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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is gearing up for its most important political event of the decade. Sometime in the second half of 2022, China’s most senior leaders will assemble at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, in which General Secretary Xi Jinping is expected to stay in office for a precedent-breaking third term. Maneuvering ahead of the event will dominate political life in China throughout 2022, and the outcomes of the congress will determine the country’s trajectory for years to come. Join us for a timely discussion about what to expect at the Party Congress, how it will influence China’s political course, and what it will mean for policymakers in Washington and other capitals as they grapple with the China challenge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

America is under attack by the radical left, and there’s never been a greater need for strong leadership if we’re to rescue our country. Senator Rick Scott recently unveiled an 11-point plan to do just that: Rescue America.   Don’t miss the chance to learn about the plan from Senator Scott himself as he joins Heritage President Kevin Roberts and Heritage Action Executive Director Jessica Anderson, who will share their roadmap for taking back America and serving its people.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senior British Conservative MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith joins Heritage’s Dr. Nile Gardiner to discuss the immense threats posed to the free world by dictatorial regimes including China and Russia and how the West should counter them.Sir Iain Duncan Smith was the UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from May 2010 until March 2016. He was elected Conservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green in April 1992.Sir Iain served as Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security from 1997 to 1999 and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence from 1999 to 2001, after which he was Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003.He has been officially sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Critical race theory (CRT) has hijacked the U.S. education system on every level. Parents, students, educators, and policymakers must know and support the truth about American history and reject this divisive, anti-American theory’s obsession with skin color and prejudice.Don’t miss Heritage’s Jonathan Butcher in conversation with AEI’s Ian Rowe as they unpack CRT’s dangerous consequences on American education and what we can do to overcome it. The conversation will be framed by Jonathan’s new book, Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth, and Ian’s forthcoming book, Agency: The Four Point Plan for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are living in the most dangerous moment since the Cuban Missile Crisis thanks to Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. The risk of escalation and spillover are very real, and the implications are dire. While the world is rightly focused on the immediate crisis, we cannot afford to ignore the systematic threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).  Join us for a timely address by Senator Marco Rubio, a leader on foreign policy and intelligence issues in the U.S. Senate, who will outline why he and many in Congress have become concerned that for nearly two decades, the CCP has slowly undermined America’s economic strength and cultural cohesion by stealing critical technology and productive capacity. They’ve done so by slowly infiltrating every segment of America, from government and business to academia and entertainment. Despite the growing awareness, America risks being distracted by domestic politics and economics. Without urgent action, Beijing will only strengthen its hand, destabilize the region, and further undermine U.S. interests. When a book about the 21st century is written, the relationship between China and the United States will be a defining chapter. We need a whole of society – not just government – effort to prevail.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pentagon resourcing has been criticized as too slow, too rigid, and unable to deliver the needed capabilities to the warfighter. Former House Armed Services Committee Chairman Representative Mac Thornberry put it bluntly: “[T]oday’s rapid innovation and technological change renders our industrial age approach to funding obsolete.” In the coming weeks, a congressionally directed commission will begin the hard work to arrive at recommendations to reform the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process.  Join us as experts discuss what the Commission should prioritize and how it should address longstanding challenges.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Heritage Foundation is honored to announce its inaugural Edwin Meese III Originalism Lecture featuring Professor Josh Blackman from South Texas College of Law Houston.This annual lecture seeks to honor former Attorney General Ed Meese’s legacy of advancing an understanding and jurisprudence of originalism. When the Framers wrote the Constitution, “Their intention was to write a document not just for their times but for posterity,” Meese said in a 1985 speech to the D.C. Chapter of the Federalist Society Lawyers Division. Meese reiterated the theme of Original Intention in several speeches, warning of the danger of “seeing the Constitution as an empty vessel into which each generation may pour its passion and prejudice.” The Great Debate that he launched over three decades ago placed the idea of judicial originalism at the center of American jurisprudence and fundamentally altered the constitutional landscape of this nation.Today, originalism is no longer a novel concept; instead, it is now widely embraced in legal circles, including academia and the judiciary. Building on the work of Ed Meese, this lecture aims to continue the conversation he started and examine new trends and themes in originalist thought today. Please join us for our inaugural lecture with Professor Josh Blackman delivering a speech entitled Originalism and Stare Decisis in the Lower Courts­. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Please join us for a timely conversation between senior British Cabinet Minister Brandon Lewis and The Heritage Foundation’s Dr. Nile Gardiner, a former aide to Lady Thatcher, in relation to Northern Ireland and the UK Secretary of State’s visit to Washington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Heritage Foundation is honored to host 70th U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for our signature event on U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific. Heritage’s annual B.C. Lee Lecture on international affairs was endowed by the Samsung Group in honor of its founder, the late B.C. Lee, to focus on the U.S. relationship with the Indo-Pacific. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The autonomous territory of Somaliland is one of the most strategically located areas in Africa. It sits near a global shipping chokepoint, is just across the Gulf of Aden from Yemen, and neighbors Djibouti which hosts, among others, the U.S.’s only permanent military base in Africa and China’s first permanent overseas military base. Over the last three decades, Somaliland has built a still-consolidating but tenacious democracy while also serving as a bastion of relative stability in the tumultuous East Africa region that is increasingly resistant to U.S. influence. In 2020, it established diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Yet no country, including the U.S., recognizes Somaliland as independent despite its three decades-long practice of independence. By resting its policy for that region in part on the myth that Somaliland is functionally part of the rest of Somalia, the U.S. misses the opportunity to reward a home-grown, pro-American democracy, shore up its position in a strategic part of Africa, and honor the consistent aspirations for independence of millions of Somalilanders. Please join The Heritage Foundation as it hosts H.E. Muse Bihi Abdi, President of the Republic of Somaliland, as he kicks off his visit to the U.S. with a keynote address that will highlight the great potential that exists in stronger ties between the U.S. and Somaliland.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.