Slashing Defense Budget Puts Nation at Increased Risk
Heritage’s James Carafano recently wrote that President Obama’s proposed defense cuts are tantamount to a gift to America’s enemies. These cuts reduce America’s military capabilities… Read More
Defense Report Gets Failing Grade
America’s military is witnessing yet another attempt to recast the negative impact of massive defense cuts, this time in a report by the Council on… Read More
How to Grade a “Hollow” Military
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) recently delivered a new report, “A Historical Perspective on ‘Hollow Forces.’” It is cold comfort to those who are really… Read More
Defending Defense: FY 2013 Budget Based on Wishful Thinking, Not Reality
The Department of Defense’s recently released budget is based on a hope that the international environment has structurally changed and that the United States will… Read More
Morning Bell: A Slashed and Burned Military
The future is not bright for the U.S. military. Yesterday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave America a glimpse of the half-trillion dollars in defense spending… Read More
The Ideology of Isolationism
Supporters of Ron Paul have re-launched an old ad promoting the old idea of American isolationism. “We now are a nation known to start war,”… Read More
Obama’s New Defense Strategy Leaves America Less Safe
President Obama’s new national defense strategy is a budget-driven exercise masquerading as a strategic plan, writes Heritage’s Kim Holmes, former Assistant Secretary of State, in… Read More
Chart of the Week: Defense Spending Throughout U.S. History
President Obama visited the Pentagon on Thursday to outline his plan for gutting our nation’s military. Obama’s vision makes America more vulnerable to foreign threats… Read More
America Safer Under Obama? Not a Chance.
Yesterday at the Pentagon, President Obama offered up his revisionist view of the past three years of history in order to make the claim that… Read More
Infographic: Our Military’s Dangerous Course
The U.S. military is on a dangerous course. Under the projected defense spending caps brought on by the Budget Control Act of 2011, funding for modernizing… Read More
LawNews
The Trial of Alleged Wikileaks Informant Bradley Manning
Bradley Manning, the Army private who allegedly leaked classified information to WikiLeaks, starts his trial process today with an Article 32 hearing at Fort Meade… Read More
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Chart of the Week: Defense Spending Dwindles Under Obama
The Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute host a Republican presidential debate on CNN this Tuesday at 8 p.m. on the subjects of foreign policy… Read More
New U.S.–Australia Military Arrangement Must Be Backed by Real Commitment
On November 16, President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced their intention to increase U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force training in… Read More
Reforming the Military Health Care System
A number of military and veterans groups are expressing concern over a letter that Senator John McCain (R–AZ) has sent to members of the congressional… Read More
Morning Bell: Honoring Veterans Day
Today, we at The Heritage Foundation are proud to honor Veterans Day by pausing to remember the men and women in uniform who serve this… Read More
A Leaner, but Not Meaner, Military
The echo chamber of Washington is hard at work. The consensus is growing that the U.S. military will need to aim for a slimmer but… Read More
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Gutting the Military
In his straightforward and scathing piece for today’s New York Post, Heritage senior fellow Peter Brookes discussed the devastating impact a sequestration of the defense… Read More
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Veterans’ Groups Win Right to Religious Freedom
Last week, a federal judge approved a settlement agreement that will help ensure that religious freedom is respected at the Houston National Cemetery and other… Read More
Will the Next Generation of Fighters Fly?
When it comes to the Pentagon’s acquisition process, the devil is in the details. Some details, however, can have deadly consequences for men and women… Read More
Remembering 9/11: Rep. Mike Pence — From Tragedy to Triumph
This is a guest post by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) for our special blog series on 9/11. Like every American, I will never forget where… Read More
Live Online Chat on Homeland Security
Please join us today at 3 PM ET for a live chat on Homeland Security 4.0. We will be joined by Dr. James J. Carafano… Read More
Learning from Libya
The debate over whether the U.S. should have intervened in Libya and how things will ultimately turn out in the troubled country will linger for… Read More
Rolling in the Deep: Our Talented Armed Forces
We’re proud to share with you video of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angie Johnson and the band Sidewinder performing a cover of Adele’s “Rolling in… Read More
‘Fight Fight, Talk Talk’: China’s Model for Military-to-Military Relations
On the same day, we have two arguments presented about whether to increase military-to-military engagement of the Chinese military, also known as the People’s Liberation… Read More
Standing at the Precipice: U.S. Military Readiness Set to Go Off a Cliff
Hoping to reverse the trend of “enormous [defense] cuts” ahead, House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee chairman J. Randy Forbes (R–VA) held a hearing on the… Read More
Reid’s Sleight-of-Hand Debt Ceiling Plan Guts Military
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) introduced legislation to raise the debt ceiling this week. In evaluating his plans for future government spending, it becomes… Read More
Washington in a Flash: Will Congress Cut, Cap and Balance?
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) visits Heritage today for The Bloggers Briefing. He will be discussing his new book, “The Great American Awakening: Two Years That… Read More
Americans Don’t Fear Defense Cuts? They’re Wrong.
New polling data from Rasmussen Reports shows that 48 percent of Americans think that the United States can make major cuts in defense spending without… Read More
What Obama Doesn’t Know about Defense Spending
In yesterday’s “Twitter Town Hall,” President Barack Obama demonstrated yet again his failure to understand the size of the defense budget—as well as his desire… Read More
VIDEO: Gary Sinise Says 9/11 Inspired Him to Support America’s Military
Gary Sinise is best known for his role as Lt. Dan Taylor in the 1994 blockbuster movie “Forrest Gump.” It earned him an Oscar nomination… Read More
