Katherine Zimmerman
@katiezimmerman.bsky.social
Al Qaeda, Islamic State, Middle East, Africa. A lot on Yemen, US counterterrorism strategy, & Salafi-jihadi groups.
katherinezimmerman.substack.com
katherinezimmerman.substack.com
The Afghanistan War Commission is hosting its first public hearing on the roots of the war at the Veterans of Foreign Wars offices next Friday, July 19, 2024, at 10am. It'll be live-streamed.
Find the hearing notice and more info about AWC here: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/blog-1-1/pre...
Find the hearing notice and more info about AWC here: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/blog-1-1/pre...
July 12, 2024 at 9:29 PM
The Afghanistan War Commission is hosting its first public hearing on the roots of the war at the Veterans of Foreign Wars offices next Friday, July 19, 2024, at 10am. It'll be live-streamed.
Find the hearing notice and more info about AWC here: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/blog-1-1/pre...
Find the hearing notice and more info about AWC here: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/blog-1-1/pre...
Thrilled to see the USIP senior study group report on counterterrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan launch today—and to benefit from the insights from today’s panel. Tune in here: www.usip.org/events/count...
May 14, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Thrilled to see the USIP senior study group report on counterterrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan launch today—and to benefit from the insights from today’s panel. Tune in here: www.usip.org/events/count...
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Paid, full-time in-person summer internship! The Afghanistan War Commission has two positions open for recent graduates or currently enrolled MA students.
More information available here, including how to apply: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/jobs
More information available here, including how to apply: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/jobs
March 18, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Paid, full-time in-person summer internship! The Afghanistan War Commission has two positions open for recent graduates or currently enrolled MA students.
More information available here, including how to apply: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/jobs
More information available here, including how to apply: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/jobs
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At least eight people were killed by Pakistani airstrikes launched into Afghanistan on Monday morning, according to Taliban officials, escalating tensions between two countries that have clashed over the recent rise in militant violence on Pakistan’s soil.
Pakistani Airstrikes in Afghanistan Kill at Least 8, Taliban Officials Say
The pre-dawn strikes escalated tensions between two countries that have clashed over the recent rise in militant violence on Pakistan’s soil.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2024 at 5:21 PM
At least eight people were killed by Pakistani airstrikes launched into Afghanistan on Monday morning, according to Taliban officials, escalating tensions between two countries that have clashed over the recent rise in militant violence on Pakistan’s soil.
Paid, full-time in-person summer internship! The Afghanistan War Commission has two positions open for recent graduates or currently enrolled MA students.
More information available here, including how to apply: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/jobs
More information available here, including how to apply: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/jobs
March 18, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Paid, full-time in-person summer internship! The Afghanistan War Commission has two positions open for recent graduates or currently enrolled MA students.
More information available here, including how to apply: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/jobs
More information available here, including how to apply: www.afghanistanwarcommission.org/jobs
An update!
I’m two weeks in to my new position as a senior counterterrorism analyst at the Afghanistan War Commission after 14 years at AEI. Grateful for the opportunity to serve in a different capacity. Grateful for the opportunities, experiences, and particularly my colleagues.
I’m two weeks in to my new position as a senior counterterrorism analyst at the Afghanistan War Commission after 14 years at AEI. Grateful for the opportunity to serve in a different capacity. Grateful for the opportunities, experiences, and particularly my colleagues.
February 2, 2024 at 8:51 PM
An update!
I’m two weeks in to my new position as a senior counterterrorism analyst at the Afghanistan War Commission after 14 years at AEI. Grateful for the opportunity to serve in a different capacity. Grateful for the opportunities, experiences, and particularly my colleagues.
I’m two weeks in to my new position as a senior counterterrorism analyst at the Afghanistan War Commission after 14 years at AEI. Grateful for the opportunity to serve in a different capacity. Grateful for the opportunities, experiences, and particularly my colleagues.
Really enjoyed chatting with CFR's Jim Lindsay on his podcast looking at the Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping and the US response.
Note we recorded *before* the strikes--and I'm standing by my recommendations.
www.cfr.org/podcasts/hou...
Note we recorded *before* the strikes--and I'm standing by my recommendations.
www.cfr.org/podcasts/hou...
