About Frank Gaffney and Contributors

About Frank Gaffney & Contributors

Frank J. Gaffney Jr. is the founder and President of the Center for Security Policy, established in Washington, D.C., in 1988.Mr.Gaffney acted as the assistant secretary of defense for international security policy under President Reagan. In that capacity, he served as chairman of the High Level Group of NATO. He also served as a professional staff member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee under its then-chairman, John Tower, and as an aide to Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson. Mr. Gaffney is a weekly contributor to the Washington Times and numerous online publications. Mr. Gaffney holds a B.S. in foreign service from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and an M.A. in international studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Alex Alexiev is vice president for research at the Center for Security Policy. During his nearly twenty years as a senior analyst with the National Security Division of the Rand Corporation, he directed numerous research projects for the U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies. He is the author of several books and myriad monographs and articles on national security issues. His current research focuses on issues related to Islamic extremism and terrorism. Mr. Alexiev received his undergraduate degree in English from Sofia State University, Bulgaria, and his M.A. in political science from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett represents the Sixth Congressional District of Maryland and is serving his seventh term. Prior to his election, Bartlett pursued careers as a professor, research scientist, inventor, small-business owner, and farmer. In Congress, Bartlett is senior member of the Science Committee and is chairman of the Projection Forces Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee. A recipient of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Jeffries Award, Congressman Bartlett earned a degree in theology and biology from Columbia Union College and a Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Amanda Bowman is the New York director of the Center for Security Policy and president of the Coalition for a Secure Driver's License. In addition to heading her own consulting firm, Ms. Bowman's positions have included conference programmer at The Economist; vice president of marketing and public relations, Christie's; vice president, Hill & Knowlton; senior vice president for public affairs, United Way of New York City; senior vice president, Ogilvy Public Relations; and managing director of Fine Light Public Relations. Ms. Bowman is a graduate of the University of Cambridge.

Christopher Brown has been a Transitions to Democracy Program Member at the Hudson Institute since 2003.His duties include preparing research, providing testimony, and conducting briefings for officials at the U.S. Departments of Defense and State, the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Council, the White House, and members of Congress and their staff. His articles have appeared in major publications, and he assisted the late Dr. Constantine Menges on the recently published book China: The Gathering Threat. Mr. Brown is a graduate of Utah State University with a dual major in political science and philosophy. He is fluent in both Afrikaans and Xhosa and is currently studying Arabic.

Mark Chussil is a founder and senior director of Crisis Simulations International (CSI), where he designed CSI's DXMAT crisis simulator. Mr. Chussil is also founder and CEO of Advanced Competitive Strategies, Inc., and designer of ACS's award-winning Value War business simulator. He has published extensively, and has thirty years of experience in consulting, simulation, teaching, and business war-gaming on six continents. Mr. Chussil earned his M.B.A. in general management from Harvard and his B.A. in political science from Yale.

Timothy Connors is director of the Manhattan Institute's Center for Policing Terrorism (CPT),helping police departments combat terrorism using a global network of counterterrorism experts to generate practical products, advice, and services. Mr. Connors is a decorated veteran who recently completed a combat tour in Konar Province, Afghanistan, where he led a Civil Affairs Team in support of 20th Special Forces Group. He is a graduate of West Point and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. He received an M.B.A. and J.D. at the University of Notre Dame.

Lt.Col. Gordon Cucullu, USA (Ret.), a former Green Beret, is an editorialist and author. Born into a military family, he lived and served for more than thirteen years in East Asia, including eight years in Korea. For his Special Forces service in Vietnam, he was awarded a Bronze Star, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and the Presidential Unit Commendation. After separation from the Army, he worked on Korean and East Asian affairs at the Pentagon and Department of State and later as an executive for General Electric in Korea. His first major non-fiction work, Separated at Birth: How North Korea became the Evil Twin, is based in large part on his extensive experience in Korea and East Asia as a governmental insider and businessman.

Fred Gedrich is executive vice president for MobilVox Inc., a software development and wireless technology contractor developing anti-improvised explosive device technology. He formerly served as a U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of State official. His State Department assignments included Beijing, Beirut, Haiti, several African countries, and several republics of the former Soviet Union. His articles have been widely published. He received his bachelor's degree from Wilkes College in 1973 and his master's degree from Central Michigan University in 1983.

