Anthony Kim is a research fellow in economic freedom, editor of the Index of Economic Freedom, and manager of global engagement in the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation.
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President Donald Trump keeps growing his strategic engagements to advance American national security via peace through strength. After facilitating timely conversations between Israeli Prime Minister… Read More
InternationalCommentary
NATO plays a crucial role in our nation’s defense—and there’s a strong case to be made for increased defense spending by all NATO allies. Those… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Last week, America’s largest military shipbuilder signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries, the global leader in shipbuilding with a roughly… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine exposed the harsh reality that energy dependence can pose a threat to national security. For too long, Romania, like much… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“The United States is once again the ‘Shining City Upon a Hill,’ to which the U.K. and, indeed, the world will once again look for… Read More
International Commentary
In commemorating the 4th anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords, which paved a way forward for unprecedented cooperation between Israel and Arab nations,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The U.S. hosted a summit at Camp David with Japan and South Korea just over a year ago, so this is a timely opportunity to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Reconfirming that his country would be relocating its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in a July 17 speech, Paraguayan President Santiago Peña… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The foundations of economic freedom have been declining around the world for three consecutive years, according to the 2024 Index of Economic Freedom, which annually… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The escalating Israel-Hamas war means that the Abraham Accords between Israel and two former enemies in the Middle East “are needed now more than ever,”… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The unprecedented and unprovoked Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, coordinated by Iran through its proxy Hamas, has reaffirmed the necessity of the U.S. and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Paraguay merits Washington’s elevated attention as the country just inaugurated a new president interested in promoting economic freedom, combating corruption, and building alliances with democratic… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Policymakers in Washington and Seoul rightly suspect that by the 70th anniversary of Korean-American relations, the agenda for the two nations is way more than… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The United States and Switzerland have long been described as “Sister Republics”—a term that symbolizes their deep and abiding partnership. Sharing common democratic values, the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
“Your future is our future.” That was the simple yet powerful message of former British Prime Minister Liz Truss to Taiwan. Truss made a notable… Read More
InternationalCommentary
As the global economy faces growing, complex challenges on multiple fronts, the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations needs to be reinvigorated to remain credible… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“Together, we will continue to build a deep and lasting partnership.” That was the unmistakable, powerful message Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin conveyed Monday to President… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“If not now, when?” That’s one of the key questions Washington must deal with when it comes to the greatest existential menace America must confront… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Singapore shines again. The small but vibrant entrepreneurial nation leads global economic freedom rankings for a fourth consecutive year, as reported by The Heritage Foundation’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Heritage Foundation’s 2023 Index of Economic Freedom, released Monday, offers sobering insights into setbacks to economic freedom across the globe, including, regrettably, here at… Read More
SecurityCommentary
“Nowadays our countries are much more than friends; they are partners and strategic allies that share values and the same vision to create a peaceful,… Read More
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During his remarks Tuesday at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, rather absurdly declared that “it’s… Read More
SecurityCommentary
As leading Pacific nations, long-time allies the United States and Canada share clear interests in keeping the Indo-Pacific region free and open and preventing Communist… Read More
InternationalCommentary
African heads of state, other high-level policymakers, and business leaders traveled to Washington for a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, which ends Thursday. The Biden administration… Read More
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Speaking after last week’s deadly missile incident near Przewodow, a Polish village not far from the Ukrainian border, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki pointedly noted… Read More
InternationalCommentary
No immediate task is more important for this week’s meeting of the world’s leading affluent nations than acting with unity to reconstruct Ukraine and revitalize… Read More
SecurityCommentary
For some time after the end of the Cold War in 1989, it was common to think that the world had entered a new era… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Although in many countries around the world, liberal political views are dominant, some nations in Eastern Europe have notably resisted the left-wing ideology. One of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The U.S. National Guard’s State Partnership Program pairs state National Guards with America’s willing partners around the globe and advances practical engagement with them. For… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
On an Oct. 10, a British prime minister made it clear: “To those waiting with bated breath for that favorite media catchphrase, the ‘U-turn,’ I… Read More
