Brian Slattery is a policy analyst in national security at The Heritage Foundation. In this capacity he advocates for a strong national defense and robust security enterprise. Brian focuses particularly on maritime security, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Arctic.
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The inhospitable Arctic could become a major area of contention between world powers in the coming decades. As new passages open it, it is up… Read More
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One of the oldest vessels in the U.S. fleet celebrates its 40th birthday this year. After four decades in service conducting icebreaking operations in the Polar Regions… Read More
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The state of our military isn’t good. The Heritage Foundation released its 2016 Index of U.S. Military Strength today, and its findings are cause for… Read More
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On this day in 1790, Congress passed an “Act to create the Revenue Cutter Service,” which authorized then-Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to build… Read More
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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, has done something well-nigh unthinkable on Capitol Hill: He has filed a bill to cut red tape. Thornberry’s goal… Read More
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In one of his first actions as secretary of defense, Ashton Carter met over the weekend with top U.S. officials to determine a path forward… Read More
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On Wednesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee will consider the nomination of Ashton Carter to be America’s next defense secretary. Most analysts find Carter to… Read More
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Senator John McCain (R–AZ) recently introduced an amendment to repeal harmful aspects of the Jones Act, a 1920 law that restricts the use of foreign-built… Read More
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After news of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s resignation Monday, analysts immediately predicted that Hagel will be made a scapegoat for the administration’s poor leadership on… Read More
America’s aircraft carrier fleet has been in high demand lately. Ongoing operations in Afghanistan as well as emerging security challenges in Syria and the Asia–Pacific… Read More