PODCAST | The President's Inbox: The Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping
Katherine Zimmerman, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the ongoing attacks by the Houthis in Yemen on commercial ships transiting the Red Sea.
www.cfr.org
January 17, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Really enjoyed chatting with CFR's Jim Lindsay on his podcast looking at the Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping and the US response.
Note we recorded *before* the strikes--and I'm standing by my recommendations.
www.cfr.org/podcasts/hou...
Note we recorded *before* the strikes--and I'm standing by my recommendations.
www.cfr.org/podcasts/hou...
My AEI colleague, Ken Pollack, and I argue that it is time for the United States to stop thinking tactically about the Houthis in Yemen and start thinking strategically.
www.wsj.com/articles/was...
www.wsj.com/articles/was...
Opinion | Washington Can’t Let the Houthis Take Yemen
Their Red Sea shipping assault shows they pose a threat to U.S. interests. So let’s pose one to theirs.
www.wsj.com
January 9, 2024 at 2:14 AM
My AEI colleague, Ken Pollack, and I argue that it is time for the United States to stop thinking tactically about the Houthis in Yemen and start thinking strategically.
www.wsj.com/articles/was...
www.wsj.com/articles/was...
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Are you Interested in the Middle East? Do you have experience in publishing, NGO-management, fundraising, etc? Consider applying to this position at MERIP (est. 1971) merip.org/merip-execut...
MERIP Executive Director - MERIP
The Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) seeks a part-time Executive Director to lead the organization in meeting the technological and fiscal challenges of the contemporary publishing...
merip.org
January 2, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Are you Interested in the Middle East? Do you have experience in publishing, NGO-management, fundraising, etc? Consider applying to this position at MERIP (est. 1971) merip.org/merip-execut...
Analysts close to Iran messaging next Houthi escalation step: closing or hotly contesting transit of the Red Sea. Iran & Houthis have been developing this capability for years for this very moment. It's not just drones & missiles. It's also sea mines.
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/w...
Iran Looks to Houthi Proxies to Escalate Fight With Israel
The Iranian-backed militia in Yemen has launched drone and missile attacks on Israeli and American targets. American officials fear the group could go too far and incite a wider war.
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2023 at 10:20 PM
Analysts close to Iran messaging next Houthi escalation step: closing or hotly contesting transit of the Red Sea. Iran & Houthis have been developing this capability for years for this very moment. It's not just drones & missiles. It's also sea mines.
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/w...
RSVP for what will be a fascinating discussion on the state of play in Africa and how it affects US strategic interests. Opening remarks from Rep. Mike Turner and panel of Rep. Jimmy Panetta, J Peter Pham, and myself moderated by @kschake.bsky.social and Rep. Austin Scott
www.aei.org/events/beyon...
www.aei.org/events/beyon...
Just a moment...
www.aei.org
December 8, 2023 at 5:37 PM
RSVP for what will be a fascinating discussion on the state of play in Africa and how it affects US strategic interests. Opening remarks from Rep. Mike Turner and panel of Rep. Jimmy Panetta, J Peter Pham, and myself moderated by @kschake.bsky.social and Rep. Austin Scott
www.aei.org/events/beyon...
www.aei.org/events/beyon...
Houthis did not become a maritime threat overnight. It's been part of a concerted effort by Iran to develop them.
Their evolution and Iran's intent laid out in my 2022 report, plus the data: www.aei.org/research-pro...
Their evolution and Iran's intent laid out in my 2022 report, plus the data: www.aei.org/research-pro...
December 4, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Houthis did not become a maritime threat overnight. It's been part of a concerted effort by Iran to develop them.
Their evolution and Iran's intent laid out in my 2022 report, plus the data: www.aei.org/research-pro...
Their evolution and Iran's intent laid out in my 2022 report, plus the data: www.aei.org/research-pro...
Jake Sullivan says US officials in talks with other countries to set up a "maritime task force of sorts" to help ensure "safe passage of ships in the Red Sea," according to Lara Seligman.
Unclear how different from CTF-153, stood up in 2022 to enhance the security and stability in the Red Sea...
Unclear how different from CTF-153, stood up in 2022 to enhance the security and stability in the Red Sea...
