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Frank Gaffney is the founder and president of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. The Center is a not-for-profit, non-partisan educational corporation established in 1988. Under Mr. Gaffney's leadership, the Center has been nationally and internationally recognized as a resource for timely, informed and penetrating analyses of foreign and defense policy matters.
Mr. Gaffney also contributes actively to these debates in his capacity as a columnist for the Washington Times and as a monthly contributor to Defense News and Investor's Business Daily. He is a contributing editor to National Review Online and a columnist for American Spectator Online, WorldNetDaily.com and JewishWorldReview.com. He is a featured weekly contributor to Hugh Hewitt's nationally syndicated radio program and appears frequently on national and international television and radio programs. In addition, his op-ed articles have appeared, among other places, in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New Republic,The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, and Newsday.
In April 1987, Mr. Gaffney was nominated by President Reagan to become the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, the senior position in the Defense Department with responsibility for policies involving nuclear forces, arms control and U.S.-European defense relations. He acted in that capacity for seven months during which time, he was the Chairman of the prestigious High Level Group, NATO's senior politico-military committee. He also represented the Secretary of Defense in key U.S.-Soviet negotiations and ministerial meetings.
From August 1983 until November 1987, Mr. Gaffney was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy under Assistant Secretary Richard Perle. From February 1981 to August 1983, Mr. Gaffney was a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by Senator John Tower (R-Texas). In the latter 1970's, Mr. Gaffney served as an aide to the late Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (D-Washington) in the areas of defense and foreign policy.
Mr. Gaffney holds a Master of Arts degree in International Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Mr. Gaffney was born in 1953 and resides in the Washington area.
Petraeus, Benghazi and Passing the Smell Test By Frank Gaffney (Nov 14, 2012)
Washington, when the official line seems improbable, people often say, "It doesn't pass the smell test." Well, there's a lot that stinks at the moment about the Benghazigate... more
Obama's Perfect Storm By Frank Gaffney (Nov 01, 2012)
Barack Obama faces not one but two perfect storms. He may actually be grateful for the meteorological one if it predictably helps obscure the political one at least for the... more
The Real Reason Behind Benghazigate? By Frank Gaffney (Oct 25, 2012)
President Obama's once-seemingly-unstoppable march towards reelection hit what he might call "bumps in the road" in Benghazi, Libya late on September 11, 2012. It might be... more
Winning Issue By Frank Gaffney (Oct 16, 2012)
Tuesday's rematch of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is likely to be their first of two in which the incumbent's record as Commander-in-Chief is going to be a matter of direct... more
Obama Lied After People Died By Frank Gaffney (Oct 04, 2012)
Suddenly, the President's new clothes seem embarrassingly transparent. The contention relentlessly promoted by Team Obama, to the effect that the Commander-in-Chief's... more
Team Obama's Mendacity By Frank Gaffney (Sep 25, 2012)
For the last two weeks, the American people have been encouraged by Team Obama - both official spokesmen for the administration, its champions in the press and other... more
2012 Tipping Point? By Frank Gaffney (Sep 20, 2012)
History is replete with examples of strategic miscalculations in which an over-reach - usually born of contemptuous disdain for a foe - led to disaster for the aggressor.... more
The World's Not Better Off By Frank Gaffney (Sep 11, 2012)
Eleven years after 9/11, President Obama would have us believe that, at least with respect to our national security, we are better off than we were when he came to office.... more
Israel Betrayed By Frank Gaffney (Sep 06, 2012)
In October 2001, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon issued a prophetic warning: "Do not repeat the dreadful mistake of 1938, when enlightened European democracies decided... more
Making the U.S. Military Submit to Shariah By Frank Gaffney (Aug 30, 2012)
Suddenly, a murderous threat has intensified in Afghanistan: American servicemen are being killed there at an accelerating rate by Afghans who ostensibly are their allies. ... more
Hatred's Strange Bedfellows By Frank Gaffney (Aug 21, 2012)
Last week’s near-massacre at the Family Research Council (FRC) put into sharp relief a curious fact: The people most aggressively denouncing others for their “hatemongering”... more
The Grand Deflection By Frank Gaffney (Aug 14, 2012)
A magician typically succeeds when the attention of the audience is diverted from his main activity onto some distraction. President Obama has raised this sort of deflection... more
The G.O.P.'s One-Legged Stool? By Frank Gaffney (Aug 07, 2012)
Ronald Reagan forged a winning electoral majority on the stable foundation of what he described as a three-legged stool: fiscal discipline, traditional values and peace... more
Anderson Cooper Crosses the Line By Frank Gaffney (Jul 31, 2012)
Anderson Cooper closed one of five segments of his weeknightly CNN show that he recently devoted to attacking principally Rep. Michele Bachmann with a genuflection towards an... more
America's 'Iron Lady' By Frank Gaffney (Jul 24, 2012)
Movie theaters across America have recently called to mind former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a woman whose visionary leadership and fortitude – particularly in... more
'Fundamentally Transforming' the Military By Frank Gaffney (Jul 17, 2012)
In Lone Survivor, a chilling, firsthand account of the loss of eleven members of the Navy’s elite Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) Team and eight Army aviators, Petty Officer Marcus... more
'Fundamentally Transforming' the Military By Frank Gaffney (Jul 10, 2012)
In Lone Survivor, a chilling, firsthand account of the loss of eleven members of the Navy’s elite Sea, Air, Land (SEAL) Team and eight Army aviators, Petty Officer Marcus... more
Who 'Lost' Egypt? By Frank Gaffney (Jul 03, 2012)
