Dr. James Carafano
Dr. Carafano is one of The Heritage Foundation's leading scholars in defense affairs, military operations and strategy, and homeland security. Recognizing that the war against terrorism will be a protracted conflict, his research focuses on developing the national security that the nation needs to secure the long-term interests of the United States-protecting its citizens, providing for economic growth, and preserving civil liberties.
An accomplished historian and teacher, Dr. Carafano was an assistant professor at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. and served as Director of Military Studies at the Army's Center of Military History. He also taught at Mount Saint Mary College in New York and served as a fleet professor at the U.S. Naval War College. He is a visiting professor at the National Defense University and Georgetown University.
Dr. Carafano is a member of the National Academy's Board on Army Science and Technology, the National Defense Transportation Association's Security Practices Committee, and is a Senior Fellow at the George Washington University's Homeland Security Policy Institute.
He is the coauthor of Winning the Long War: Lessons from the Cold War for Defeating Terrorism and Preserving Freedom. Looking at both history and the current policies for waging the global war on terrorism, this study argues that a successful strategy requires a balance of prudent military and security measures, continued economic growth, and the zealous protection of civil liberties. The book also highlights the ideological dimensions of the struggle, describing how the United States can and must win the "war of ideas" against terrorist ideologies.
In addition, Dr. Carafano is the coauthor of the text book, Homeland Security published by McGraw-Hill. Homeland Security is a practical introduction to everyday life in the new era of terrorism. Numerous key details are addressed, from roles of first responders and volunteers to family preparedness techniques to in-depth descriptions of weapons of mass destruction. Chapters examine infrastructure protection and business continuity, along with operations, tactics, and weapons of terrorist groups.
Dr. Carafano was also the principal author of the budget analysis in the 2003 Independent Task Force Report, Emergency Responders: Drastically Underfunded, Dangerously Unprepared, published by the Council on Foreign Relations. He was also a contributing author to the National Academies Army Science and Technology for Homeland Security 2004 report and co-director of the task force report, DHS 2.0: Rethinking the Department of Homeland Security.
His works on military history include: Waltzing Into the Cold War, published in 2002 by Texas A & M University; After D-Day, a Military Book Club main selection published in 2000 by Lynne Rienner; and GI Ingenuity: Improvisation, Technology, and Winning World War II, forthcoming from Praeger (Summer 2006).
As an expert on defense, intelligence, and homeland security issues, he has testified before the U.S. Congress and has provided commentary for ABC, BBC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, NBC, SkyNews, PBS, National Public Radio, The History Channel, The Voice of America, and Australian, Austrian, Canadian, French, Greek, Hong Kong, Japanese, and Spanish television. His editorials have appeared in newspapers nationwide including USA Today, The Washington Times, The Baltimore Sun, The New York Post, and The Boston Globe.
Dr. Carafano joined Heritage after serving as a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, a Washington policy institute dedicated to defense issues.
Before that, he served 25 years in the Army, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. His areas of expertise included military strategy, joint operations, future combat systems, post-conflict operations, and nuclear weapons. During his service, Dr. Carafano served in Europe, Korea, and the United States and was head speechwriter for the Army Chief of Staff, the service's highest-ranking officer. Before retiring, he was executive editor of Joint Force Quarterly, the Defense Department's premiere professional military journal.
A graduate of West Point, Dr. Carafano also has a master's degree and a doctorate from Georgetown University and a master's degree in strategy from the U.S. Army War College
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