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WebMemo posted July 21, 2011 by Mackenzie Eaglen Slashing Defense Makes America Less Safe While Allowing Politicians to Kick the Can down the Road on Entitlement Reform
Today, America is asking its military to do more than ever before. In the past 24 months alone, U.S. military forces have conducted their 10th year of combat operations in Afghanistan, wound down operations in Iraq, started a new no-fly zone in Libya, dramatically escalated counterterrorism operations in Yemen, maintained…
Report on June 7, 2011 Defending Defense: Ten Questions on the Future of U.S. Defense Spending Priorities for Secretary of Defense Nominee Leon Panetta
A joint project of American Enterprise Institute, Foreign Policy Initiative, and The Heritage Foundation Background The Obama administration has requested that Congress provide $553 billion for the Defense Department’s base budget in FY 2012—$13 billion less than…
White Paper posted January 27, 2010 by Mackenzie Eaglen The State of the U.S. Military
Overview The U.S. government’s primary job is to provide for the common defense. The most important element to protecting vital national interests is the U.S. military, which reinforces America’s diplomatic initiatives, acts to deter threats, and, when necessary, fights and…
Backgrounder posted June 19, 2008 by John Tkacik, Jr. Taiwan's "Unsettled" International Status: Preserving U.S. Options in the Pacific
Ma Ying-jeou, inaugurated as Taiwan's new president on May 20, 2008, has pledged to strengthen Taiwan's economic and political relationships with China. At the same time, he has good reason to preserve Taiwan's separate identity, and the U.S. has good reason to support him. Taiwan is one of…
Play Movie Video Recorded on December 19, 2007 John Tkacik on China's Purchases
John Tkacik explains how the Chinese government is investing in high technology on CNN. …
Center for Data Analysis Report posted November 7, 2005 by Tim Kane, Ph.D. Who Bears the Burden? Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Recruits Before and After 9/11
A few Members of Congress, motivated by American combat in the Middle East, have called for the reinstatement of a compulsory military draft. The case for coercing young citizens to join the military is supposedly based on social justice?that all should serve?and…
Lecture posted May 5, 2004 by The Honorable Frank Williams Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties in Wartime
This month, several individuals detained as "enemy combatants" will make their appeals for freedom to the highest court in the land. Perhaps now, more than any other time in recent memory, the eyes of the world are intensely focused…

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Center for Data Analysis Report posted November 7, 2005 by Tim Kane, Ph.D. Who Bears the Burden? Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Recruits Before and After 9/11
A few Members of Congress, motivated by American combat in the Middle East, have called for the reinstatement of a compulsory military draft. The case for coercing young citizens to join the military is supposedly based on social justice?that all should serve?and…
Lecture posted May 5, 2004 by The Honorable Frank Williams Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties in Wartime
This month, several individuals detained as "enemy combatants" will make their appeals for freedom to the highest court in the land. Perhaps now, more than any other time in recent memory, the eyes of the world are intensely focused…
Report on June 7, 2011 Defending Defense: Ten Questions on the Future of U.S. Defense Spending Priorities for Secretary of Defense Nominee Leon Panetta
A joint project of American Enterprise Institute, Foreign Policy Initiative, and The Heritage Foundation Background The Obama administration has requested that Congress provide $553 billion for the Defense Department’s base budget in FY 2012—$13 billion less than…
White Paper posted January 27, 2010 by Mackenzie Eaglen The State of the U.S. Military
Overview The U.S. government’s primary job is to provide for the common defense. The most important element to protecting vital national interests is the U.S. military, which reinforces America’s diplomatic initiatives, acts to deter threats, and, when necessary, fights and…
WebMemo posted July 21, 2011 by Mackenzie Eaglen Slashing Defense Makes America Less Safe While Allowing Politicians to Kick the Can down the Road on Entitlement Reform
Today, America is asking its military to do more than ever before. In the past 24 months alone, U.S. military forces have conducted their 10th year of combat operations in Afghanistan, wound down operations in Iraq, started a new no-fly zone in Libya, dramatically escalated counterterrorism operations in Yemen, maintained…
Backgrounder posted June 19, 2008 by John Tkacik, Jr. Taiwan's "Unsettled" International Status: Preserving U.S. Options in the Pacific
Ma Ying-jeou, inaugurated as Taiwan's new president on May 20, 2008, has pledged to strengthen Taiwan's economic and political relationships with China. At the same time, he has good reason to preserve Taiwan's separate identity, and the U.S. has good reason to support him. Taiwan is one of…

