# James Carafano

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| birth_name  = James Jay Carafano
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| birth_place = [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), U.S.
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| occupation  =Vice President, Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, [The Heritage Foundation](/source/The_Heritage_Foundation)<br />Adjunct professor, [Institute of World Politics](/source/Institute_of_World_Politics)
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'''James Jay Carafano''' (born May 8, 1955) is the director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies and vice president of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies at [The Heritage Foundation](/source/The_Heritage_Foundation). Carafano is also an adjunct professor at the [Institute of World Politics](/source/Institute_of_World_Politics).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iwp.edu/faculty/detail/james-carafano |title=James Jay Carafano » Faculty » the Institute of World Politics |website=www.iwp.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201105623/http://www.iwp.edu/faculty/detail/james-carafano |archive-date=2014-02-01}} </ref>

==Early life and education==
Carafano was born in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), and raised in [East Meadow, New York](/source/East_Meadow%2C_New_York). He graduated from the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY in 1977. He holds an M.A. in British and early modern European history from [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University), an M.A. in strategic studies from the [U.S. War College](/source/United_States_Army_War_College) in [Carlisle, Pennsylvania](/source/Carlisle%2C_Pennsylvania), and a Ph.D. in diplomatic history from Georgetown.<ref name=Security>{{cite web |url=http://securitydebrief.com/security-debrief-contributors/james-carafano/ |title=James Carafano |work=Security Debrief |publisher=Homeland Security Policy Institute |access-date=10 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711225826/http://securitydebrief.com/security-debrief-contributors/james-carafano/ |archive-date=11 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Career==
===Military and academic===
Carafano served 25 years in the Army in [Europe](/source/Europe), [South Korea](/source/South_Korea), and the U.S., and he rose to the rank of [lieutenant colonel](/source/lieutenant_colonel).{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} During that time, he served as head speech writer for the [Army Chief of Staff](/source/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army) and was the executive director of ''Joint Force Quarterly'', the Defense Department's military journal.<ref name=Center>{{cite web |url=http://www.understandourworld.org/james-carafano.asp |title=James J. Carafano, Ph.D. |work=The Center For Global Understanding |publisher=Lubbock International Cultural Center, Inc. |access-date=14 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323023147/http://www.understandourworld.org/james-carafano.asp |archive-date=23 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Carafano has taught at [Mount Saint Mary College](/source/Mount_Saint_Mary_College) in New York and served as a fleet professor at the U.S. Naval War College.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} He has been an assistant professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and, as of 2011, he serves as a visiting professor at the [National Defense University](/source/National_Defense_University_(Washington%2C_D.C.)) at [Fort Lesley McNair](/source/Fort_Lesley_McNair) in [Washington](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) and at Georgetown.<ref name=Center/> Carafano joined [The Institute of World Politics](/source/The_Institute_of_World_Politics) in Washington, D.C., in 2013 as an adjunct professor.<ref name="New homeland security course offered at IWP">{{cite web |url=http://www.iwp.edu/news_publications/detail/new-homeland-security-course-offered-at-iwp|title=New homeland security course offered at IWP |work=The Institute of World Politics. |date=4 April 2013 |access-date=10 May 2013}}</ref> He is a member of the [National Academies](/source/National_Academies) Board on Army Science and Technology, the [Department of the Army Historical Advisory Committee](/source/Department_of_the_Army_Historical_Advisory_Committee), and is a senior fellow at the [George Washington University](/source/George_Washington_University) Homeland Security Policy Institute.<ref name=Security/> Carafano is an advisory board member of [Spirit of America](/source/Spirit_of_America_(charity)), a [501(c)(3) organization](/source/501(c)(3)_organization) that supports the safety and success of Americans serving abroad and the local people and partners they seek to help.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dr. James Jay Carafano {{!}} Spirit of America |url=https://spiritofamerica.org/staff/dr-james-jay-carafano |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190819121754/https://spiritofamerica.org/staff/dr-james-jay-carafano |archive-date=2019-08-19 |access-date=2026-05-31 |work=Spirit of America |language=en-US}}</ref>

