InternationalCommentary
Iran’s Deal or No Deal
If they are taking odds in Vegas, bet on not getting a P5+1 deal with Iran over its nuclear program. The sides have an option… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Hamas’s Last Stand
USA Today reports that “[t]he Israeli military announced a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip late Thursday after 10 days of fighting between Israel and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The U.S. Must Do Everything Possible to Undermine Hamas
Hamas starts wars it knows it can’t finish. It also knows full well that wars in a very small place put innocents at risk. And… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Q & A: What Is This Iron Dome That Is Protecting Israel From Hamas Rockets?
As Hamas launches rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel, casualties are kept at a minimum thanks to Israel’s superior air defense system. In the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Congress Must Ask Obama: Why Doesn’t Your Administration Cut U.S. Aid to the Palestinian Authority?
Considering its participation in the new Palestinian unity government, Hamas’ rocket attacks on Israel should lead the U.S. to cut the hundreds of millions in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Obama Administration’s Wake-up Call in Iraq
Clearly, ISIS was not in the plan. The Obama Administration was caught flat-footed by the triumph of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in… Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: Where It’s Not ‘Too Late’ for U.S. Aims in Iraq
With the rapid advance in Iraq of the deadly terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), political leaders and policy… Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: How the Crisis in Iraq Puts Americans at Risk of Terrorism
Less than three years after U.S. troops left Iraq, political leaders and policy analysts are wrestling with how to respond to the growing turmoil there…. Read More
SecurityNews
Q&A: What You Need to Know About Benghazi Suspect’s Terror Group
As the vicious Islamist group ISIS upended the status quo in Iraq, another terrorist network — Ansar al-Sharia — broke into the headlines. Although relatively… Read More
SecurityNews
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
News
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
