August 22, 2008
Exploring Concepts of Liberty in Islam
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1097)
The Heritage Foundation has established a long-term project to explore the question of whether the ideas and practice of Islam are compatible with Western notions ...
July 24, 2008
Economic Freedom as a Human Right
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1094)
Economic freedom is more than a path to prosperity. It also is a condition that opens up opportunities to enjoy freedom in the largest sense ...
July 18, 2008
In Defense of Liberty: The Relationship Between Security and Freedom
By Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1093)
Consensual governments can, in extremis, craft security legislation consistent with constitutional principles that will protect citizens without eroding their rights. However, government has no remedy ...
May 21, 2008
U.S. International Broadcasting on the Frontlines of Freedom
By James K. Glassman
(Heritage Lecture #1086)
U.S. international broadcasting is by far the largest public diplomacy program, reaching the largest number of people—some 175 million per week. Its language services are ...
April 3, 2008
Economic Freedom: Revolutionary Empowerment for Women
By Ambassador Terry Miller
(Heritage Lecture #1073)
To be informed voters, we have to read between the lines, be aware of nuance, judge emotional intensity, and look at the candidates’ records. Trade ...
March 14, 2008
Liberty's Best Hope: Why American Leadership Is Needed for the 21st Century
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D., Henry R. Nau, Ph.D., and Dov Zakheim, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1069)
To counter the challenges to America's leadership at home and abroad, even by long-standing allies, we must be more persuasive, win the war on terrorism ...
February 25, 2008
Understanding the Democracy Deficit at the U.N.: The G-77, Non-Aligned Movement, and Organization of the Islamic Conference
By Ambassador Terry Miller
(Heritage Lecture #1061)
U.N. advocates describe one country/one vote decision making as embodying the best principles of democracy, but it is actually quite different. The governments casting their ...
January 15, 2008
Advancing Freedom in Burma
By Steven Groves
(Backgrounder #2099)
The United States should lead a broad international effort to isolate the Burmese junta economically, militarily, and diplomatically by persistently placing the matter of Burma ...
December 31, 2007
Achieving Change: What We Can Learn from Margaret Thatcher
By John Blundell
(Heritage Lecture #1000)
The Thatcher Era is an extraordinary story of change, of a country saving itself in a turbulent world. Margaret Thatcher accomplished this with a strong ...
November 28, 2007
Advancing Freedom in Russia
By Steven Groves
(Backgrounder #2088)
Individual freedom and human rights have declined sharply in Russia over the past decade and at an accelerated pace under President Vladimir Putin. The United ...
November 28, 2007
Executive Summary: Advancing Freedom in Russia
By Steven Groves
(Executive Summary #2088)
Individual freedom and human rights have declined sharply in Russia over the past decade and at an accelerated pace under President Vladimir Putin. The United ...
September 28, 2007
The Link between Economic Freedom and Human Rights
By Anthony B. Kim
(WebMemo #1650)
Freedom is the engine that drives sustainable economic growth and provides increased access to prosperity for people everywhere.
August 7, 2007
The Estonian Economic Miracle
By The Honorable Mart Laar
(Backgrounder #2060)
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Estonia took advantage of a narrow window of opportunity to radically reform its economy, and these reforms have ...
July 30, 2007
Advancing Freedom in Iraq
By Steven Groves
(Backgrounder #2056)
A secure and stable Iraq is in America’s national interest, and Iraq's best chance for long-term stability is to develop democratic institutions that protect the ...
June 1, 2007
The United Nations Human Rights Council: A Disastrous First Year
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #2038)
Advancing fundamental human rights is a U.S. priority, but the U.N. Human Rights Council has proved to be ineffective. If the council does not significantly ...
May 16, 2007
Is Religious Freedom for Everyone?
By Michael Novak
(Heritage Lecture #1022)
Religious justifications supporting freedom of religion are grounded in the Judeo-Christian principle that an individual’s duty to worship God must be exercised freely and without ...
May 3, 2007
The Hegemony of Ideas
By Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #999)
As an alternative to the failed cut-and-paste solutions offered by distant government bureaucracies, a "fraternal association of the English-speaking peoples" (in the words of Winston ...
April 10, 2007
Redefining Sovereignty
By Orrin C. Judd, Paul Driessen, Ramesh Ponnuru, Jeremy Rabkin, and Becky Norton Dunlop
(Heritage Lecture #1007)
Sovereignty is fundamentally about defending our view of what the natural, reasonable, moral standards are. It is not something which you can outsource to lawyers ...
April 10, 2007
The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism
By Paul Kengor, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #1011)
As early as 1950, Ronald Reagan was committed to ending the Cold War and liberating the captive nations. In 1980, there were 56 democracies; by ...
March 26, 2007
Advancing Freedom in Iran
By Steven Groves
(Backgrounder #2019)
Neither U.N. sanctions nor diplomacy will advance freedom and democracy in Iran, end Iran’s support for terrorist organizations, or stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. ...
