Andrew Harding

@Heritage Policy Analyst, NatSec & IndoPac. Fmr @WhiteHouse NSC47. Views My Own.

[CBS News @CBSNews]

Kiribati, a tiny Pacific neighbor to Hawaii that has grown ties with Beijing, detained a Chinese vessel this month for illegally harvesting shark fins, its maritime police said. https://t.co/nCAkfBAR4v

[Victoria Coates @VictoriaCoates]

A historic day @Heritage as we welcomed @MOFAVietNam Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang and Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dzung. I appreciate the thoughtful conversation and look forward to deeper cooperation between our countries. Unimaginable 50 years ago!

[Christopher Landau @DeputySecState]

I don’t usually respond to media hits but every now and then a piece comes out that’s so utterly divorced from reality that it makes you think that the author just fed a headline into an AI program and then published the resulting AI hallucination. Starting with the very first sentence—which says that I traveled to the Solomon Islands last week—this is a breathtaking example of academic/journalistic malpractice. I've never been to the Solomon Islands (last week or otherwise) but during my first year as Deputy Secretary of State in the second Trump Administration made two trips to the Pacific Island nations: the first to Papua New Guinea, Palau, and the Marshall Islands in September 2025 and the second to Tonga, Fiji, and Samoa in February-March 2026. On both trips, I signed a number of landmark economic and security partnership agreements, and indeed the second trip was in conjunction with an Economic Forum that we organized in Honolulu to bring together Pacific leaders with the American private sector. And I'm heading back to the region later this month to attend the Pacific Island Forum leaders' conference (which I was scheduled to attend last year until they disinvited all non-member nations) in Palau, and then plan to visit the Solomon Islands and likely other Pacific nations. All of this is detailed on my official X account as well as other official @StateDept announcements, but the piece addresses none of this in its zeal to declare a "palpable" "absence of vision and dearth of deliverables" in a "sorely neglected" region. I'm perfectly happy—indeed, eager—to engage in a policy debate, but here there's nothing to debate because under the leadership of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and @SecRubio we're engaging with the region more closely and productively than ever before. Aloha and stay tuned.

[Department of State @StateDept]

.@NEWSMAX: "Secretary Rubio has consistently made clear, and President Trump made clear as recently as yesterday, that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon."

[Heritage Foundation @Heritage]

The United States is willing to work with Iran in good faith, but that commitment must be mutual. Without it, the strikes we are witnessing are likely to continue.

Andrew Harding is a Policy Analyst for National Security and Indo-Pacific Affairs at The Heritage Foundation.

[Heritage Foundation @Heritage]

🌍 The NATO summit delivered encouraging results, with allies committing to greater investments in their own defense and security. A stronger NATO means a stronger ability to deter threats and defend freedom around the world.

Andrew Harding is a Policy Analyst for National Security and Indo-Pacific Affairs at The Heritage Foundation.

[Tiffany Meier @tiffanymeier_]

"The countries of the G7 recognize that there is absolutely a threat coming from the Chinese Communist Party."

@Heritage 's Andrew Harding unpacks for @ChinaInFocusNTD the main takeaways from the G7 Summit, reducing reliance on China for rare earths, and any potential changes to China policy going forward.

[Heritage Foundation @Heritage]

What are some positive and negative outcomes of President Trump’s Beijing Summit? National Security Policy Analyst Andrew Harding joins the latest episode of Heritage Explains to break down the details.

Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/ZTD3rvcNis

Read our full backgrounder on the summit here: https://t.co/KY5WMdVUeu

[Heritage Foundation @Heritage]

How did we end up with the Beijing Summit? What should America’s strategic aims be? What would be harmful outcomes for us? Heritage National Security Policy Analyst Andrew Harding joins tomorrow’s Heritage Explains podcast to give you all the details!

Subscribe here: https://t.co/ZTD3rvcNis

Read Heritage’s backgrounder with favorable and unfavorable outcomes for the summit here: https://t.co/6X4JgdJup7

[Heritage Foundation @Heritage]

Today in Brussels, Heritage Senior Associate for National Security Coalitions Andrew Harding met with former Heritage Distinguished Visiting Fellow and current U.S. Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder. We were grateful for the opportunity to discuss Ambassador Puzder's efforts to deregulate the EU, support U.S. businesses, and advance American interests across Europe.

[Robert Greenway @RC_Greenway]

No one better than @brentdsadler to lead @DOTMARAD and lead the revolution in shipping he has done so much to achieve! Congratulations!!!

[Heritage Foundation @Heritage]

In 2023, more Americans died from fentanyl and opioid poisoning than during the entire Vietnam War. But the fentanyl crisis is no accident���it is a deliberate act by the CCP, aided by criminal cartels that operated with impunity along the southern border for four years.

[Kevin Roberts @KevinRobertsTX]

All of us @Heritage and @Heritage_Action are thrilled for our colleague and friend @karaafrederick, who will serve @realDonaldTrump with excellence and zeal. She is the absolute best, and always puts regular Americans first. Congrats!
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[Andrew Harding @HardingAJH]

@ElbridgeColby @realDonaldTrump @PeteHegseth Congratulations, Bridge! Well deserved.

[Cleo Paskal @CleoPaskal]

Want to understand the U.S. in the Pacific Islands? Join us tomorrow (at least online) to hear American Samoa Rep & High Chief @RepAmata. She is a national treasure.

Followed by a panel with all stars @Cold_Peace_ @GregoryEssBrown and @AJ_Harding1

https://t.co/HKEmJiczIY

[Andrew Harding @HardingAJH]

"They continually don't respect our sovereignty and our boundaries and just continue to do these activities."

"They're now naming some of our seamounts Chinese names. Why? Why would you do that?"

Pres. Whipps is right: "peace through strength" is needed.
https://t.co/y3blQU6tTs

[Select Committee on China @ChinaSelect]

"Want to know what it’s like to live in a country in the process of becoming a Chinese Communist Party vassal state?"

In her new piece, @CleoPaskal tells the story of two Solomon Islands lawmakers who were denied healthcare & arrested, just for standing up to the CCP.

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[Gregory S. Brown @GregoryEssBrown]

Terrific @JessicaStoneTV
article for @VOANews about an important, new, Pacific policy report by @AJ_Harding1 with my two cents re the need for a heavyweight special envoy for the PICs.
@ASPI_org @ASPI_DC
https://t.co/TrON5cqfLN

[The Virginian-Pilot @virginianpilot]

Building more Virginia-class submarines in Newport News bolsters our national defense and asserts U.S. power, The Heritage Foundation’s Wilson Beaver writes in a guest column.
https://t.co/zsUDOkUev1

[Andrew Harding @HardingAJH]

To read and download the full report, you can find it here: https://t.co/rs2Y5sKHzj (11/11)

[Andrew Harding @HardingAJH]

Across decades, the U.S. took the Pacific Islands for granted. Today, such inattention is no longer tolerable.

@Heritage is pioneering the way forward. Introducing the first report of its kind: “The Pacific Pivot: An American Strategy for the Pacific Islands.”

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[Andrew Harding @HardingAJH]

As a Pacific state with Pacific borders and an escalating rivalry with China, the U.S. must partner with the Pacific Islands in new, innovative ways. This national strategy for the Pacific Islands will lead the way forward for American engagement in the region. (10/11)