December 4, 2023 at 8:44 PM
Jake Sullivan says US officials in talks with other countries to set up a "maritime task force of sorts" to help ensure "safe passage of ships in the Red Sea," according to Lara Seligman.
Unclear how different from CTF-153, stood up in 2022 to enhance the security and stability in the Red Sea...
Unclear how different from CTF-153, stood up in 2022 to enhance the security and stability in the Red Sea...
Pleased to share my latest piece examining Iranian proxy attacks and regional security dynamics after the Israel-Hamas conflict
www.americanpurpose.com/articles/the...
www.americanpurpose.com/articles/the...
The Attacks Beyond Gaza
While Israel and the U.S. try to contain the fighting in Gaza, Iranian-backed proxies are staging a multi-front attack campaign from Yemen and Iraq.
www.americanpurpose.com
November 28, 2023 at 6:33 PM
Pleased to share my latest piece examining Iranian proxy attacks and regional security dynamics after the Israel-Hamas conflict
www.americanpurpose.com/articles/the...
www.americanpurpose.com/articles/the...
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Israel has had an overall security role in Gaza since 1967.
A month into war, Netanyahu says Israel will have an ‘overall security’ role in Gaza indefinitely
A month into war, Netanyahu says Israel will have an ‘overall security’ role in Gaza indefinitely
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will have “overall security responsibility” in Gaza for an indefinite period after its war with Hamas.
apnews.com
November 7, 2023 at 11:41 AM
Israel has had an overall security role in Gaza since 1967.
How a single spark could ignite a region-wide conflict no one wants.
Sharing my latest for The Liberal Patriot on the Israel-Hamas war and risks for widening conflict.
What did I miss? menasky
www.liberalpatriot.com/p/preventing...
Sharing my latest for The Liberal Patriot on the Israel-Hamas war and risks for widening conflict.
What did I miss? menasky
www.liberalpatriot.com/p/preventing...
Preventing a Wider Middle East War
How a single spark could ignite a region-wide conflict no one wants.
www.liberalpatriot.com
November 4, 2023 at 10:19 AM
How a single spark could ignite a region-wide conflict no one wants.
Sharing my latest for The Liberal Patriot on the Israel-Hamas war and risks for widening conflict.
What did I miss? menasky
www.liberalpatriot.com/p/preventing...
Sharing my latest for The Liberal Patriot on the Israel-Hamas war and risks for widening conflict.
What did I miss? menasky
www.liberalpatriot.com/p/preventing...
Houthi strike makes clear that Iran's proxies are engaged in a multi-front, coordinated escalation.
My latest with Critical Threats colleagues.
www.aei.org/foreign-and-...
My latest with Critical Threats colleagues.
www.aei.org/foreign-and-...
Houthis fired 2-3 missiles toward Israel from Yemen, intercepted by USS Carney.
October 20, 2023 at 4:02 PM
Houthi strike makes clear that Iran's proxies are engaged in a multi-front, coordinated escalation.
My latest with Critical Threats colleagues.
www.aei.org/foreign-and-...
My latest with Critical Threats colleagues.
www.aei.org/foreign-and-...
Houthis fired 2-3 missiles toward Israel from Yemen, intercepted by USS Carney.
October 19, 2023 at 7:17 PM
Houthis fired 2-3 missiles toward Israel from Yemen, intercepted by USS Carney.
Reposted by Katherine Zimmerman
Reposted by Katherine Zimmerman
Across Yemen, more than 6.5 million people could be exposed to at least a month of dangerous heat by decade’s end. Our story from Hodeida, where the heat compounds the peril for malnourished children, and all the daily trials. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Where heat worsens hunger
Malnourished children in war-torn Yemen struggle to survive as temperatures rise. In the city of Hodeida, climate change and hunger converge in brutal ways.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 12, 2023 at 10:38 AM
Across Yemen, more than 6.5 million people could be exposed to at least a month of dangerous heat by decade’s end. Our story from Hodeida, where the heat compounds the peril for malnourished children, and all the daily trials. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Hey, menasky:
Join me *over there* this afternoon at 2pm as I host a Twitter space conversation: "Israel-Gaza War: How Hamas advances Iran’s goals and what comes next" for AEI with the Critical Threats - @thestudyofwar.bsky.social team.
twitter.com/i/spaces/1DX...
