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. I'm also managing editor for the CSIS website Missile Threat, which averages 115K visitors per month and serves as a helpful guide to journalists on missile and missile defense capabilities.

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]