Heritage’s Senior Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs, gives us his take on the latest deal with Iran. Will the interim agreement stop… Read More
The Obama Doctrine’s Misleading Rhetoric on Terrorism
Despite the Obama Administration’s narrative, the al-Qaeda network and its radical ideology pose an unbroken and significant danger to the United States homeland and its… Read More
Syria: Obama’s Policy Implosion
The White House has become increasingly defensive about the supposed benefits of its policy zigzags regarding the deepening crisis in Syria. Syria’s humanitarian crisis is… Read More
The Obama Doctrine: The Not So Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The state of U.S. foreign policy under President Obama resembles nothing so much as the mess surrounding Obamacare. This was the grim message of Thursday’s… Read More
Iran Gains Sanctions Relief from the Obama Administration
The Obama Administration, eagerly seeking a deal on Iran’s nuclear program, is now signaling that it will ease the sanctions that finally forced Tehran to… Read More
Peace Talks on Syria Collapse over Iran
The U.S. and Russia have failed to come to a peace talk date to diplomatically solve the crisis in Syria. The main point of contention… Read More
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U.S. Allies Voice Alarm over Obama’s Middle East Policies
Saudi Arabia and Israel, two key U.S. allies, have publicly challenged the Obama Administration’s Middle East policies this week and expressed alarm over the unraveling… Read More
The Beirut Bombing: 30th Anniversary of an Iranian Terrorist Plot
Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of an event that should jog memories about why Iran cannot be trusted to abide by its weak and disingenuous… Read More
