- We believe that America is strongest when we fully fund and equip our military to achieve peace through strength.
- We believe that America is safer and the world will be more peaceful when our allies respect us and our adversaries fear us. We must demonstrate bold and principled leadership around the world and stand up for our allies and against our enemies.
- We see the threats around the world as they are, not as we wished they would be. We believe we must fight radical Islamic terror groups from ISIS to Al-Qaeda to the Islamic Republic of Iran. We must push back against Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping through words AND deeds. We must expose and degrade the socialist regimes that have turned Cuba and Venezuela into slums.
- We believe America must re-establish energy and supply chain independence. We must not rely on authoritarian nations like China and Russia for the goods to fill our stores and the energy to power our cars, homes, and factories. We should build, invent, invest, and drill in America.
What’s Going Wrong
Under the failed leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration, the United States is weaker in the world, our citizens are less safe, and our country is no longer feared or respected. Biden and Kamala Harris are embarrassing on the world stage, their administration is sharing intelligence with our adversaries, and our military was humiliated by Biden and Harris’ disastrous surrender of Afghanistan to the Taliban.
It’s Only Getting Worse
The Biden-Harris Administration ruptured our sources of strength in the world, making the United States less safe and putting Americans at risk. The world’s cruelest dictators prey on Biden and Harris’ weakness;
- Russia invaded Ukraine
- Hamas started a war against Israel
- Iran fired missiles at American consulates
- Kim Jong Un continues to test Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
Biden and Harris’ inability to lead is destabilizing the whole world. They are unfit to lead our men and women in uniform, and are diminishing our country’s standing in the eyes of the world.
What We Need To Do
The United States is stronger, safer, and more respected in the world when we use our leadership boldly, our power wisely, and we first pursue our interests while we protect freedom around the world. Americans want a Commander-in-Chief who appreciates America’s strength and isn’t afraid to use it to make us secure at home and a beacon of hope and moral clarity around the world. Our president should make us proud, while Biden and Harris have only made America surrender.
Our Leadership
Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus is the founder of POLARIS National Security and host of “The Morgan Ortagus Show” on SiriusXM. She is also an Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserves.
From 2019-2021, she served at the Department of State as the Spokesperson for the United States of America. At the State Department, she worked closely with the White House on the historic Abraham Accords and led U.S. government efforts to push back against sophisticated Chinese, Russian, and Iranian malign influence campaigns.
She previously worked at the Department of the Treasury as an intelligence analyst, and from 2010-2011 was the deputy U.S. Treasury Attaché to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In 2007, Morgan spent several months in Baghdad, Iraq at the USAID Mission, and was a national security contributor to Fox News.
Morgan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science, cum laude, from Florida Southern College, and she also earned a dual Master of Arts in Government (with an honors thesis)/Master of Business Administration from the John Hopkins University in 2013. Morgan and her husband, Jonathan, live with their daughter, Adina, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Our Team
Gabriel Noronha
Gabriel Noronha is the Executive Director of POLARIS National Security. Over the past two years, Gabriel has become a leading advisor to Congress on national security policy and he has testified to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on sanctions policy. His research on Iran, Russia, and China has been cited in dozens of letters, statements, testimonies, and pieces of legislation by the Senate and House of Representatives. He exposed a major $10 billion nuclear deal between Russia and Iran and worked with Congress to sanction the program.
From 2019 to 2021, Gabriel served as Special Advisor for the Iran Action Group at the U.S. Department of State, where he coordinated policy that deprived the regime of around $200 billion that otherwise could have gone to support terrorism, and he directed the Department’s communications and congressional affairs for Iran.
From 2017-2019, he worked as the Special Assistant for the Senate Armed Services Committee under Chairmen John McCain and Jim Inhofe, helping write, negotiate, and pass the annual national security legislation, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Gabriel worked for U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte from 2015-2016. He is also a fellow in JINSA’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy. He previously served as Executive Director of the Forum for American Leadership and works on a range of national security and political projects. Gabriel speaks and conducts research in Russian, Mandarin, and Spanish.
Kristen Joseph
Kristen is currently serving as the Chief of Staff for POLARIS National Security. She joins us with experience from Capitol Hill, fundraising committees, as well as the non-profit space. Kristen is a proud graduate from The University of Alabama where she studied Political Science and Computer Science.
Sebastian Borda
Sebastian Borda serves as the Policy Director of POLARIS National Security. A graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School, he received a Master in Public Policy after working in Congress as a Legislative Correspondent for Sen. James Lankford.
Sebastian has conducted foreign policy research for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the Vandenberg Coalition, and the Trinity Forum. He is passionate about American leadership in the world, faith-based national security decision-making, and advancing U.S. interests within multilateral organizations.
Sebastian received a B.A. with highest honors in public policy studies and a minor in history from Duke University in 2020.
Kendall Johnson
Kendall Johnson serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Polaris National Security.
Johnson most recently served as a member of America First Policy Institute and founded the AFPI digital department. Kendall also worked on the Trump 2020 presidential campaign’s digital team producing a wide range of digital ads, national television commercials, and convention videos. Previously Johnson was a Stunt Office Coordinator, Director’s Assistant, and Production Coordinator for STX Films and Up TV Entertainment contributing to top film productions in Atlanta, Georgia.
Kendall grew up in Birmingham, Alabama.
Cale Brown
Cale Brown is a Senior Advisor to Polaris National Security.
He previously served as the State Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson, where he helped coordinate messaging efforts across the Department from 2019 to 2021.
Before that, he was Director of Strategic Communications on the National Security Council Staff at the White House. There he was responsible for portfolios ranging from Weapons of Mass Destruction to African Affairs to the National Security Strategy of 2017, in addition to serving as senior advisor to the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor.
Cale served as an infantry officer in the US Army for 26 years, retiring as a colonel. While on active duty he led infantry units from platoon to battalion level. His assignments included teaching at the United States Military Academy, advising the Syria Ceasefire Task Force in Geneva, conducting peacekeeping operations in Egypt, and combat deployments to Afghanistan.
A graduate of West Point, Cale later earned master’s degrees from Tulane University and the National Defense University. He is also an alumnus of the MIT Seminar XXI Program.
James Coffey
James is currently the Director of Outreach for POLARIS National Security and Political Director for POLARIS National Security PAC.
Prior to joining, James spent several years as a producer at Fox News where he was responsible for booking and briefing high profile politicians, newsmakers, and celebrities for the channel. James worked closely with the Fox News digital reporters during the pandemic to investigate actions taken by elected officials. James was part of the team that launched the highest rated late-night talk show, Gutfeld!
Before joining Fox, he worked on two statewide campaigns in NJ for GOP candidates in a Gubernatorial and Senate race.
James currently serves as the Vice President of the Berkeley Township Board of Education.
James graduated from Montclair State University in 2019 where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media Arts and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. James also earned his Master’s in Business Journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. James currently lives in New Jersey where you can find him attempting to walk his corgi, Willow.
Abby Turner
Abby Turner is the Policy Advisor and Director of Operations for POLARIS National Security.
She previously worked for Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) from October 2021-December 2023. During her time in the Senators office, she played a vital role on his national security team. Her primary area of concentration was Middle East policy.
Abby graduated in 2021 from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, earning her degree in Near Eastern & Judaic Studies with a minor in Legal Studies. She was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina.