James Jay Carafano

James Jay Carafano, a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, was The Heritage Foundation’s Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, E. W. Richardson Fellow, and Director of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies. He is an accomplished historian and teacher as well as a prolific writer and researcher.

Carafano, a 25-year Army veteran with a master’s and doctorate from Georgetown University, joined Heritage in 2003. He directd Heritage's team of foreign and defense policy experts.

Carafano also produced several documentary films. He co-produced and co-wrote the documentary “Veteran Nation,” an official selection and award-winning film at the 2013 G.I. Film Festival.