===The Heritage Foundation ===
thumb|Panel at Geopolitical Summit Budapest 2025
Carafano co-authored the [homeland security](/source/homeland_security) report, ''Homeland Security 3.0: Building a National Enterprise to Keep America Safe, Free, and Prosperous''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2008/09/homeland-security-30-building-a-national-enterprise-to-keep-america-safe-free-and-prosperous  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316204235/http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2008/09/Homeland-Security-30-Building-a-National-Enterprise-to-Keep-America-Safe-Free-and-Prosperous  |url-status=unfit  |archive-date=March 16, 2010  |title=Homeland Security 3.0 |first1=James |last1=Carafano |first2=David |last2=Heyman  |date=18 September 2008 |work=The Heritage Foundation |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> He also co-wrote ''A New Strategy For Real Immigration Reform''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/wm1499.cfm |title=A New Strategy for Real Immigration Reform |first1=James |last1=Carafano |first2=Matthew |last2=Spalding |date=12 June 2007 |work=The Heritage Foundation |access-date=15 July 2011 |archive-date=18 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118071852/http://www.heritage.org/Research/Immigration/wm1499.cfm |url-status=unfit }}</ref>  Writing regarding defense, Carafano's 2008 study ''Providing for the Common Defense: What 10 Years of Progress Would Look Like'',  maps out a 10-year defense-strategy blueprint, including setting a floor on the defense budget as four percent of [GDP](/source/Gross_domestic_product).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2008/02/providing-for-the-common-defensenbsp-what-10-years-of-progress-would-look-like |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615221249/http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2008/02/Providing-for-the-Common-Defensenbsp-What-10-Years-of-Progress-Would-Look-Like |url-status=unfit |archive-date=June 15, 2010 |title=Providing For The Common Defense |first1=James |last1=Carafano |first2=Mackenzie |last2=Eaglen  |date=19 February 2008 |work=The Heritage Foundation |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref>

Carafano is the head of Heritage's [antisemitism](/source/antisemitism) operations including [Project Esther](/source/Project_Esther). When asked by ''[Jewish Insider](/source/Jewish_Insider)'' to explain why the effort did not include right-wing antisemitism, Carafano said "white supremacists are not my problem because white supremacists are not part of being conservative".<ref name= "Jewish Insider Struggles" >{{cite web |last1=Deutch |first1=Gabby |title=Heritage Foundation struggles to find partners in fight against antisemitism |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2024/10/heritage-foundation-project-esther-combat-antisemitism/ |website=[Jewish Insider](/source/Jewish_Insider) |date=14 October 2024 |access-date=11 January 2025}}</ref>

===Congress and media appearances===
[[File:Behind the Scenes of Cultural War (2).jpg|thumb|Behind the Scenes of Cultural War - panel with [Gladden Pappin](/source/Gladden_Pappin), [Rod Dreher](/source/Rod_Dreher), [Boris Kálnoky](/source/Boris_K%C3%A1lnoky)]]
Carafano has testified before the U.S. Congress as an expert of defense, intelligence, and [homeland security](/source/homeland_security) issues.<ref name=natseclc>{{cite web |url=http://natseclc.com/speakers/dr-james-carafano |title=The National Security Leadership 2011 Conference and Benefit |work=2011 National Security Leadership Foundation |access-date=14 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110801232003/http://natseclc.com/speakers/dr-james-carafano |archive-date=1 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://33-minutes.com/2010/01/25/james-carafano-to-address-icas-winter-symposium |title=James Carafano to Address ICAS Winter Symposium |work=33 Minutes |publisher=The Heritage Foundation |access-date=15 July 2011}}</ref> He provided commentary for Fox News.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/person/c/james-jay-carafano |title=Column Archive |publisher=Fox News |access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref>

