Luke Coffey oversees research on nations stretching from South America to the Middle East as director of the Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Read his research.
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One dangerous response to the Ukraine crisis is that the U.S. should make nice with the Russians so they can either help, or at least… Read More
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More than one year after the 2020 cease-fire agreement that brought the Second Karabakh War between Azerbaijan and Armenia to an end, tensions remain high… Read More
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Despite 20 years of U.S. operations in Afghanistan and close collaboration with the Afghan government and security forces, the Taliban recaptured the country—including the capital,… Read More
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The scenes at Kabul’s international airport are heartbreaking. Thousands of Afghans, trying to flee the grip of the Taliban, swamped the airport hoping to catch… Read More
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President Joe Biden met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva on June 16 to discuss a number of issues, including human rights, Ukraine, and… Read More
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This article is an excerpt from the “2020 Mandate for Leadership: A Clear Vision for the Next Administration.” It looks back at policy decisions made… Read More
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Belarus is in the midst of a national struggle that will determine its future geopolitical orientation: the Euro-Atlantic community or Moscow. On Aug. 9, Belarus… Read More
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President Donald Trump announced this week that he plans to reduce the number of U.S. soldiers in Germany by 9,500—roughly 28% of the force currently… Read More
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The world never stops turning. Troubled times at home or not, the need for American leadership never lessens. Although the meeting of the Group of… Read More
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The Navy last week entered the Barents Sea in international waters off the coast of Russia. It was the first time a U.S. surface ship… Read More
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The recent announcement from the State Department that it would provide a $12.1 million aid package for Greenland is a welcome development. It demonstrates that… Read More
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A U.S. special envoy and a senior Taliban representative signed an agreement Saturday in Doha, Qatar, that aims to be the first step to bring… Read More
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Under the misleading guise of being a British company, a firm connected to a Russian oligarch is seeking to expand its investments and business dealings… Read More
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The recent media reports that President Donald Trump is interested in purchasing Greenland for the United States has brought the unlikely country into the world’s… Read More
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Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014 with the use of so-called “little green men” and Moscow’s subsequent meddling in elections across the transatlantic community,… Read More
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Just 72 hours after the election of former actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy as Ukraine’s next president, Russian President Vladimir Putin has given him his… Read More
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There have been recent media reports that up to 7,000 U.S. troops, roughly half of the number of troops there, will be removed from Afghanistan…. Read More
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Anybody in the inner circle of Russian strongman Vladimir Putin who might have cheered President Donald Trump’s victory in 2016 must now be sorely disappointed…. Read More
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On Friday, in his meeting with the Group of Seven countries, President Donald Trump proposed that Russia be able to rejoin the G-7. Russian President… Read More
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With each successful Taliban attack, the inevitable headlines appear about America’s failures in Afghanistan. That’s why, as President Donald Trump reviews his Afghan policy this… Read More
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As the territorial integrity of ISIS’ “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria erodes, the terror group now finds itself looking to its contingent group in Afghanistan,… Read More
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No matter what President Donald Trump does, the Iran deal is likely dead on May 12. That’s the deadline by which the president must decide… Read More
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The Afghan government announced recently that it wants to close the Taliban’s office in Doha, Qatar. The Taliban representative’s presence in Doha dates to 2011,… Read More
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For the past few months, Syrian forces have been trying to take control of Eastern Ghouta, an opposition-controlled city outside the capital of Damascus that… Read More
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The president’s decision to nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the next secretary of state is wise and timely. Pompeo grasps the complex nuances of… Read More
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On Feb. 22, three citizens from the Republic of Georgia—a staunch U.S. partner in the South Caucasus—were detained by security forces in Russian-controlled South Ossetia,… Read More
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The White House welcomed Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of Kazakhstan, for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. It was the second time the… Read More
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In an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, The Heritage Foundation’s Luke Coffey explains why President Donald Trump made the right call on Afghanistan. “The… Read More
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After months of speculation and delay, President Donald Trump has sided with the expert advice of his military and national security team on the way… Read More
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The European Union, which has long interfered in the affairs of sovereign European nations, looks to be meddling in the political affairs of Poland. On… Read More
