James Jay Carafano is a national security and foreign policy expert at the Heritage Foundation, where he specializes in defense affairs, homeland security, and international trade. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard in 2008, focusing on maritime security, container security, and U.S. strategic interests in Asia.
Hong Kong I'm not the only Heritage Foundation guy in Hong Kong this week. Heritage President Ed Feulner was in town to release the 2008 "Index of Economic Freedom." A joint project of the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, the index grades every country on the openness of their…
Hong Kong Americans tend to read the South China Post over their morning coffee when visiting Hong Kong. Yesterday's paper carried an unhappy story: a mainland cargo ship sank in high waves off Western Taiwan, leaving 12 seaman missing. There is no question the sea is a harsh mistress. Bad things…
Hong Kong Last year, Congress congratulated itself for passing a law that purported to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. The act included a requirement that overseas ports scan 100 percent of containers shipped to the United States. Before applauding, let's review a few facts:…
Hong Kong Throughout my 25-year Army career, I usually focused on national security as a "blood-and-bullets" concern. So it feels odd to be spending so much of my time nowadays worrying about food security. But it's just another side of the national security coin. You never know when terrorists…
Hong Kong Forget Will Smith. In his new movie a global plague kills off all but the tiniest percentage of people. If the setting had been Hong Kong instead of the Big Apple, the screen would still be crowded with people. Here in Hong Kong I have plenty of company. But one fellow visitor really…
Editor's note: The Heritage Foundation's James Jay Carafano is in Hong Kong this week interviewing government officials and studying how they screen cargo and travelers for terrorist dangers. He will be filing reports for WWS. Hong Kong Lest we obsess over our presidential primaries, remember that…