About UsFor twenty-five years, the Center for Security Policy has pioneered the organization, management and direction of public policy coalitions to promote U.S. national security. Even more importantly, the Center's mission has been to secure the adoption of the products of such efforts by skillfully enlisting support from executive branch officials, key legislators, other public policy organizations, opinion-shapers in the media and the public at large.Center for Security PolicyC4SP_8c4591e8-d5be-11e6-964d-8b380fbcdb3bC4SP StaffFrank J. Gaffney, Jr.President -- Mr. Gaffney formerly acted as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy during the Reagan Administration, following four years of service as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy. Previously, he was a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee under the chairmanship of the late Senator John Tower, and a national security legislative aide to the late Senator Henry M. Jackson.Shaun SeifertChief Financial Officer -- Mr. Seifert manages and coordinates the various business activities with respect to the Center’s operations, and oversees the Center’s internship program. He has previously served on the staff of the Ways and Means Committee and House Committee on the Budget. He has a BA in Economics and an MBA.Jim HansonExecutive Vice President -- Mr. Hanson served in US Army Special Forces and conducted Counter-Terrorism, Counter-Insurgency and other operations in more than a dozen countries. Jim joined the Center to provide the expertise of a practitioner of the art of war. He is also a seasoned fighter in the war of ideas and is helping lead the Center to an information operations strategy that takes full advantage of the new media environment.Fred FleitzSenior Vice President for Policy and Programs -- Mr. Fleitz served in U.S. national security positions for 25 years at the CIA, DIA, Department of State and the House Intelligence Committee staff. During the administration of President George W. Bush, Mr. Fleitz was chief of staff to John Bolton, then Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security. During his tenure with the House Intelligence Committee, he was the staff expert on the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs and briefed key National Intelligence Estimates on these issues to committee members. After he left government in 2011, he founded and served as Director of the Langley Intelligence Group Network (LIGNET), Newsmax Media’s global intelligence and forecasting service. Fleitz is a regular commentator on Secure Freedom radio and has appeared on the Fox News Channel. Mr. Fleitz is the author of Peacekeeping Fiascoes of the 1990s (Praeger) and is working on books on intelligence reform and the Iranian nuclear program. Mr Fleitz holds an MA in Political Economy from Fordham University and a BA in Politics from Saint Joseph's University.Clare LopezVice President for Research and Analysis -- Ms. Lopez is the Vice President for Research and Analysis at the Center for Security Policy, a Senior Fellow at the London Center for Policy Research, and a member of the Board of Advisors for the Canadian Mackenzie Institute. In 2016, she was named to Senator Ted Cruz's presidential campaign national security advisory team. Since 2013, she has served as a member of the Citizens Commission on Benghazi. Formerly Vice President of the Intelligence Summit, she was a career operations officer with the Central Intelligence Agency, a professor at the Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies, Executive Director of the Iran Policy Committee from 2005-2006, and has served as a consultant, intelligence analyst, and researcher for a variety of defense firms. She was named a 2011 Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute.Already an advisor to EMP Act America, in February 2012 Ms. Lopez was named a member of the Congressional Task Force on National and Homeland Security, which focuses on the Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) threat to the nation. She serves as a member of the Boards of Advisors/Directors for the Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, the United West, and the Voice of the Copts. She has been a Visiting Researcher and guest lecturer on counterterrorism, national defense, and international relations at Georgetown University. Ms. Lopez is a regular contributor to print and broadcast media on subjects related to Iran and the Middle East and the co-author of two published books on Iran. She is the author of an acclaimed paper for the Center, The Rise of the Iran Lobby and co-author/editor of the Center's Team B II study, "Shariah: The Threat to America" as well as The Tiger Team's "The Secure Freedom Strategy: A Plan for Victory Over the Global Jihad Movement." She co-authored "Gulen and the Gulenist Movement" with CSP's Vice President for Outreach, Christopher Holton, and "See No Shariah: 'Countering Violent Extremism' and the Disarming of America's First Line of Defense" with Frank Gaffney, CSP