Vandenberg Coalition
| Vandenberg Coalition Influencewatch Website | |
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| Formation | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Washington DC,USA |
| Membership | Elliott Abrams, Michael Allen, Ryan Arant, Michael Auslin, Ryan Berg, Peter Berkowitz, Marshall Billingslea, Kari Bingen, Joseph Bosco, Chris Brose, William Brownfield, Jonathan Burks, Scott Carpenter, Brian J. Cavanaugh, Victor Cha, Todd Chapman, Zack Cooper, Juan Cruz, Kelley Eckels Currie, Lisa Curtis, Jacqueline Deal, Paula Dobriansky, Mark Dubowitz, Colin Dueck, Mackenzie Eaglen, Eric Edelman, R. Evan Ellis, Frank Fannon, Doug Fears, Peter Feaver, David Feith, Dan Fisk, Richard Fontaine, Christopher Ford, Aaron Friedberg, Reuel Gerecht, Bonnie Glick, Richard Goldberg, Emilio Gonzalez, Colleen Graffy, Mark Green, Michael Green, Jamieson Greer, Scott Greytak, Wells Griffith, John Hannah, Emily Harding, Christopher Harnisch, Rebeccah Heinrichs, John Hillen, Rachel Hoff, Kim Holmes, Will Inboden, Lolita Jackson, Jamil Jaffer, Seth Jones, Fred Kagan, Kimberly Kagan, Paul Kapur, F. Scott Kieff, Klon Kitchen, Keith Krach, David J. Kramer, Matthew Kroenig, Jon Kyl, Jon Lerner, Paul Lettow, Lewis Libby, Mary Beth Long, Mario Mancuso, Earl G. Matthews, Clifford D. May, Franklin Miller, David Milstein, Sarah Mineiro, Amy Mitchell, Mark Montgomery, Tim Morrison, Mick Mulroy, Henry R. Nau, Heather Nauert, Joan O’Hara, Sean O’Keefe, Morgan Ortagus, Richard Outzen, J. Peter Pham, Michael Pillsbury, Dany Pletka, Matt Pottinger, Patrick Quirk, David Rader, Stephen Rademaker, Joel Rayburn, Laura J. Richardson, John Richmond, Peter Rough, Daniel Runde, Paul Ryan, Nathan Sales, Gabe Scheinmann, Randy Scheunemann, Vance Serchuk, Kelly Ann Shaw, David Shedd, Nate Sibley, Kristen Silverberg, Michael Singh, Craig Singleton, Michael Sobolik, Thomas Spoehr, William Steiger, David Stilwell, Thomas Storch, Robert Strayer, John Sullivan, Ray Takeyh, Behnam Ben Taleblu, Jon Thomas, William Thornberry, Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu, William E. Todd, Jay Truesdale, Dan Twining, Morgan Viña, Kathryn “Katie” Wheelbarger, Robert Wilkie, Clete Willems, Matthew Zais, Roger Zakheim, Juan Zarate |
| Lobby group of war-mongerers complaining about "persistently inadequate defense budgets". | |
The Vandenberg Coalition is a militarist lobby group of deep state operatives complaining about "persistently inadequate defense budgets".[1]
Own words
"The Coalition ensures that members of Congress, candidates for government office, the American people, and the press have a common, credible and fact-based source of information on defense and foreign policy, clear resources to answer their questions on upcoming priorities, and a network of future leaders committed to American leadership in the world."[2]
Name
The group is named after Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan.[2] In the late 1930s, British intelligence used a honeytrap to blackmail Vandenberg to change his views from isolationism into an "internationalist" supporting cheap weapons to the UK and US entry into the world war.[3] In 1947 Vandenberg reportedly advised President Truman to "scare the hell out the American people" to vastly increase armaments spending, on the grounds that the U.S. public expected to live at peace and lacked the requisite warlike ambition.[4]
Wars
The coalition supports US wars everywhere, and then some[5].
In 2025 the coalition co-rote The Day After A Plan for Gaza, as a joint project with Jewish Institute for National Security of America, recommending a trust should be created and supported by "a handful of states that accept Israel’s role in the region" and should " focus on a long-term program for deradicalizing the media, schools, and mosques" including "efforts to limit the influence of foreign owned media that consistently distort reporting".[6][7]
Funding
The Vandenberg Coalition is funded by money from individuals, foundations, and businesses. The Vandenberg Coalition does not disclose its donors, but according to Influencewatch tax filings confirm donations from the National Philanthropic Trust ($665,000 in 2021),[8] the Weiser Family Foundation ($100,000 in 2021),[9] and the George E. Seay III Foundation ($50,000 in 2022).[10]
People
Board as of December 2025. Elliott Abrams was the chair of the board [11]
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References
- ↑ https://vandenbergcoalition.org/how-to-win-2/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://vandenbergcoalition.org/about-us/
- ↑ https://spartacus-educational.com/USAvandenbergA.htm
- ↑ https://www.bunkhistory.org/resources/enough-toxic-militarism
- ↑ https://vandenbergcoalition.org/reports-op-eds/
- ↑ https://vandenbergcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Day-After-A-Plan-for-Gaza-Action-Plan.pdf
- ↑ https://vandenbergcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Gaza-Day-After-Report.pdf
- ↑ National Philanthropic Trust, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2021, Schedule I, Part II.
- ↑ Weiser Family Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2021, Part XV, Line 3.
- ↑ George E. Seay III Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2022, Part XV, Line 3.
- ↑ https://vandenbergcoalition.org/advisory-board/