Media

My commentary has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Politico, and other media outlets. I regularly provide analysis on missiles, drones, air and missile defense, and Middle East security.

Quotations 

• “Israel vs. Iran: Who has the stronger military?” CBC News, October 5, 2024. 

• “Does Israel have the military capacity to maintain so many war fronts open at the same time in the Middle East?” BBC Mundo, October 4, 2024. [Spanish] 

• “One of Iran’s most advanced missiles made an appearance in its massive attack on Israel,” Business Insider, October 3, 2024. 

• “Analysts expect strong Israel reaction to Iran attack, uncertain of wider conflict,” Voice of America, October 2, 2024.

• “In first, Hezbollah launches Qadr 1 ballistic missile towards Tel Aviv,” Breaking Defense, September 25, 2024. 

• “Golan Heights strike: Deadly football pitch attack was under two miles from base targeted by Hezbollah - Sky News analysis shows,” Sky News, July 29, 2024. 

• “Israel tried to kill Hamas leader in humanitarian zone with heaviest bombs,” NOS News, July 15, 2024. [Dutch]

• “As fears mount of an Israel-Lebanon war, Hezbollah’s arsenal looms large,” Washington Post, July 10, 2024.

• “Hezbollah, Houthis downing of drones challenges Israel, US air superiority,” Breaking Defense, June 25, 2024.

• “Hezbollah's first-ever targeting of Israeli jets and what it means for the war,” L’Orient Today, June 10, 2024. 

• “Iraqi groups close to Iran are joining in strikes on Israel.” New York Times, May 16, 2024. 

• “Air defenses have been key in tough battles, showing the US what it could need most for a missile war with China,” Business Insider, May 15, 2024. 

• “South China Sea: will Beijing ramp up militarisation after US missile system deployed in the Philippines?” South China Morning Post, April 18, 2024. 

• “Ready for the race: Air separation drone swarms vs. air defence systems,” Shephard Media, April 11, 2024.

• “A warning to China? US plans to deploy medium-range missile launchers in the Asia-Pacific,” South China Morning Post, April 9, 2024. 

• “US Navy warships have the tools to fend off exploding drones like those wrecking a Russian fleet, but it's a dangerous and evolving threat,” Business Insider, March 23, 2024. 

• “Are ‘kamikaze’ USVs a game changer in naval warfare?” Shephard Media, March 20, 2024. 

• “Houthi Red Sea strikes kill first sailors, as ballistic missile threat proliferates,” Breaking Defense, March 6, 2024. 

• “The Cat-and-Mouse Game of Preventing Drone Nightmares,” Cipher Brief, March 6, 2024. 

• “Israel under pressure to justify its use of AI in Gaza,” Politico, March 3, 2024. 

• “High-tech warheads turn Israel’s dumb bombs into precision weapons,” The Telegraph, March 2, 2024. 

• “Ukraine’s latest Franken-missile stitches lasers and wings on to Cold-War era rockets,” The Telegraph, February 20, 2024. 

• “US Navy warships are getting their first combat experience against the kind of threats China is banking on in the Pacific,” Business Insider, February 3, 2024. 

• “North Korean Missiles Face Reality Check in Putin’s Battles,” Bloomberg, January 21, 2024. 

• “Iran's new jet-powered exploding drones in Russian hands could put even more stress on Ukraine's best air defenses,” Business Insider, January 12, 2024. 

• “A $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attacks,” Politico, December 19, 2023. 

• “The new space race with China,” Politico, Digital Future Daily, November 16, 2023. 

• “Hezbollah’s Rocket, Missile And Drone Arsenal Is Huge And Varied,” Forbes, November 15, 2023. 

• “Four Attacks and Counting: The Iranian Missiles and Drones Launched at Israel From Yemen,” Haaretz, November 6, 2023. 

• “Thinking machines,” Shephard Media, UAS Technology Report, November 2023. 

• “150,000 Missiles Aimed at Israel: How Far Does Hezbollah's Deadly Arsenal Reach,” Haaretz, October 23, 2023. 

•  “Israel’s Iron Dome Risks Getting Overstretched If War Against Hamas Widens,” Bloomberg, October 19, 2023. 