President.Lopez received a B.A. in Communications and French from Notre Dame College of Ohio and an M.A. in International Relations from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. She completed Marine Corps Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Quantico, Virginia before declining a military commission to join the CIA.Ben LernerVice President for Government Relations -- Mr. Lerner manages the Center's educational efforts and interactions with the federal government. He also manages coalitions and projects addressing national security law, homeland security, nuclear deterrence, American sovereignty, and energy security, and is responsible for the researching and drafting of policy publications in these and other areas. His articles have appeared in The American Spectator, The Washington Times, Townhall, The Washington Examiner, and inFocus Quarterly, and he has been a guest lecturer at the U.S. Army War College, where he has discussed the legal/ethical issues surrounding the military’s use of unmanned systems. Prior to joining the Center, Mr. Lerner served as counsel on energy, environment and homeland security issues in a government relations firm, held a senior government relations role with a foreign affairs advocacy organization, gained experience in both the House and Senate, and served as a senior adviser on a congressional campaign. He holds a law degree from Georgetown University, and received his bachelor’s degree in political science, with highest distinction, from the University of Michigan.Christopher HoltonVice President for Outreach -- During Mr. Holton's years with the Center, he has directed the Center's Divest Terror Initiative and Shariah Risk Due Diligence Program. He has been involved in education and outreach in more than twenty states regarding divestment of taxpayer supported pension systems from foreign companies that do business with the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Republic of Sudan, and the Syrian Arab Republic. In addition, he has been involved in state level counterterrorism and counter-shariah initiatives in dozens of states.In 2005, he was a co-author of War Footing, published by the US Naval Institute Press. In 2008 he was a co-author of Shariah, Law and Financial Jihad: How Should America Respond? In 2015, Holton co-authored, along with the Center for Security Policy’s Clare Lopez, The Gulen Movement: Turkey's Islamic Supremacist Cult and Its Contribution to Civilization Jihad in America.Holton’s work has also been published by National Review, Human Events, The American Thinker, Family Security Matters, Big Peace, World Tribune, World Net Daily, NewsMax, and TheHayride.com. He has appeared on television on the O’Reilly Factor, the Glenn Beck Program, CNBC’s Squawk Box and Fox and Friends. On radio he has guested on the Laura Ingraham program, the Michael Reagan show, the Brett Winterble show, the Roger Hedgecock program, the Michael Medved show, and the Jim Bohannon show.Christopher has been a frequent guest speaker at Tea Party, Republican and other gatherings from Florida to California.Before joining the Center, Christopher was President of Blanchard and Company, a two hundred million dollar per year investment firm, and editor-in-chief of the Blanchard Economic Research Unit.Christopher now blogs at TerrorTrendsBulletin.com and Shariahfinancewatch.org. He is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/christopher.holton.94 and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Ikhwannot.Tommy WallerDirector of State Legislative Outreach -- Tommy Waller is Director of State Legislative Outreach at the Center for Security Policy. Mr. Waller came to the Center after twelve years as an Infantry Officer in the Marine Corps and service spanning multiple deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, and South America. His assignments have ranged from conducting basic infantry operations, special operations and reconnaissance in combat environments to assignments in staff planning, logistics, training support and professional instruction. His formal education includes numerous military schools and colleges, a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Tulane University and executive education in high stakes negotiation from the Wharton School.David Yerushalmi, Esq.General Counsel -- Mr. Yerushalmi is a lawyer specializing in litigation and risk analysis, especially as it relates to geo-strategic policy, national security, international business relations, securities law, disclosure and due diligence requirements for domestic and international concerns. David Yerushalmi has been involved in international legal and constitutional matters for over 25 years. David Yerushalmi is today considered an expert on Islamic law and its intersection with Islamic terrorism and national security. In this capacity, he has published widely on the subject including the principle critical scholarship on Shariah-compliant finance published in the Utah Law Review (2008, Issue 3). This work and the empirical