March 12, 2007
The U.N. Human Rights Council Does Not Merit U.S. Membership
By Brett D. Schaefer
(WebMemo #1392)
While advancing fundamental human rights is a U.S. priority, the Human Rights Council has not proven to be an effective instrument in addressing and advancing ...
January 24, 2007
A Plan Forward for U.S. Public Diplomacy
By Helle C. Dale
(Executive Memorandum #1018)
An effective public diplomacy and strategic communication strategy must look beyond short-term needs, assign clear authorities and responsibilities, and establish sensible processes to aid research, ...
November 17, 2006
Is Economic Freedom for Everyone?
By The Honorable Hernando de Soto
(Heritage Lecture #977)
I am very pleased indeed to welcome back to The Heritage Foundation one of the world’s foremost authorities on property rights and free markets, Hernando ...
September 26, 2006
Is Communism Dead?
By Lee Edwards, Ph.D., Frank Calzon, Paul Goble, Harry Wu
(Heritage Lecture #967)
Today, 50 years after Stalin died, the remaining Communist dictatorships such as Belarus, Burma, China, Cuba, and North Korea perpetuate the Leninist legacy of fear ...
September 19, 2006
The United Nations Human Rights Council: Repeating Past Mistakes
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Heritage Lecture #964)
The hope that a new U.N. Human Rights Council would rectify the U.N.’s poor record of holding human rights abusers to account has, thus far, ...
September 18, 2006
How Chile Successfully Transformed Its Economy
By Hernán Büchi Buc
(Backgrounder #1958)
Opening itself to the global economy, learning to value entrepreneurial activity, and revitalizing the private sector were key to Chile’s success. A flat tariff system, ...
September 7, 2006
Is Freedom for Everyone?
By Natan Sharansky
(Heritage Lecture #960)
President Bush declared clearly and strongly in his second Inaugural Address that if you want to bring more stability to this world, you have to ...
September 6, 2006
Reclaiming the Language of Freedom at the United Nations
By Heritage authors
(Special Report #08)
As the leader of the free world, the United States must reinvigorate the American tradition of freedom at the U.N. and other international organizations, with ...
September 1, 2006
The Muddled Notion of “Human Security” at the U.N.: A Guide for U.S. Policymakers
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., and Janice A. Smith
(Backgrounder #1966)
A new definition of “human security” being promoted at the U.N., which includes guaranteeing everything from a minimum income to protection from violence and the ...
August 31, 2006
Human Rights and Social Issues at the U.N.: A Guide for U.S. Policymakers
By Jennifer A. Marshall and Grace V. Smith
(Backgrounder #1965)
Family, religious faith, and private associations have been bulwarks of America’s freedom throughout its history, and surrendering policymaking authority in these areas would erode some ...
August 30, 2006
Economic and Political Rights at the U.N.: A Guide for U.S. Policymakers
By Helle C. Dale
(Backgrounder #1964)
The American understanding of freedom is often quite different from definitions embraced by other countries, particularly those from a Communist, Socialist, or even Continental European ...
August 18, 2006
International Law and the Nation-State at the U.N.: A Guide for U.S. Policymakers
By Lee A. Casey and David B. Rivkin, Jr.
(Backgrounder #1961)
International law and domestic law are fundamentally different in their conception and application, and sovereignty is not some abstract concept that can redefined by an ...
June 23, 2006
How Ireland Became the Celtic Tiger
By Sean Dorgan
(Backgrounder #1945)
In just over a generation, Ireland has evolved from one of the poorest countries in Western Europe to one of the most successful, reversing the ...
April 28, 2006
Women and Development: Empowerment Through Economic Freedom
By Ana Isabel Eiras
(Heritage Lecture #935)
Women's income in free economies is almost 10 times their income in repressed economies and more than double their income in mostly free economies. Women's ...
April 26, 2006
Spreading Freedom Around the World
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #937)
We must never take for granted the march of freedom. As Heritage President Ed Feulner showed in his 1998 book of that title, the line ...
August 14, 2003
The U.S. Role in Peace Operations: Past, Perspective, and Prescriptions for the Future
By James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #795)
America should also refrain from taking on major roles in peace enforcement operations. These activities offer substantially fewer risks than peacemaking, but that means many ...
October 25, 2001
The Best Humanitarian Aid for the Afghan People: Oust the Taliban
By Brett D. Schaefer
(Backgrounder #1498)
Humanitarian aid alone will not lead the Taliban to respect the people of Afghanistan or to allow the freedoms necessary for long-term recovery. In the ...
June 23, 2001
How Ireland Became the Celtic Tiger
By Sean Dorgan
(Executive Summary #1945es)
In just over a generation, Ireland has evolved from one of the poorest countries in Western Europe to one of the most successful, reversing the ...
July 11, 2000
Humanitarian Warriors: The Moral Folly of the Clinton Doctrine
By Kim R. Holmes, Ph.D.
(Heritage Lecture #671)
Humanitarian Warriors: The Moral Folly of the Clinton Doctrine
August 7, 2008