SecurityAnalysis
The Heritage Foundation tracks Islamist terror plots and attacks since 9/11 and as the 14th anniversary of that fateful day approaches, it is important for… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Of the myriad of mind-blowing flaws contained in the Iran nuclear deal—a subject that has dominated the foreign policy debate across the country this summer—there’s… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Remember the Department of Veterans Affairs scandal in April, 2014 that exposed veterans had died as a result of waiting for healthcare? Veterans were placed… Read More
SecurityCommentary
North Dakota just legalized police drones to be outfitted with tasers, pepper spray, and other “non-lethal” weaponry. As the drone debate continues over right to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The debate about defense spending will likely reignite in September as Congress returns from recess and the end of the fiscal year draws near. Unfortunately,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The United States Navy has been shrinking for decades and is now at levels last seen in the 1930s. Politicians on both sides of the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Last week, two female Army officers and West Point graduates made history when they successfully passed Army Ranger School, known as one of the most… Read More
SecurityNews
Plagues, nuclear threats, an electromagnetic pulse attack. Each could knock the United States off the power grid. These potential disaster strikes can seem daunting. “The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The thwarted terrorist attack by three Americans on a Paris bound train last week exposed a flaw in terrorist tactics. Spreading fear with violence (the… Read More
SecurityNews
Winds of 127 mph ripped across Louisiana 10 years ago, leaving in its wake devastation of property, destruction of lives, and a death toll of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Recent news on the illicit access of the IRS’s systems, back in May, now shows almost three times as many accounts were accessed than originally… Read More
SecurityNews
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said this week President Barack Obama has “a great likelihood of success” in overcoming congressional opposition to his historic Iran nuclear deal…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced earlier this week that it would extend the contract between the U.S. and the Internet Corporation… Read More
SecurityNews
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, a key Democrat in the upper chamber, announced his opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran today, becoming the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Iran is the world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism. Americans agree it should not have a nuclear weapon. President Obama’s Iran deal does not… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak headline a list of science luminaries signing on to a letter demanding a universal ban on autonomous weapons…. Read More
SecurityNews
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer showed a “flash of statesmanship” when he decided to oppose President Obama’s nuclear weapons agreement with… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Few can say they’ve had the chance to view the al-Qaeda terrorists being held at Guantanamo Bay Detention Center in Cuba. I got the interesting… Read More
SecurityNews
The U.S. began its latest war in the Middle East one year ago this week, launching a military campaign against ISIS, a long-term battle against… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Congress took another major step in revitalizing the U.S. Coast Guard recently when the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee voted to provide funding for a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Onboard the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman earlier this month, the embedded Coast Guard team made waves. After spotting “suspicious packages in the water,” the U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Last week, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted a successful test of the new SM-6 interceptor. Over the course of several days off the coast… Read More
SecurityNews
President Obama compared congressional Republicans who reject his nuclear deal to Iranian hardliners who chant “death to America” during a speech selling the agreement with… Read More
SecurityNews
President Obama took a quick trip across D.C. Wednesday to sell his Iran nuclear deal in a speech at American University regarding what he called… Read More
SecurityCommentary
With every new terrorist attack, the inevitable question we all end up asking is “why didn’t anyone see it coming?” Even with the increased experience… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In early July, Bangladeshi police arrested a dozen members of al-Qaeda’s branch in the Indian subcontinent (AQIS). The arrests bring the emerging al-Qaeda threat in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State (IS), the Daesh—these are various… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The threat posed by Islamist terrorism continues to grow both at home and abroad, according to a panel of experts that met at The Heritage… Read More
SecurityNews
Not content with wreaking havoc on the Middle East, ISIS is bringing its terrorism to the West in general, the U.S. specifically and the U.S…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
The maxim that “personnel is policy” transcends partisan affiliations and political labels. Every president, including President Barack Obama, has the authority to staff federal agencies… Read More