Colleen Gilbert is a research associate at the Center for Security Policy responsible for issues pertaining to immigration and homeland security. Ms. Gilbert is also executive director of the Coalition for a Secure Driver's License, overseeing the coalition's legislative agenda at both the federal and state levels. She is also responsible for representing the coalition in various media forums, and her writings have appeared in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Newsday, and Human Events. Miss Gilbert holds a B.F.A. from New York University and an M.A. from George Washington University.

Caroline B. Glick is the senior Middle East fellow at the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. Ms. Glick, who lives in Jerusalem, Israel, also serves as the deputy managing editor and chief columnist for The Jerusalem Post. She is the senior editorialist and commentator for Makor Rishon, a Hebrew newspaper in Israel, a senior researcher at the Israel Defense Force's Operational Theory Research Institute, and an adjunct lecturer in tactical warfare at the Israeli Defense Force's Command and Staff College. Ms. Glick received her bachelor's degree in political science from Columbia University and her master's degree in public policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.

Dr. Daniel Goure is vice president of the Lexington Institute. Dr. Goure was a U.S. Defense Department official during the George H.W. Bush Administration. Dr. Goure teaches at both Georgetown University and the National Defense University and is an NBC military analyst. He received a B.A from Pomona College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in international relations from Johns Hopkins University.

Thor Halvorssen is president of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation and is the First Amendment Scholar at the Commonwealth Foundation. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Armando Valladares Foundation, the Advisory Council of the Atlantic Legal Foundation, and the Society of Fellows of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. Mr. Halvorssen is a contributing author of Bringing Justice to the People: The Story of the Freedom-Based Public Law Movement (Heritage Books). Mr. Halvorssen received undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science and history from the University of Pennsylvania.

Victor Davis Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.He was a full-time farmer before joining California State University, Fresno, in 1984 to initiate a classics program. His academic achievements have included the National Endowment for the Humanities fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences (Stanford), the Eric Breindel Award for opinion journalism, and the Shifrin Chair of Military History at the U.S.Naval Academy.Dr.Hansen is the author of over 170 articles, book reviews, and editorials and is a biweekly contributor to National Review Online.He was educated at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the American School of Classical Studies, and received his Ph.D. in classics from Stanford University.

Bruce Herschensohn has been an author and television and radio political commentator for two decades. He currently teaches at Pepperdine University, is an Associate Fellow at the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Center for Individual Freedom. After service in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Herschensohn started his own motion picture company and was appointed director of motion pictures and television for the United States Information Agency. He served as the deputy special assistant to President Nixon, as a member of Ronald Reagan's transition team, and as a fellow at the John F. Kennedy Institute of Politics at Harvard and at the Claremont Institute.

Christopher Holton is vice president for administration, marketing & development at the Center for Security Policy. Mr. Holton came to the center after serving as president and marketing director of Blanchard & Co. and editor-in-chief of the Blanchard Economic Research Unit from 1990 to 2003.As chief of the Blanchard Economic Research Unit in 2000, he conceived and commissioned the Center for Security Policy special report, Clinton’s Legacy: The Dangerous Decade. Holton is a member of the Board of Advisers ofWorldTribune.com.

Rosemary Jenks is director of government relations for Numbers USA, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots organization. She has worked on immigration issues since 1990, first with the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based immigration think-tank, and then as a consultant. Her articles have appeared widely and she is the co-author of Shaping Illinois: The Effects of Immigration 1970–2020 and Doctors and Nurses: A Demographic Profile. Ms. Jenks earned a J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in political science from Colorado College, and she is a member of the Virginia State Bar.

Cliff Kincaid is president of America's Survival, Inc. (ASI) and the editor of the Accuracy in Media (AIM) Report. A veteran journalist and media and policy analyst, he has been an advocate on behalf of the families of victims of terrorism. ASI was the first national organization to warn of global taxes and the proposed International Criminal Court, holding news conferences at the National Press Club and on Capitol Hill. Mr. Kincaid is the author of eight books and has published frequently in major media outlets. He received his degree in journalism and communications from the University of Toledo.

Anne Korin is co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) and editor of Energy Security. She is also co-chair of the Set America Free Coalition. Ms. Korin focuses on energy supply vulnerabilities, OPEC, maritime terrorism, energy security, energy strategies, and technological innovation. She has written articles for various foreign-affairs journals. Her education includes an engineering degree in computer science from Johns Hopkins University and study toward a doctorate at Stanford University.

Dr. Gal Luft is executive director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) and co-chair of the Set America Free Coalition. He specializes in strategy, geopolitics, terrorism, and energy security. He has published numerous studies and articles on security and energy issues and consults with various think tanks and news organizations worldwide. Dr.Luft holds degrees in international relations, international economics, Middle East studies, and strategic studies and a doctorate in strategic studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS,) Johns Hopkins University.

Andrew McCarthy is a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, and a contributor at National Review Online. For 18 years, he was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York and in 1995 led the terrorism prosecution against Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and eleven others in connection with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He became the chief assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District's satellite office and supervised the office's Command Post near Ground Zero in New York City after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Mr. McCarthy also served as a special assistant to then-deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz.

David McCormack is senior research associate at the Center for Security Policy where he directs the African Security Project. His articles have appeared in publications such as the Washington Times, the Jerusalem Post, and the Wall Street Journal Europe, and he is the author of the CSP Occasional Paper "An African Vortex: Islamism in Sub-Saharan Africa." Mr. McCormack holds a B.A. in history and international affairs from the George Washington University.

Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney, USAF (Ret.), served thirty-five years in the U.S. Air Force as a fighter pilot and commander at every unit level. He had four combat tours in Vietnam as well as commanding a major air strike against terrorists in the mid-1980s. His last assignment in the Air Force was assistant vice chief of staff as well as director of the Vice President's Defense Performance Review (Reinventing Government) for all of the U.S. Department of Defense. Upon retirement as a lieutenant general, he served as a vice president for command, control, and intelligence for UNISYS and Loral Corporations until becoming president and CEO of Business Executives for National Security for four years. In 2000, he created his own consulting company, focusing on government reform and terrorism. General McInerney is a Fox News military analyst and co-authored the book End Game: The Blueprint for Victory in the War on Terror.

Vice Adm. Robert R. Monroe, USN (Ret.), served thirty-eight years in the U.S. Navy. During his career, he had combat tours in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was a systems analyst for the U.S. secretary of defense, and, as vice admiral, headed the Defense Nuclear Agency and then directed Navy Research and Development. Upon retirement, Admiral Monroe joined Bechtel, and, over the next twenty-one years served successively as business line manager, vice president, senior vice president, and partner. He is now a private consultant, also serving on several U.S. government advisory boards. Admiral Monroe graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a master's degree in international relations from Stanford University.

Claudia Rosett is journalist-in-residence at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, writing on tyranny and human rights, especially as these relate to the War for the Free World. Over the past twenty-four years, Ms. Rosett has reported from Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union. She is an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute and a former member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal. Ms. Rosett received an Overseas Press Club Citation for Excellence for her on-site coverage of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising. In 2005, she won the Eric Breindel Award for her coverage of the United Nations.

Dr. Michael Rubin is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and editor of the Middle East Quarterly.Rubin received a Ph.D. in history in 1999.His dissertation on the formation of modern Iran won Yale's top prize. He has spent twenty months in Iraq and more than seven in Iran. His most recent book (with Patrick Clawson) is Eternal Iran: Continuity and Chaos.

Al Santoli is president and founder of the nonprofit Asia America Initiative and the editor of the weekly e-publications China in Focus and Asia in Focus. He is the former senior vice-president of the American Foreign Policy Council and director of the Asia-Pacific Initiative and has worked as a foreign policy and national security advisor in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. Santoli has been a contributing editor at PARADE magazine, and his writings have appeared in a variety of publications He is the author of numerous books and monographs, including Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War.

David Satter is an associate of the Hoover Institution, the Hudson Institute, and Johns Hopkins University and the author of two books on Russia: Age of Delirium: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union and Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State. He writes frequently for the editorial page of the Wall Street Journal on the former Soviet Union and is currently working on a new book about the Russian attitude toward the communist past. Mr. Satter received a B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.Litt. degree in political philosophy from Oxford University.

James M. Staudenraus has been involved with border security and immigration issues for more than ten years. He has developed a wide range of trusted contacts within state and federal law enforcement and has witnessed first-hand how these agencies continue to remain hindered in their counterterrorism efforts by a lack of a common database, ongoing turf wars, and mixed signals from elected officials at all levels of government. A graduate of Syracuse University, terrorism hit home for Mr. Staudenraus in December 1988, when thirty-five of his university schoolmates were killed aboard Pan Am Flight 103.

