http://www.heritage.org/static/rss/past-events.xmlPast Events - The Heritage Foundationen-US© Copyright 2012info@heritage.orgRSS Generator {687D5680-36F4-4FA0-B882-599344BBC908}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/sookhdeoBecky Norton DunlopThe Obama Administration has had a longstanding policy of trying to remove all reference to Islam and Islamic ideology from discussions about terrorism. Widespread changes have been instituted in counterterrorism training with the result that many U.S. experts on radical Islam have now been sidelined and are restricted in what they may or may not teach about Islamic ideology. Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400{C632D498-9E5A-4174-972B-BA3056731A94}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/pakistani-terror-groupsWalter LohmanThe recently released documents found at Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad reveal the importance of al-Qaeda affiliate organizations in carrying out the terrorist group’s global agenda. Furthermore, they show the central role the war in Afghanistan plays for al-Qaeda in inspiring extremists to revolt around the world and re-confirm the close relationship between the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Tue, 22 May 2012 15:00:00 -0400{D49409C3-3E6D-4FB3-B942-08EADD0F8F4D}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/debt-bombMichael FrancIn a nation whose debt has outgrown the size of its entire economy, the greatest threat comes not from any foreign force but from Washington politicians who refuse to relinquish the intoxicating power to borrow and spend. U.S. Senator Tom Coburn reveals the fascinating, maddening story of how we got to this point of fiscal crisis – and how we can escape. Tue, 22 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400{52F90909-17BB-44A1-AB1C-F41A7F4801DA}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/road-to-freedomEntrepreneurship, personal responsibility, and upward mobility: these traditions are at the heart of the free enterprise system, and have long been central to America’s exceptional culture. In recent years, however, policymakers have dramatically weakened these traditions – by exploding the size of government, propping up their corporate cronies, and trying to reorient our system from rewarding merit to redistributing wealth.Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400{05891B82-47FD-4029-BA3F-5AA771CC4823}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/cuba-solidarityRay Walser, Ph.D.May 20 marks the 110th year of Cuba’s achievement of independence from its Spanish overlords. Yet, the struggle to realize the full blessings of independence so fiercely desired by the Cuban people remains incomplete. Individual rights and liberties are callously denied by a communist dictatorship that has ruled with absolute authority for over 50 years. Rights of speech, travel, association, and access to information as well basic economic and personal freedoms are denied in ways inconsistent with universal values and fundamental human rights. For this reason, May 20 remains a day closely associated with the thwarted aspirations and shattered hopes of the Cuban people, especially for those who courageously resist the regime’s cruel and arbitrary demands for obedience and silence. Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400{667D490E-72AD-4F24-A2F9-08E3A87FB42D}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/us-taiwan-relationsWalter LohmanAmerica’s "unofficial" relationship with Taiwan is by far its most heavily regulated. Where Taiwan diplomats are allowed to travel in the U.S., which government buildings they can enter, whether they can fly the ROC flag, and who they can meet where. Likewise for the United States. In spite of America's commitments to peace and security in the Taiwan Straits and close partnership with the Taiwanese military, even visits by American military officers are tightly regulated. Small things like where American diplomats meet their hosts and under what circumstances, what kind of letterhead they may use, and when and whether they fly the American flag are all regulated. So are big things, like what kind of aircraft we provide Taiwan, whether cabinet level officials travel to Taiwan, and whether the U.S. is able to conclude a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Thu, 17 May 2012 15:00:00 -0400{1B6C7497-6B54-4E10-825B-08939FD4B96E}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/cwn-hartzlerBridgett WagnerConservative Women's Network lunch featuring Rep. Vicky HartzlerThu, 17 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400{350FCF2B-544F-4412-B0B3-3D2C288AA2CE}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/tyranny-of-clichesMatthew Spalding, Ph.D.According to Jonah Goldberg, if the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist, the greatest trick liberals ever pulled was convincing themselves that they are not ideological. Today, “objective” journalists, academics and “moderate” politicians peddle some of the most radical arguments by hiding them in homespun aphorisms such as “one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” and “violence never solved anything.” Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400{54F6B323-8C99-4D2D-8B02-56415768B05A}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/putinAriel Cohen, Ph.D.On May 7th President Putin is inaugurated. He is returning to the Kremlin amidst acrimony over NATO missile defense and a growing domestic political opposition fueled by pervasive corruption and electoral fraud. Protection of basic human rights, including the right to own property, is an important issue for those who hold American values close to heart. In Russia, human and property rights violations are undermining the state and preventing investment and business development. While both Presidents Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev, have bitterly complained about the state of affairs but did little to improve things.Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400{2AEB18E3-6756-4D45-8617-5CD2AEA9BD47}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/japan-earthquakeTo assess the Japanese experience, The Heritage Foundation reassembled a team of experts to evaluate Japan’s long-term efforts to recover from the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and to prepare for future catastrophes. Based on extensive literature and interviews with Japanese officials and experts, the team identified four critical areas that affect response to a catastrophe: recovery and resiliency of critical infrastructure, environmental remediation, compensation and disaster assistance, and population resiliency. Fri, 11 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400{E8CC0AED-670A-4B2A-96EC-8051670AF8FE}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/death-of-liberalismJohn HilboldtAs a political movement, Liberalism is dead. Its acolytes do not have the numbers. They do not have the policies. After the 2008 election, they showed their true colors. Faced with an entitlement crisis, they actually rang up additional trillion dollar deficits. We now face the entitlement crisis and a budget crisis, and the Liberals have no answer for them beyond tax and spend. They still have support in the media, but even here they are faced with opposition from Fox News, talk radio, and the Internet. Thu, 10 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400{2279A612-9F18-4A3D-9825-D4A44479046D}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/jon-kyl-helms-lectureKim R. Holmes, Ph.D.Join us as Senator Jon Kyl launches The Heritage Foundation’s Protect America Month and explains why the federal government’s Constitutional obligation to provide for the common defense must remain a bedrock principle of American governance. Thu, 10 May 2012 10:00:00 -0400{CB54046B-51C3-4F5A-80CD-223394ED5384}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/focus-actEdwin Meese IIIOriginally enacted in 1900 as a modest law designed simply to protect states against poachers who fled across state lines, the Lacey Act today makes it a federal crime to import fish, wildlife, or plants in violation of any foreign law adopted in any form by any foreign nation, irrespective of the reasonableness of a person’s conduct. No other nation puts its citizens at such risk of imprisonment. The result, predictably, has been miscarriages of justice. Abner Schoenwetter spent five-plus years in prison for “heinous” crimes like importing lobsters into the U.S. that, under a void Honduran law, were too small to be taken and that should have been packed in boxes, rather than in clear plastic bags. Wed, 09 May 2012 16:30:00 -0400{76C9AE60-3C74-4629-9B28-1860E9F886CD}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/why-capitalismEdwin Feulner, Ph.D.A review of the headlines of the past decade seems to show that disasters are often part of capitalist systems – the high-tech bubble, the Enron fraud, the Madoff ponzi scheme, the great housing bubble, massive lay-offs, and a widening income gap. Disenchantment with the market economy has reached the point that many even question capitalism itself. Allan H. Meltzer disagrees. Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400{510742B3-D355-48D7-A7DE-D6D543F7E7FF}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/crisis-in-the-sahelMorgan Lorraine RoachAs one of Africa’s least governed spaces, the Sahel region offers militant groups the advantage of operating with relative ease. Last year’s civil war in Libya, resulting in the demise of the Qadhafi regime, has exacerbated this long-standing problem. With a gaping power vacuum across the region, terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and regional rebel and criminal groups have the opportunity to expand their influence. This poses significant security concerns not only for the region but also for the United States. Join us as our panelists discuss of the implications the crisis in the Sahel has on U.S. foreign policy.Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:00 -0400{10A6F9E8-7105-4994-8B4D-5CCF83F9B50B}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/saudi-arabiaDavid W. Kreutzer, Ph.D.If an “Arab Spring” uprising completely disrupted Saudi oil production, the U.S. and the global economy would face a massive economic and strategic crisis. Russia and Iran as oil-producing states would likely exploit the crisis to increase their power around the world while undermining U.S. influence, especially in the Middle East. A crisis in Saudi Arabia would have drastic implications for the United States, its economy, and the whole world.Tue, 08 May 2012 13:00:00 -0400{50AF0629-A674-4514-87E2-5A04B20BCA69}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/japan-pm-visitThu, 03 May 2012 15:00:00 -0400{0C0D6923-ED68-4E21-B94B-EAE3A99B9785}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/chen-guangchengNick ZahnControversy surrounds the latest news of China dissident Chen Gaungcheng’s decision to leave the safety of the U.S. embassy in Beijing after escaping there from house arrest on April 22. The U.S. government purports that it was necessary for him to seek medical treatment and that the Chinese government promised Chen and his family safe conduct. Human rights activists have doubts about his wellbeing and China’s intent, stating that his condition was not critical, and that the U.S. government should have welcomed the Chen’s family into the safety of the compound until a more satisfactory deal could be made. Thu, 03 May 2012 13:30:00 -0400{289D0A91-1C6E-4D19-A515-6DBA35F73C8D}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/veteransJames Jay Carafano, Ph.D.As Memorial Day approaches, it is time to remember that this is not just another holiday. The average member in the military today has experienced more service in a combat theater than any in our nation’s history. Many have had multiple combat tours. Over two million have deployed since 2007. “Giving back” to our veterans and their families – acknowledging, honoring, and responding to their service and sacrifice is the nation’s responsibility – not just something the government does.Thu, 03 May 2012 11:00:00 -0400{2DD61EF6-C687-492F-94D2-F0DA0C5B2225}http://www.heritage.org/sitecore/content/home/events/2012/05/us-philippines-allianceKim R. Holmes, Ph.D.Secretary Albert del Rosario will be visiting Washington to participate in the first “2 plus 2” dialogue among the U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense and the Philippines Secretaries of Foreign Affairs and National Defense. The meeting comes amidst escalating tensions in the South China Sea and much speculation about new ways the U.S.-Philippines alliance can address common challenges associated with China’s aggressiveness in waters far from its shores. Wed, 02 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400