Ari Heistein is a consultant to Israeli startups specializing in the sale of defense and dual-use technologies to the U.S. federal government, a Yemen affairs advisor in Israel and abroad, and a visiting research fellow at the Counter Extremism Project. He previously worked in business development at an Israeli cyber company and served as a researcher and chief of staff at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.
Deepening Houthi-al-Shabaab cooperation threatens regional security by enhancing al-Shabaab’s military capabilities and creating new avenues for Houthi proxy operations, mirroring Iran’s model of leveraging militant groups to destabilize rivals.
Deepening Houthi-al-Shabaab cooperation threatens regional security by enhancing al-Shabaab’s military capabilities and creating new avenues for Houthi proxy operations, mirroring Iran’s model of leveraging militant groups to destabilize rivals
