Don’t Cut Defense to Fund State
It is no secret that when it comes to the use of power, the Obama Administration vastly prefers “soft” power to the military variety. In a recent article in Politico, Michael Clauser, executive vice...
View ArticleDoes the DOS Environmental Impact Statement Dismantle Obama’s Reason for...
In President Obama’s statement denying TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, he said, “The rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment of the...
View ArticleKey Political Appointments Remain Unfilled at the State Department
Newscom Despite John Kerry being confirmed as the Secretary of State for President Obama’s second term two months ago, numerous senior State Department positions remain unfilled with no plans to fill...
View ArticleMarines Ready to Respond in Northern Africa
Newscom Asked about the attack last fall on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, President Obama asserted, “our job with respect to Benghazi has been to find out exactly what happened, to make sure that U.S....
View ArticleThe Keystone Pipeline That Was Already Approved
Reuters/TransCanada Corporation/Newscom Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Northern Route Approval Act, introduced by Representative Lee Terry (R–NE), which would authorize the...
View ArticleIran in Latin America: State Department Ignores Allies
Newscom The State Department recently released a report to Congress assessing the threat posed by Iran in the Western Hemisphere. Regrettably, it seems that the State Department neglected to consult...
View ArticleQ&A: U.S. Foreign Aid to Egypt
Raphael Fournier/Sipa USA/Newscom James Phillips, Heritage’s senior research fellow for Middle Eastern affairs, answers key questions about U.S. foreign aid to Egypt. What is U.S. foreign aid to Egypt?...
View ArticleBoko Haram Terrorists Are Now Officially Terrorists
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau (Newscom) The U.S. Department of State has finally designated the Nigerian-based terrorist group Boko Haram and a splinter faction known as Ansaru as official foreign...
View ArticleSix Billion in Taxpayer Dollars Disappears from State Department Records
According to a recent report by the State Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), $6 billion worth of contracting money paid out by the department over the past six years cannot be...
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