investigation known as the Mapping Shariah project in America was the focus of a recent monograph published by the McCormack Foundation and the Center for Security Policy.Adam SavitVice President for Media Production -- Mr. Savit administrates media projects across a range of formats, including books and monographs published by the Center for Security Policy Press, video production for the Center's YouTube channel and website production and maintenance. He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University specializing in the history of the Middle East and Mediterranean.Nancy MengesEditor-in-Chief of The Americas Report -- Mrs. Menges, the co-founder of the Menges Hemispheric Security Project, is in charge of the weekly edition of CSP’s Americas Report. Fluent in Spanish, she holds a degree in International Relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has studied at the University of the Americas in Mexico City. Her postgraduate degree has been earned from the University of Maryland. She has testified in Congress and submitted CSP's statement regarding US-Colombian relations to the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.Kyle ShidelerDirector of the Threat Information Office -- Kyle Shideler is the Director of the Threat Information Office (TIO) at the Center for Security Policy. Kyle has previously served as a Director of Research and Communications, Senior Researcher, and Public Information Officer for several organizations in the field of Middle East and terrorism policy since 2006. He is a contributing author to "Saudi Arabia and the Global Islamic Terrorist Network: America and the West's Fatal Embrace," and has written for numerous publications as well as briefed legislative aides, intelligence and law enforcement officials and the general public on national security issues.Alex VanNessDirector of the Middle East Peace and Security Policy -- Alex VanNess is the Director of the Middle East Peace and Security Policy at the Center for Security Policy. Prior to coming to the Center, Mr. VanNess worked as an Intern for Congressman Doug Lamborn and then later as a member of staff for Congressman Tom McClintock of California. He writes extensively on issues relating to U.S. defense spending, the U.S./Israel strategic relationship, and the existential threats posed by Islamic fundamentalism. His articles have appeared in such publications as The American Thinker, Breitbart News, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, RealClearReligion, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Post, The Washington Times, and The Jerusalem Post, among others. Alex holds a degree in Political Science and Peace & Conflict Studies from Wayne State University and has studied Jewish Law and Philosophy at Shor Yoshuv Rabbinical College in New York.C4SP FellowsDaniel PipesSenior Fellow. Daniel Pipes is president of the Middle East Forum. His bi-weekly column appears regularly in the Washington Times and in newspapers around the globe, including the Israel Hayom (Israel), La Razón (Spain), Liberal (Italy), National Post (Canada), and the Australian. His special interests include the role of Islam in public life, Turkey, Syria, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and U.S. foreign policy.His website, DanielPipes.org, offers an archive of his work and an opportunity to sign up to receive e-mails of his current writings. With 69 million page visits, it is one of the Internet’s most accessed sources of specialized information on the Middle East and Muslim history. He tweets at @DanielPipes.He received his A.B. (1971) and Ph.D. (1978) from Harvard University, both in history, and spent six years studying abroad, including three years in Egypt. Mr. Pipes speaks French, and reads Arabic and German. He has taught at Harvard, Pepperdine, the U.S. Naval War College, and the University of ChicagoJ. Michael Waller, Ph.D.Senior Fellow. A journalist and author, Dr. Waller brings expertise in terrorism, intelligence, the former Soviet Union and the Americas. He has covered wars and political violence in five countries, has written for Insight magazine, Reader’s Digest, the Washington Times and the Wall Street Journal and has served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of State. He holds a Ph.D. in international security affairs from Boston University, and is a former staff member of the United States Senate.Stephen C. Coughlin, Esq.Senior Fellow. An attorney, decorated intelligence officer and noted specialist on Islamic law, ideology and related strategic information programs, Mr. Coughlin integrates experience in international law, intelligence, strategic communications and high-level project management in both the national defense and private sectors to develop unique perspectives, assessments and training packages relating to the intersection of national security and law. Often cited as the Pentagon’s leading expert on Islamic law, Coughlin is in demand as a lecturer at leading Defense training institutions, including the Naval