SecurityCommentary
The House Appropriations Committee approved its fiscal year 2021 funding bill for the Department of Defense on July 14 on a straight party-line vote of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The House Armed Services Committee last week unanimously approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, with all 56 members who were present voting… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This article is part of a series on the importance of achieving peace through strength and keeping U.S. national security strong. Both long have been… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This is an article in a series on the importance of achieving peace through strength and keeping U.S. national security strong. Both long have been… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., was the first female Air Force pilot to fly in combat and to command a fighter squadron. McSally joins “Problematic Women”… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This is one in a series on the importance of achieving peace through strength and keeping U.S. national security strong. Both long have been Heritage Foundation… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This is one in a series on the importance of achieving peace through strength and keeping U.S. national security strong. Both long have been Heritage… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This piece is part of a series on the importance of achieving peace through strength and a strong national security for the United States. Both… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This is part of a series on the importance of U.S. national security and achieving peace through strength. Both long have been Heritage Foundation principles… Read More
EducationCommentary
America’s service members long have been concerned about the lack of access to effective schools for their children. In fact, more than a third of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Korea is known as the “Land of the Morning Calm.” But on June 25, 70 years ago, North Korea shattered that tranquility by unleashing a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
President Donald Trump announced this week that he plans to reduce the number of U.S. soldiers in Germany by 9,500—roughly 28% of the force currently… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In an effort to contain the coronavirus, many governors are relying on emergency powers to issue orders requiring self-quarantining, restricting business activity, banning gatherings, and limiting… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Senate Armed Services Committee last week passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021. The bill passed by a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday announcing sanctions on individuals “directly engaged in any effort by the [International Criminal Court] to investigate, arrest,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
June 14 marks the 245th birthday of the U.S. Army. Born even before the Declaration of Independence was written in 1776, the Army marks its… Read More
SecurityCommentary
You know you’re doing the right thing when your enemies condemn you. When President George W. Bush 13 years ago on June 12, 2007, dedicated… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Unconfirmed news reports say the Trump administration is considering the withdrawal of 9,500 troops from Germany. If true, that would not be a prudent decision,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Our listeners are likely to know well of Gens. George Patton, David, Patraeus, and Dwight Eisenhower. But what about the patient general whose strategy led… Read More
SecurityNews
Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., on Friday ordered National Guard troops, who were in the nation’s capital to quell civil unrest and looting,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Anyone who has spent time working on the issues of safeguarding our homes from terrorists, hurricanes, and plagues understands the public safety challenge facing local… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In compliance with the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, the Trump administration last week released the United States Strategic Approach to the People’s Republic of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The civil unrest and protests taking place in many American cities—Minneapolis; Washington D.C.; New York City; Los Angeles; and elsewhere—in some cases have become riots… Read More
SocietyNews
On Friday morning, Minneapolis looked more like a war zone than an American Midwestern city. The death of George Floyd, an African American man, has… Read More
SecurityCommentary
When making foreign policy decisions, one must be careful not to view the world prescriptively (the way we want it to be), but rather to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
To the horror of some arms-control advocates, the Trump administration recently announced its long-considered decision to withdraw from the 1992 Treaty on Open Skies (OST). Despite the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This Memorial Day, during the time of COVID-19, will be different from all others. Many cemeteries likely will have new restrictions, making it more difficult… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Navy last week entered the Barents Sea in international waters off the coast of Russia. It was the first time a U.S. surface ship… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
If “the American dream” describes overcoming the challenges of a difficult childhood; serving in the armed forces; having the financial freedom to support not only… Read More
SecurityNews
President Donald Trump will cut the federal government’s retirement fund investments in Chinese equities, according to a Monday letter obtained by Fox Business. The White House does… Read More