In 2013, Carafano co-produced a short [documentary](/source/documentary), ''Veteran Nation'', about the experiences of veterans of the [United States Armed Forces](/source/United_States_Armed_Forces). The film was created in partnership with ColdWater Media and Esprit de Corps and screened at [The Heritage Foundation](/source/The_Heritage_Foundation) in February 2013.<ref name=Payne>{{cite web |url=http://blog.heritage.org/2013/02/21/serving-americas-veterans-at-home/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130704022632/http://blog.heritage.org/2013/02/21/serving-americas-veterans-at-home/ |url-status=unfit |archive-date=July 4, 2013 |title=Morning Bell: Why a Car Commercial Can Make You Cry |last1=Payne |first1=Amy |date=February 21, 2013 |work=heritage.org |publisher=The Heritage Foundation |access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gifilmfestival.com/2013/giff-news/uncategorized/a-look-at-veteran-nation-with-james-carafano/#.UZuCqCtAQlw |title=A look at Veteran Nation with James Carafano |date=12 May 2013 |work=GI Film Festival |access-date=21 May 2013 |archive-date=4 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704065454/http://gifilmfestival.com/2013/giff-news/uncategorized/a-look-at-veteran-nation-with-james-carafano/#.UZuCqCtAQlw |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Carafano is a contributing editor to the online national security publication ''1945''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Our Editorial Team|url=https://www.19fortyfive.com/meet-the-team/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=19FortyFive|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Trump transition team===
[Politico](/source/Politico) reported in 2016 that Carafano was the primary aide to the [U.S. State Department](/source/United_States_State_Department) for the [Trump administration's transition team](/source/First_presidential_transition_of_Donald_Trump).<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/new-details-emerge-on-trump-transition-organization-231152 New details emerge on Trump transition organization, By Tony Romm, 11/09/16 05:48 PM EST]</ref> He organized meetings with European and Canadian diplomatic representatives "to hear out concerns about the incoming administration. Carafano insisted he was not hosting the event on behalf of the president-elect. But diplomats and congressional staffers said they understand he is likely to emerge as the Trump team's liaison for State Department matters."<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-europe-trump-2ca8636c-ace4-11e6-977a-1030f822fc35-20161117-story.html  In private meeting, Euro diplomats beseech Trump team to uphold transatlantic pacts, by Colum Lynch and Dan De Luce, Foreign Policy, November 17, 2016]</ref>

==Bibliography==
* ''After D-Day'' (2000)
* ''Waltzing in to the Cold War'' (2002)
* ''Independent Task Force Report, Emergency Responders: Drastically Underfunded, Dangerously Unprepared'' (2003)
* ''Homeland Security'' (2005)
* ''Winning the Long War: Lessons from the Cold War for Defeating Terrorism and Preserving Freedom'' (2005)
* ''GI Ingenuity: Improvisation, Technology and Winning World War II'' (2006)
* ''Mismanaging Mayhem: How Washington Responds to Crisis'' (2008)
* ''Private Sector, Public Wars: Contractors in Combat—Afghanistan, Iraq, and Future Conflicts'' (2008)<ref name=asmea>{{cite web |url=http://www.asmeascholars.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1340&catid=9&Itemid=64 |title=Private Sector, Public Wars |first=Mark |last=Silinsky |work=ASMEA |access-date=11 July 2011 |archive-date=2 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402125011/http://www.asmeascholars.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1340&catid=9&Itemid=64 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
* ''Wiki at War: Conflict in a Socially Networked World'' (Texas A&M University Press, 2012)

== See also ==
* [Project Esther](/source/Project_Esther)

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{unfit|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081113172200/http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/jamescarafano.cfm James Carafano at the Heritage Foundation]}}
* [http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi/fellows/carafano_j.htm James Carafano at the Homeland Security Policy Institute]
* {{unfit|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090122055529/http://www.heritage.org/about/staff/jamescarafanopapers.cfm James Carafano articles]}}
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