Asian Studies Center

As the U.S. draws down troops in Afghanistan and seeks to move forward with negotiations with the Taliban, there are conflicting assessments about the political — Read more

Our greatest presidents – in the eyes of academics, journalists, and popular historians – are those who confronted a — Read more

The President's unconstitutional appointments of one member of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and three members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) were — Read more

The 2012 Index of Economic Freedom (www.heritage.org/index) was released on January 12, 2012. Like its predecessor, the 2012 Index — Read more

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Even before taking office, President Obama began laying out in his public statements the tenets of a doctrine, that if enacted, would enable his Administration — Read more

America’s economic future is uncertain. Mired in a long crippling economic slump and hamstrung by bitter partisan debate over — Read more

The scale of federal government debt in America is not only a major economic problem, but also a strategic one. Having jumped radically in recent — Read more

Human rights activist Nonie Darwish assesses the potential for freedom to succeed following the recent revolutions in the Middle — Read more

On March 4, the 2012 Russian presidential election takes place. The likely result is a return of the current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is — Read more