• “DoD’s Replicator Drone Concept Builds on Lessons Learned in Ukraine,” Cipher Brief, September 18, 2023. 

• “Analysis: Joint military drills showcase US commitment to Middle East,” Al Arabiya, July 13, 2023. 

• “Lebanon: Inside Hezbollah’s arsenal,” Middle East Eye, June 2, 2023. 

• “Kamikaze drones: A new weapon brings power and peril to the U.S. military," NBC News, December 6, 2021. 

• “Future of drone wars back in focus after US strike killed Afghan civilians,” WJLA, September 20, 2021.

• “How Iran Tries to Conceal Its Meddling in Iraq,” The Dispatch, July 15, 2021.
  
  

Interviews

• “How Israel could retaliate for Iran's attack,” DW News, October 2, 2024. 

• “How Iran attacked Israel - ballistic missile strike analysed,” Channel 4 News UK, October 2, 2024. 

• “The impact the US will have on the Middle East tension,” ABC News Australia, October 1, 2024. 

• “What could Israel's response to Iran look like?” DW News, October 1, 2024. 

• “How Iran’s Kamikaze Drones Are Being Used in Israel and Ukraine,” Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2024. 

• “Spice Kits: How Israel Upgrades “Dumb” Bombs Into Smart Bombs,” Wall Street Journal, February 24, 2024. 

• “The Cost of Countering the Evolution of Small UAS,” Aerospace & Defense Technology Podcast, February 1, 2024. 

• “Countering Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems,” CSIS Audio Brief, November 14, 2023. 

• “The world’s most dangerous arms dealer,” DW Documentary, June 29, 2023. 

• “Indo-US relations and QUAD Summit in respect to PM Modi’s US visit,” Times Now, September 22, 2021. 

• “Taliban Arms Check. Is Hype over Taliban arsenal justified?” Times Now, September 4, 2021. 

• “Ahead of the Game: Technology,” CSIS, March 4, 2020. 

Speaking  

• “Countering Small Unmanned Aerial Systems: More Than Just the Material Solution,” DIA Combined Strategic Intelligence Training Program Briefing, September 19, 2024. [Speaker, repeat lecture for DIA] 

• “Coalition Air and Missile Defense: Integration and Interoperability,” MITRE, July 12, 2024. [Panelist]

• “Countering Small Unmanned Aerial Systems: More Than Just the Material Solution,” DIA Combined Strategic Intelligence Training Program Briefing, June 27, 2024. [Speaker] 

• “Nimble Titan 24 Senior Leader Event,” U.S. Space Command in Ramstein Air Base in Germany, May 30-31, 2024. [Speaker / Facilitator] 

• “How Did They Do That? Finding Off-Campus Research Opportunities,” Tufts Career Center, March 4, 2024. [Panelist] 

• “Countering Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems: More Than Just the Material Solution,” Counter UAS Homeland Security USA, hosted by SAE Media Group in Arlington, VA, February 8, 2024. [Speaker] 

• “DOD Panel Discussion: Interagency Collaboration Efforts to Advance Effective Policy and Technology to Counter UAS,” Counter UAS Technology USA, hosted by SAE Media Group in Arlington, VA, December 5, 2023. [Panelist] 

• “SAIS Alumni Panel,” hosted by SAIS Public Service Fellows & Scholars, November 15, 2023. [Panelist] 

• “Iranian Missile Proliferation: Transfers to Yemen, Lebanon, and Iraq,” Johns Hopkins University, Energy Markets and Strategy from Europe to Asia, November 14, 2023. [Lecture]

• “Countering Uncrewed Aerial Systems: A Conversation with General Sean Gainey, CSIS, November 14, 2023. [Speaker] 

• “Countering Small Unmanned Aerial Systems: The Next Chapter for Air Defense,” Counter UAS Homeland Security Conference, hosted by SAE Media Group in Arlington, VA, February 8, 2023. [Speaker] 

• “Opening Doors: A Conversation with Shaan Shaikh and Seamus Daniels,” CSIS, February 16, 2021. [Speaker]

• “ALLIES Internship Panel,” Tufts University, November 19, 2020. [Panelist] 

• “The State of Ballistic Missile Proliferation Today,” Foundation for Strategic Research Conference, October 29, 2020. [Speaker]