A New National Narrative: Three Cheers for Hard Power
A fascinating paradox emerges from the news that U.S. Special Forces on Sunday killed terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden in a superbly well-planned and executed raid on his Pakistani compound. The...
View ArticleCross-Country Flag Parade To Honor & Remember 9/11
Many will quietly and somberly remember 9/11 on the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed over 3,000 Americans. Indiana resident Karen Hall will do it a bit more loudly, leading a...
View ArticleAmerica’s Complicated Relationship with Pakistan
The rioting in Afghanistan resulting from the inadvertent incineration of several copies of the Quran at a U.S. military library has hammered the home the need for cultural understanding in the context...
View ArticlePODCAST: Trial of Doctor Who Helped U.S. Locate bin Laden
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, listen to expert Lisa Curtis discuss the trial of Dr. Shakil Afridi, the doctor who helped the U.S. track down bin Laden and now faces 33 years in prison. Click here...
View ArticleAbu Ghaith Capture: Obtaining Valuable Intelligence Should Be the Priority
AFP/Newscom Various news sources in America and abroad are reporting that the United States has Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Salaiman Abu Ghaith, in custody. Abu Ghaith acted as an al-Qaeda spokesman,...
View ArticleSpecial Operations Forces Work to Increase Stability Around the World
Poulet Philippe/ABACA/Newscom A recent Washington Post op-ed asked the question, “[C]an the U.S. rely on SOF [Special Operations Forces] power?” As the U.S. withdraws from Afghanistan, and a...
View ArticleWith Growing National Security Threats, A New Counterterrorism Direction Is...
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom Later this week, President Obama will travel to the National Defense University (NDU) for a major policy address. Under massive pressure to address his...
View ArticleAl-Qaeda Hub: East Africa
People walk in front of the U.S embassy in Kigali, Rwanda (STEPHANIE AGLIETTI/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom) Four U.S. embassies in sub-Saharan Africa—in Burundi, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Rwanda—remain...
View ArticleU.S. Embassies Remain Closed: 5 Heritage Must-Reads on Counterterrorism
Newscom Twenty U.S. embassies and consulates remain closed throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Asia this week. The State Department says that “current information suggests that al-Qaida and...
View ArticleFighting New Terror Threats Requires Defining Them
Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom The way the U.S. President talks about terrorism matters. As chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Representative Michael McCaul (R–TX),...
View ArticlePakistan Threat Growing
Yesterday’s revelation in The Washington Post about the large portion of the U.S. intelligence budget going toward collection efforts on Pakistan is not surprising. What is surprising is that that the...
View ArticleBombing of Iranian Embassy in Lebanon: Blowback from Iran’s Former Friends
Newscom The twin suicide bombings that rocked the Iranian embassy in Lebanon on Tuesday underscore the rising Sunni Arab backlash against Iran’s Syria policy. The attack, which killed at least 25...
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