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WebMemo posted July 21, 2011 by Mackenzie Eaglen Slashing Defense Makes America Less Safe While Allowing Politicians to Kick the Can down the Road on Entitlement Reform
Today, America is asking its military to do more than ever before. In the past 24 months alone, U.S. military forces have conducted their 10th year of combat operations in Afghanistan, wound down operations in Iraq, started a new no-fly zone in Libya, dramatically escalated counterterrorism operations in Yemen, maintained…
Report on June 7, 2011 Defending Defense: Ten Questions on the Future of U.S. Defense Spending Priorities for Secretary of Defense Nominee Leon Panetta
A joint project of American Enterprise Institute, Foreign Policy Initiative, and The Heritage Foundation Background The Obama administration has requested that Congress provide $553 billion for the Defense Department’s base budget in FY 2012—$13 billion less than…
White Paper posted January 27, 2010 by Mackenzie Eaglen The State of the U.S. Military
Overview The U.S. government’s primary job is to provide for the common defense. The most important element to protecting vital national interests is the U.S. military, which reinforces America’s diplomatic initiatives, acts to deter threats, and, when necessary, fights and…
Backgrounder posted June 19, 2008 by John Tkacik, Jr. Taiwan's "Unsettled" International Status: Preserving U.S. Options in the Pacific
Ma Ying-jeou, inaugurated as Taiwan's new president on May 20, 2008, has pledged to strengthen Taiwan's economic and political relationships with China. At the same time, he has good reason to preserve Taiwan's separate identity, and the U.S. has good reason to support him. Taiwan is one of…
Center for Data Analysis Report posted November 7, 2005 by Tim Kane, Ph.D. Who Bears the Burden? Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Recruits Before and After 9/11
A few Members of Congress, motivated by American combat in the Middle East, have called for the reinstatement of a compulsory military draft. The case for coercing young citizens to join the military is supposedly based on social justice?that all should serve?and…

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Blog Post on 5/2/2012 3:21:50 AM America at Risk: Military Went to War in Iraq With Unarmored SUVs
Rebuilding Iraq during the raging insurgency was no easy task. It required ingenuity, courage and innovative ways to...…
Blog Post on 4/25/2012 9:15:55 AM A Return to War for Sudan and South Sudan?
Not even a year after South Sudan’s independence from Sudan, the world’s newest country is already on the brink of war...…
Blog Post on 4/14/2012 5:47:43 AM Scribecast: How Kony 2012 Went Viral
Invisible Children brought worldwide attention to Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army with a wildly popular...…
Blog Post on 1/27/2012 4:35:28 AM 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...…
Blog Post on 1/8/2012 5:12:21 AM 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...…
Blog Post on 12/7/2011 7:30:33 AM Chinese Military Modernization Gains Steam
A speech by Chinese leader Hu Jintao, who is head of the powerful Central Military Commission that oversees the Chinese...…
Blog Post on 10/3/2011 11:01:22 AM Top 10 Reads: Oct. 03, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email…
Blog Post on 9/19/2011 7:15:42 AM Russian–North Korean Naval Maneuvers Endanger Peace in Pacific
Yesterday, the State Department released an official reaction to media reports on upcoming joint naval exercises between...…
Blog Post on 6/13/2011 7:59:36 PM Happy 236th Birthday to the U.S. Army
The Heritage Foundation would like to wish a Happy Birthday to the United States Army. Two hundred and thirty-six years...…
Blog Post on 3/9/2011 12:00:53 PM Sudan: Congress Moves to Block Obama's "Cookies and Gold Stars" Approach
The Obama Administration has pursued an incentive plan for Sudanese President Omar al Bashir to try and secure his...…

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