In the past, American presidential campaigns have featured bitter recriminations over foreign policy reverses. Harry Truman was charged with having “lost China” following... more
The Brotherhood's Bait and Switch By Frank Gaffney (Jun 26, 2012)
Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohammed Morsi, says he will be a “leader for all Egyptians.” That sounds a lot like the sorts of lies his fellow Muslim Brothers have been... more
Conservatives for Shariah By Frank Gaffney (Jun 18, 2012)
The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East has caused many Americans to reflect on that group's stated ambition to impose worldwide the... more
Hold Obama Accountable By Frank Gaffney (Jun 11, 2012)
Suddenly, congressional leaders of both parties are demanding investigations into serial disclosures of national security secrets on President Obama's watch. The truth of... more
Common Sense on LOST By Frank Gaffney (Jun 05, 2012)
In recent days, top U.S. cabinet officers have traveled around the world on high-profile diplomatic missions. Ironically, in the process of Secretary of State Hillary... more
It Ain't Necessarily So By Frank Gaffney (May 29, 2012)
Last week, President Obama told the latest graduates of the Air Force Academy that, despite massive cuts in defense spending being made by his administration, “We will... more
Bad Timing for L.O.S.T. By Frank Gaffney (May 21, 2012)
This week, the Obama administration will roll out its big guns in support of President Obama’s latest assault on American sovereignty and security interests: The UN Law of... more
False Flag Operation on LOST By Frank Gaffney (May 14, 2012)
Here we go again: The usual suspects - the environmentalists, the one-worlder transnationalists, the Obama administration (to the extent that is not redundant) and... more
Farewell to 'Europe'? By Frank Gaffney (May 13, 2012)
In the space of two weeks, three European governments have fallen, sending seismic shock-waves across the continent and calling into question the experiment that has consumed... more
Wanted: A Competent Commander-In-Chief By Frank Gaffney (May 01, 2012)
So, it turns out, Team Obama suddenly wants the 2012 presidential campaign to be about foreign policy, rather than the economy. Such a pivot might not be surprising given... more
Losing the Jihadists' War on America By Frank Gaffney (Apr 23, 2012)
Have you ever asked yourself why, despite more than ten years of efforts –involving, among other things, the loss of thousands of lives in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,... more
Obama's All-Hat-No-Cattle Diplomacy By Frank Gaffney (Apr 17, 2012)
The multinational negotiations held over the weekend in Turkey with the ostensible purpose of halting Iran's nuclear weapons program will be followed by - drum roll - yet... more
Political Compromise of Our Security By Frank Gaffney (Apr 09, 2012)
A troubling pattern of putting U.S. and allied security interests second to the Obama administration’s political priorities is now well-established. ... more
The Truth or Taqiyya? By Frank Gaffney (Apr 03, 2012)
One of the most important challenges we face as a free people is understanding the true nature of - and threat posed by - a totalitarian, supremacist Islamic doctrine its... more
Leading With No One Behind By Frank Gaffney (Mar 26, 2012)
In Seoul, South Korea on Monday, President Obama enthused once again about his vision of a world without nuclear weapons. It’s a dream he has had since he was a radical... more
Fund but Verify the Import-Export Bank By Frank Gaffney (Mar 19, 2012)
Ordinarily, a question of whether to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) and to increase its loan limit would be about as uncontroversial a... more
Channeling Scoop Jackson By Frank Gaffney (Mar 13, 2012)
When Barack Obama became President of the United States, he swore an oath to “preserve, protect and defend our Constitution.” Unfortunately, evidence has accumulated ever... more
Andrew Breitbart, Our Samuel Adams By Frank Gaffney (Mar 08, 2012)
The untimely death of my friend Andrew Breitbart last week got me thinking about what an extraordinary contribution he had made to our country and to the cause of freedom in... more
The Struggle for Civil Rights, 2012 By Frank Gaffney (Feb 28, 2012)
As we witness surging Muslim violence against non-Muslims in Afghanistan, Egypt and even here, the response seems increasingly that the victims must apologize to the... more
Blind Ideology By Frank Gaffney (Feb 25, 2012)
Last week, President Obama feted Communist China’s Xi Jinping, the man who hopes to lead his country as it emerges as the world’s next superpower. Mr. Xi must have been... more
Shariah's Police? By Frank Gaffney (Feb 15, 2012)
Over the weekend, a drama with potentially horrific consequences for freedom-loving Americans played out half-a-world away. A Saudi newspaper columnist named Hamza... more
On Obama's Watch By Frank Gaffney (Feb 07, 2012)
On February 5th, President Obama provided his own Super Sunday show. In some respects, it was almost as bizarre as Madonna's performance at half time. In particular, in... more
Free Speech - For Some By Frank Gaffney (Feb 01, 2012)
According to the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), there is a grave threat to America that must be suppressed at all costs. The threat is that Lieutenant General... more
American Laws for American Courts By Frank Gaffney (Jan 28, 2012)
Shortly before Newt Gingrich's decisive victory in South Carolina last week, he was asked a critical question by a Palmetto State voter: Would he support a Muslim candidate... more
No-Kidding Red Lines By Frank Gaffney (Jan 17, 2012)
“Don’t do it.” That is the message American officials, from President Obama on down, are delivering to their Israeli counterparts in the hope of dissuading the Jewish State... more
Obama's Defeatist Strategy By Frank Gaffney (Jan 11, 2012)
Listening to Barack Obama laying out what he calls his new defense strategy, my first reaction was, "Here we go again." Having basically written off the conflicts in Iraq and... more
Frank Gaffney on Oklahoma Shariah Ruling By Frank Gaffney (Jan 11, 2012)
Statement by Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., President of the Center for Security Policy, concerning the 10th Circuit Court’s ruling on the amendment to the Oklahoma State... more
Warfare's New Financial Face By Frank Gaffney (Jan 03, 2012)
American capitalism - led by and caricatured as the financial industry centered on Wall Street - is predicated on the notion that the market is driven by fundamentally... more