War College, Marine Corps HQ-Quantico, and at Staff, Command and Division levels, as well as for the FBI and other agencies and private sector groups. A Major in the United States Army (res.), assigned to USCENTCOM, with a military intelligence specialty, Coughlin has served in a strategic communications role in CENTCOM-Doha. U.S. assignments have included attachment to the Pentagon’s National Military Joint Intelligence Center, the National Security Council’s Interagency Perception Management Threat Panel, and culminating in his assignment to the intelligence staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Coughlin’s private sector career has focused on international law, competitive intelligence and the development and provision of open source, classified and proprietary commercial data and information products and programs at leading publishing houses such as Lexis-Nexis/Reed Elsevier and West Group/WestLaw.Lt. Col. Gordon Cucullu (Ret.)Senior Fellow. Mr. Cucullu is a former Special Forces lieutenant colonel with more than four decades of experience dealing with the tumultuous region of East Asia, including North and South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China and Southeast Asia. His best-selling book, Separated at Birth: How North Korea became the Evil Twin, has been acclaimed as one of the best insights into the convoluted, long-running conflict between South and North Korea. He is a regular contributor to Front Page Magazine, Tech Central Station, and Human Events Online. His articles appear often in The American Enterprise magazine as well as other electronic and print media. He has contributed to theNew York Post, the Washington Times, the Jerusalem Post and many other publications. He is a frequent guest on Fox News Channel and was on-camera analyst for WABC Channel 7 in New York City during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mr. Cucullu’s latest work, Inside Gitmo: The True Story Behind the Myths of Guantanamo Bay is an essential contribution to a deeply misunderstood topic.Nonie DarwishSenior Fellow. Ms. Darwish is an American human rights activist, writer, public speaker and founder of Arabs For Israel. She is the author of the book Now they Call Me Infidel; Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel and the War on Terror.Her second book is Cruel And Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law. Her speech topics cover human rights, with emphasis on women’s rights and minority rights in the Middle East. Born in Egypt, Darwish is the daughter of an Egyptian Army lieutenant general, who, when assassinated by the Israeli army in 1956, was called a "shahid" by the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, although Darwish blames "the Middle Eastern Islamic culture and the propaganda of hatred taught to children from birth" for the assassination. In 1978, she moved with her husband to the United States, and converted to Christianity there. After September 11, 2001 she has written on Islam-related topics.Michael J. Del RossoSenior Fellow. Michael Del Rosso is an accomplished technology executive whose career spans 30 years. He has served as CEO and CTO of large public technology companies and early stage companies. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), past Chairman of the IEEE-USA Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee (CIPC), a 2006 Lincoln Fellow at The Claremont Institute where he is presently Research Fellow in National Security Policy, Senior Fellow for Homeland and National Security at the Center for Security Policy, and has been a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He is also co-author of The Center for Security Policy’s recently published book, Shariah: The Threat to America: An Exercise in Competitive Analysis (Report of Team B II). Mr. Del Rosso has contributed to Department of Defense Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and information security initiatives, Congressional initiatives such as the National Security Study Group and the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack, and has designed and implemented technology solutions for the commercial, intelligence, and defense marketplaces.Paula A. DeSutterSenior Fellow. Ms. DeSutter is the former Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation. The Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation has principal responsibility for the overall supervision of all matters relating to the verification of and compliance with international arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreements and commitments. Ms. DeSutter brings to her position an extensive background in verification and a career focus on national security and intelligence. She served for over four years as a Professional Staff Member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI). Ms. DeSutter was professional staff liaison to Senator Jon Kyl and was responsible for legislation and oversight of intelligence collection, analysis and activities related to