Robin Simcox is the Margaret Thatcher Fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
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This time it is the northern city of Manchester. At time of writing, 22 were dead and more than 50 injured after a suicide attack… Read More
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Ministers from the 68 nations that comprise the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS converged on Washington, D.C., this week to discuss how best to counter… Read More
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It is quite rare for governments to be able to craft a policy that contains no moral complexities. When it comes to national security policy,… Read More
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Before this year, Germany was not used to Islamist terrorists striking on its home soil. A lot has changed since. The terror threat that haunts… Read More
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Last night, a 19-ton truck plowed into those watching the Bastille Day fireworks display in Nice, France. It drove 1 mile, zigzagging down the packed boardwalk… Read More
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In the aftermath of Orlando, many in Congress are rightly looking for ways to deal with the problem of homegrown Islamist terrorists in the U.S…. Read More
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“A feckless delusion that is never going to happen.” That’s how the current head of the CIA, John Brennan, described the possibility of the existence… Read More
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The Islamic State has struck in Europe again. Yet, with media attention focused on the terrorist attack in Orlando, it has gone somewhat under the radar…. Read More
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One of the keys to defeating the Islamic State (ISIS) is acquiring intelligence on it. So when a Syrian ISIS defector passed over a memory… Read More
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The European Commission is seeking a radical shakeup on refugee policy–and that means big trouble is brewing for British Prime Minister David Cameron. At present,… Read More
