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Katherine Zimmerman
@katiezimmerman.bsky.social
Al Qaeda, Islamic State, Middle East, Africa. A lot on Yemen, US counterterrorism strategy, & Salafi-jihadi groups.
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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...
July 12, 2024 at 9:29 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...
May 14, 2024 at 2:14 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
March 18, 2024 at 4:27 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.
February 2, 2024 at 8:51 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...
December 4, 2023 at 8:50 PM
Warned of this risk in March 2022 in research showing how Iran was cultivating the Houthi proxy.

www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/yem...
October 19, 2023 at 7:18 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...
October 11, 2023 at 2:15 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...
October 10, 2023 at 5:01 PM