Join me *over there* this afternoon at 2pm as I host a Twitter space conversation: "Israel-Gaza War: How Hamas advances Iran’s goals and what comes next" for AEI with the Critical Threats - @thestudyofwar.bsky.social team.
twitter.com/i/spaces/1DX...
October 11, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Hey, menasky:
Join me *over there* this afternoon at 2pm as I host a Twitter space conversation: "Israel-Gaza War: How Hamas advances Iran’s goals and what comes next" for AEI with the Critical Threats - @thestudyofwar.bsky.social team.
twitter.com/i/spaces/1DX...
Join me *over there* this afternoon at 2pm as I host a Twitter space conversation: "Israel-Gaza War: How Hamas advances Iran’s goals and what comes next" for AEI with the Critical Threats - @thestudyofwar.bsky.social team.
twitter.com/i/spaces/1DX...
US determined a coup occurred in Niger, suspending foreign assistance programs that had been paused since Aug 5.
Coups—even before today—challenged US approach to CT in the Sahel & created opportunities for competitors.
Wrote about this previously: www.liberalpatriot.com/p/counterter...
Coups—even before today—challenged US approach to CT in the Sahel & created opportunities for competitors.
Wrote about this previously: www.liberalpatriot.com/p/counterter...
October 10, 2023 at 5:01 PM
US determined a coup occurred in Niger, suspending foreign assistance programs that had been paused since Aug 5.
Coups—even before today—challenged US approach to CT in the Sahel & created opportunities for competitors.
Wrote about this previously: www.liberalpatriot.com/p/counterter...
Coups—even before today—challenged US approach to CT in the Sahel & created opportunities for competitors.
Wrote about this previously: www.liberalpatriot.com/p/counterter...
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27 entries were added/updated to/on the IS Select Worldwide Activity Map
Legal: Philipines, Turkey (2), UK (3), Austria, India, Kazakhstan, Lebanon (2), France (3), Russia (4), Iraq, Iran, Italy (2), AANES, Pakistan, Malaysia, Germany
Claims: Cameroon
www.washingtoninstitute.org/islamicstate...
Legal: Philipines, Turkey (2), UK (3), Austria, India, Kazakhstan, Lebanon (2), France (3), Russia (4), Iraq, Iran, Italy (2), AANES, Pakistan, Malaysia, Germany
Claims: Cameroon
www.washingtoninstitute.org/islamicstate...
October 3, 2023 at 1:35 PM
27 entries were added/updated to/on the IS Select Worldwide Activity Map
Legal: Philipines, Turkey (2), UK (3), Austria, India, Kazakhstan, Lebanon (2), France (3), Russia (4), Iraq, Iran, Italy (2), AANES, Pakistan, Malaysia, Germany
Claims: Cameroon
www.washingtoninstitute.org/islamicstate...
Legal: Philipines, Turkey (2), UK (3), Austria, India, Kazakhstan, Lebanon (2), France (3), Russia (4), Iraq, Iran, Italy (2), AANES, Pakistan, Malaysia, Germany
Claims: Cameroon
www.washingtoninstitute.org/islamicstate...
Egad! Monday’s nearly here, and I haven’t been publicizing the conversation I’ll have with US State Dept. Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism Gregory LoGerfo.
It’ll be live-streamed at 10am. Collecting sharp questions here or tweet (X) questions to #AEICT.
RSVP: www.aei.org/events/a-con...
It’ll be live-streamed at 10am. Collecting sharp questions here or tweet (X) questions to #AEICT.
RSVP: www.aei.org/events/a-con...
Just a moment...
www.aei.org
September 22, 2023 at 1:05 PM
Egad! Monday’s nearly here, and I haven’t been publicizing the conversation I’ll have with US State Dept. Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism Gregory LoGerfo.
It’ll be live-streamed at 10am. Collecting sharp questions here or tweet (X) questions to #AEICT.
RSVP: www.aei.org/events/a-con...
It’ll be live-streamed at 10am. Collecting sharp questions here or tweet (X) questions to #AEICT.
RSVP: www.aei.org/events/a-con...
Hello, world! What a refreshing space.
September 19, 2023 at 12:35 AM
Hello, world! What a refreshing space.