Nathan Vest

Could the Houthis Be the Next Hizballah?

Iranian Proxy Development in Yemen and the Future of the Houthi Movement

The authors analyze the prospect that Iran will further invest in Yemen's Houthis and develop them into an enduring proxy group. The authors examine t...

Combating Foreign Disinformation on Social Media

Study Overview and Conclusions

How are state adversaries using disinformation on social media to advance their interests? What does the Joint Force-and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in ...

Vanishing Trade Space

Assessing the Prospects for Great Power Cooperation in an Era of Competition--A Project Overview

To what extent can the United States still cooperate with China and Russia even in this era of strategic competition? This report, the first of a four...

A Targeted Industry Approach for Raising Quality Private-Sector Employment in Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is striving to develop its private sector and generate quality employment for Saudi citizens, and its efforts to increase ...

Great-Power Competition and Conflict in Africa

This report explores the potential for competition and conflict among the United States, China, and Russia in Africa; where and why competition might ...

Assessing the Prospects for Great Power Cooperation in the Global Commons

If there is a set of issues where great power cooperation could be most likely, it should be in the global commons. Global commons issues are-by defin...

Great-Power Competition and Conflict in the 21st Century Outside the Indo-Pacific and Europe

This report explores where the United States, China, and Russia may be competing for influence in secondary theaters; where and why competition might ...

Assessing the Prospects for Great Power Cooperation in Europe and the Middle East

Can the United States find ways to cooperate with China or Russia in Europe and the Middle East? Using official U.S., Chinese, and Russian policy docu...

Great-Power Competition and Conflict in the Middle East

This report explores the potential for competition among the United States, China, and Russia in the Middle East; where and why competition might turn...

Acquisition and Use of MANPADS Against Commercial Aviation

Risks, Proliferation, Mitigation, and Cost of an Attack

This report provides a summary of the risks, proliferation, costs of man-portable air defense system attacks against commercial aviation targets. It a...

Countering Violent Nonstate Actor Financing

Revenue Sources, Financing Strategies, and Tools of Disruption

Disrupting the financing that violent nonstate actors require is critical for degrading such groups. This report examines the methods used to disrupt ...

Understanding and Reducing the Ability of Violent Nonstate Actors to Adapt to Change

"Violent nonstate actors (VNSAs)-terrorist groups, drug trafficking organizations, and others-are increasingly part of the environment in which the Ar...

Anticipating Flashpoints with Russia

Patterns and Drivers

The authors combined quantitative and qualitative modes of analysis to better understand and anticipate flashpoints with Russia....