Press.

Oped/Analyses

Twenty Years After 9/11: The Threat in Africa—The New Epicenter of Global Jihadi Terror
Sept 2021, Combating Terrorism Center

In Afghanistan, the Choice Isn’t Withdraw or Endless War
Apr 2021, Foreign Policy

No Shortcuts to Negotiating With al-Shabaab
Nov 2020, The Lawfare Institute

Is the Taliban Making a Pledge It Cannot Keep?
Militant Organizations Won’t Stop Using Afghan Territory for Terrorism
Feb 2019, Foreign Affairs

The Evolution of Pakistan’s Lashkar-e-Tayyiba Terrorist Group
Jan 2019, Foreign Policy Research Institute

Deadly Cooperation: The Shifting Ties Between Al-Qaeda and the Taliban
Sept 2018, War on the Rocks

Policy Roundtable: 17 Years After September 11
Sept 2018, War on the Rocks

Does ‘zero tolerance’ protect the U.S. from terrorism or crime? Let’s examine the evidence.
Jun 2018, Washington Post

Did bin Laden’s death help the Islamic State?
May 2018, The Washington Post

Strategic Progress Remains Elusive in America’s Expanded Air Campaign Against Al-Shabaab
Mar 2018, War on the Rocks

Livestream: Congressional Hearings on Space Warfighting Readiness, Somalia's Security Status, and Protecting Cutting-Edge Technology and U.S. National Security
Mar 2018, The Lawfare Institute

This is why al-Shabab won’t be going away anytime soon
Jan 2017, The Washington Post

Pakistan: Friend or Foe in the Fight Against Terrorism?
Jul 2016, Foreign Affairs

The Foreign Policy Essay: Eliminating Terrorist Safe Havens—One Size Does Not Fit All
Apr 2015, The Lawfare Institute

The Foreign Policy Essay: ISIS’s Rejection of Al Qaeda—The End of an Era?
Feb 2014, The Lawfare Institute

In the News/Quotes

Somalia Is Where U.S. Military Strategy Goes to Die
Jan 2022, Daily Beast

Who is Taliban Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada?
Sept 2021, The Washington Post

Pentagon Weighs Proposal to Send Dozens of Troops Back to Somalia
Aug 2021, NYTimes

Kenyan Planned 9/11-Style Attack After Training as Pilot, U.S. Says
Dec 2020, NYTimes

Trump orders US to pull troops from Somalia
Dec 2020, The Guardian

He Sidestepped Pompeo and Got Slapped Down. Now He’s the New Pentagon Chief.
Nov 2020, NYTimes

Pentagon Chief Visits Somalia Ahead of Expected Troop Cuts
Nov 2020, NYTimes

Trump’s Tweets on Troop Withdrawals Unnerve Pentagon
Oct 2020, NYTimes

Chaos as Militants Overran Airfield, Killing 3 Americans in Kenya
Jan 2020, NYTimes

Somalia Bombing Kills Nearly 80, Raising Fears of Resurgent Militancy
Dec 2019, NYTimes

After Huge Truck Bombings, U.S. Steps Up Attacks Against Somali Militants
Nov 2017, NYTimes

FBI had closely scrutinized the Orlando shooter before dropping investigation
Jun 2016, The Washington Post

Here's What Happens in the U.S. President's Daily Brief
How Stuff Works

Pakistani Court Grants Bail to Key Suspect in Mumbai Terror Attack
Dec 2014, Frontline