Sarah N. Sternis the director of the Washington Office of the American Jewish Congress. She has long been an advocate for robust U.S. and Israeli foreign policies in the War for the Free World. Ms. Stern is also the author of a recently released novel, Cherished Illusions. She was educated at Boston University and received her master's degree from Columbia University. Prior to her work in public policy, Ms. Stern worked with Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools as a child psychologist.

Kenneth R. Timmerman is executive director of the Foundation for Democracy in Iran, which he founded in 1995, and a journalist with more than two decades of experience tracking and exposing terrorist networks. His 1998 expose of Osama bin Laden appeared in Reader’s Digest just weeks before the embassy bombings in Africa. In recent years, Mr. Timmerman has revealed how U.S. policies have helped create new threats from Russia, China, and Iran. Mr. Timmerman is the author of numerous books and articles. His latest book is Countdown to Crisis: The Coming Nuclear Showdown with Iran.

Maj. Gen. Paul E. Vallely, USA (Ret.), served in the U.S. Army for thirty-two years. He served in many overseas theaters including Europe, Pacific Rim countries, and two combat tours in Vietnam. General Vallely is a military analyst for Fox News Channel and chairman of the Military Committee of the Center for Security Policy. He co-authored the book Endgame-Blueprint for Victory for Winning the War on Terror. He and his wife, Marian, are the co-trustees of the Scott Vallely Soldiers Memorial Fund. General Vallely graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Infantry School, Ranger and Airborne Schools, Jumpmaster School, the Command and General Staff School, the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and the Army War College.

Dr. J. Michael Waller holds the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Chair in International Communication at the Institute of World Politics and directs its graduate programs on public diplomacy and political warfare. He is also Vice President for Information Operations of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. A former staff member of the U.S. Senate, consultant to the U.S. Department of State, and journalist and author, Dr. Waller is an expert on terrorism, intelligence, the former Soviet Union, and the Americas. He has been a contributor to Insight magazine, Reader’s Digest, the Washington Times, and the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Waller holds a B.A. from George Washington University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Boston University.

Congressman Curt Weldon represents the Seventh Congressional District of Pennsylvania and is serving his tenth term. Congressman Weldon is a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee and the Homeland Security Committee. He is recognized as one of the Congress' leading authorities on military weapons and other systems and techonologies. Long before September 11, Congressman Weldon was an advocate of bolstering U.S. defenses, assisting first responders, and improving intelligence gathering. Congressman Weldon received his B.A. in Russian from West Chester University.

R. James Woolsey is vice president for global strategic security at Booz Allen Hamilton. Ambassador Woolsey was director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1993 to 1995, was appointed by President Reagan as delegate-at-large to the U.S.-Soviet Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) and Nuclear and Space Arms Talks (NST), and was an advisor on the U.S. Delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I). He received his B.A. from Stanford University, an M.A. from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and an LL.B from Yale Law School.

Members of the Center for Security Policy Staff who rendered invaluable help:

Michael T. Reilly is vice president for operations at the Center for Security Policy. In that capacity, Mr. Reilly is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the center as well as the management of the center's employees. Additionally, and working in close coordination with the president of the center, he also manages the center's outside relationships and strategic development. Mr. Reilly is a former military legislative assistant to Congressman Jerry Lewis and a Marine Corps veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a graduate of the Catholic University of America with a degree in civil engineering.

Olivia Albrecht, John Tower National Security Fellow at the Center for Security Policy, is the project manager for the center's Islamist Project and lead researcher for an array of homeland security and international relations topics. She has worked at the Pentagon in Non-Proliferation Policy and at the Heritage Foundation. Ms. Albrecht is a graduate of Princeton University with a degree in philosophy.

Patrick Devenny is the Henry M. Jackson National Security Fellow at the Center for Security Policy. Mr. Devenny researches various national security topics and has been published in American Spectator Online, Middle East Quarterly, the Washington Times, and FrontPageMagazine.com. He is a graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in history and is currently pursuing a master's degree in U.S. foreign policy at American University's School of International Service.

Lisa Firestone is the executive assistant to the president of the Center for Security Policy She has worked in the fields of asset management, campaign administration, and public policy. Ms. Firestone received a B.A. in English, economics, and French from Duke University and is a graduate of the New York Institute of Finance.

Ryan Peterson is a research associate and project manager for the Center for Security Policy's Energy Security Initiative. His research focuses on issues of global security, U.S. energy policies, and law and sovereignty issues. His work on these topics has been published by FrontPageMagazine.com. Mr. Peterson holds a B.A. in international relations from Wheaton College.