proliferation, terrorism, arms control, the Persian Gulf States, India, Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan. Prior to her work in the Senate, Ms. DeSutter held numerous positions in the Verification and Intelligence Bureau in the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA). She was selected to represent ACDA as a student at the National War College, then returned to the National Defense University as a Senior Visiting Research Fellow at its Center for Counter-Proliferation Research. Ms. DeSutter holds an MA in International Relations, an MS in National Security Strategy from the National War College, an MA in Economics, and a BA in Political Science. Her work at the National War College earned her the President’s Strategic Vision Award for Excellence in Research and Writing, and she was a Distinguished Graduate. Ms. DeSutter's publications include Denial and Jeopardy: Deterring Iranian Use of NBC Weapons (NDU Press, 1998).Manda ErvinSenior Fellow. During the Iranian Islamic revolution, Manda Ervin witnessed the execution of many innocent people, including her high school principal who was murdered because she was a woman and the secretary of education. Ms. Ervin came to the United States as a political refugee on June 17th, 1980, became a citizen two years later and began her fight for human rights in Iran. She is the founder and president of the Alliance of Iranian Women a group which has deep connections within the Iranian diaspora and within Iran. She works to bring the West's attention to the plight of Iranian women under Islamic Sharia laws. She has testified to the Congressional hearings and briefings, Helsinki Commission and spoken at the United Nations. In February of 2008, Mrs. Ervin was appointed by the President of the United States as the United States’ Delegate to the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women. She almost single-handedly gathered the support to pass a 2003 U.S. Senate Resolution on the human rights of the women of Iran. She is frequently consulted by Members of Congress considering resolutions and legislation on Iran policy and human rights. As an analyst and writer, she has been published by many online political magazines, like the Hudson Institute, Family Security Matters, National Review and others. She speaks on TV and radio programs, nationally and internationally, including CNN, BBC, Radio France, VOA, Radio America and cable televisions stations which broadcast into Iran from California. She also speaks at universities and conferences on the history of American/Iranian relations, European/Middle Eastern history, human rights, and Islamic Shari’a laws.Kevin D. FreemanSenior Fellow. Mr. Freeman, CFA, is the founder and CEO of Freeman Global Investment Counsel. In 1990, he wrote a business plan for Sir John Templeton and was hand-picked by him to help build the Templeton Private Client group, which managed nearly $2.5 billion in global markets within a decade. One of the world's leading experts on economic warfare and financial terrorism, Freeman authored the report "Economic Warfare: Risks and Responses" for the Department of Defense in 2009 and has briefed members of Congress, U.S. Senators, and past and present members of the CIA, DIA, FBI, SEC, Homeland Security, Justice Department, and state and local law enforcement. In his bookSecret Weapon: How Economic Terrorism Brought Down the U.S. Stock Market and Why It Can Happen Again, Mr. Freeman unveils how all the evidence -- including motive, means, and opportunity -- points to America's foreign enemies as deliberately pushing our economy over the brink. He argues that our financial system is profoundly vulnerable to financial terrorism, and that we are being targeted for further and even more destructive attacks by our enemies, who want to cripple America as the world's leading economy.Caroline GlickAdjunct Fellow. Caroline Glick is the Senior Contributing Editor of The Jerusalem Post and Director of the Israel Security Project at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. She serves as adjunct senior fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C., and is the author of Shackled Warrior: Israel and the Global Jihad (2008). She holds a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University, served as Assistant Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 1997-98, and regularly briefs senior administration officials and members of Congress on issues of joint Israeli-American concern. She lives in Jerusalem. A former officer in the Israel Defense Forces, she was a core member of Israel's negotiating team with the Palestinians and later served as an assistant policy advisor to the prime minister. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, the widely-published Glick was an embedded journalist with the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division. She was awarded a distinguished civilian service award from the U.S. Secretary of the Army for her battlefield reporting.Joseph E. SchmitzSenior Fellow. Joseph E. Schmitz served as Inspector General of the Department of Defense from April 2002 until September 2005; before that, while he was a Partner in the international law firm of Patton Boggs LLP, he served as Inspector General of the Naval Reserve Intelligence Command (as a Naval Reserve Captain). He is now CEO of Joseph E. Schmitz, PLLC, a veteran-owned small business law firm he founded in 2008, the core values of which are Integrity, Transparent Accountability, Disciplined Teamwork, and Independence. He graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy, and earned his J.D. degree from Stanford Law School. In 2013, Mr. Schmitz was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (Virginia Chapter) as an "Outstanding American."Dr. Robert ZubrinSenior Fellow. Dr. Zubrin is the founder and President of the Mars Society, as well as a member of the organization’s Board of Directors. Dr. Zubrin is also President of Pioneer Astronautics, an aerospace R&D company located in Lakewood, Colorado. Formerly a Staff Engineer at Lockheed Martin Astronautics in Denver, he holds a Masters degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics and a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Washington. Viewed as a respected author and a renowned expert on Mars, Dr. Zubrin has testified in recent years before several government committees and in 2009 spoke in front of the Augustine Commission on the subject of the future of America’s human space flight program. He is the author of the critically acclaimed nonfiction books The Case for Mars, Entering Space, and Mars on Earth; the science fiction novels The Holy Land and First Landing; and articles in Scientific American, The New Atlantis, American Enterprise, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. He has appeared on major media including CNN, C-SPAN, the BBC, the Discovery Channel, the Science Channel, NBC, ABC, and NPR.C4PS Board of DirectorsE. Miles Prentice IIIChairman of the Board -- Partner, Eaton & Van Winkle, LLP;BA, Washington & Jefferson College; JD, University of MichiganBruce J. Brotman, J.D.Vice President of Strategic Plans, National Biometric Security Project;BA, Farleigh Dickinson University; JD, University of Miami School of LawJoe Colonnetta Partner, HM Capital, Dallas, TexasNina Cunningham, Ph.D.Executive Director, Quidlibet Research, Inc.James T. deGraffenreid President, EEI Communications;Previously COO, U.S. Naval Institute and COO, Phillips Business PublishingFrank J. Gaffney, Jr. President, Center for Security Policy;BS, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; MA, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International StudiesLt. Col. Marlin L. Hefti, USMC (Ret.) Vice President, Van Scoyoc Associates;BA, University of Iowa; MPA, University of Southern CaliforniaAndrew W. Miller, Jr.Chairman, Miller Holdings, LLC;BA, Belmont University; MBA, Vanderbilt's Owen School of Business ManagementDr. Dominic J. Monetta President, Resource Alternatives, Inc.;BS, Manhattan College; MS, The George Washington University; PhD, Univ of Southern CaliforniaEbrahim MoussazadehPresident, Matrix Corporation and Evvtex Corporation;Member Board of Trustees, Hudson Institute and Texas Lutheran UniversityDr. Jack LondonExecutive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, CACI;BS, U.S. Naval Academy; MS, Naval Postgraduate School; PhD, The George Washington University_8c45944a-d5be-11e6-964d-8b380fbcdb3bTo promote U.S. national security._8c4595d0-d5be-11e6-964d-8b380fbcdb3bPeaceThe philosophy of "Peace through Strength" is not a slogan for military might but a belief that America's national power must be preserved and properly used for it holds a unique global role in maintaining peace and stability.StrengthIdeasThe process the Center has repeatedly demonstrated is the unique ability that makes the Center the "Special Forces in the War of Ideas": forging teams to get things done that would otherwise be impossible for a small and relatively low-budget organization.TeamworkImpactIn this way, we are able to offer maximum "bang for the buck" for the donors who make our work possible. This approach has enabled the Center to have an outsized impact.Challenges & OpportunitiesIdentify challenges and opportunities likely to affect American security, broadly defined._8c459706-d5be-11e6-964d-8b380fbcdb3b1_8c45986e-d5be-11e6-964d-8b380fbcdb3bExamination & ActionAct promptly and creatively to ensure that challenges and opportunities likely to affect American security are the subject of focused national examination and effective action._8c4599a4-d5be-11e6-964d-8b380fbcdb3b2SupportEnlist support from executive branch officials, key legislators, other public policy organizations, opinion-shapers in the media and the public at large._8c459ae4-d5be-11e6-964d-8b380fbcdb3b2.1Executive Branch OfficialsKey LegislatorsPublic Policy OrganizationsOpinion-Shapers MediaPublic at Large2017-01-08http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/about-us/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net