I write policy-relevant reports and analyses. At RAND, this includes public and classified research. In my previous role at the CSIS Missile Defense Project, I oversaw the proposals, research, and publication of all reports by my team, which you can find here. Additionally, I was managing editor of the CSIS website Missile Threat, which averaged 115K visitors per month during my tenure and continues to serve as a public resource on missile and missile defense systems.
“Five Priorities to Advance NATO’s Space Mission,” Defense News, June 23, 2015, co-authored with Anca Agachi and Bruce McClintock.
“In Brief: Steps Toward Golden Dome,” War on the Rocks, June 17, 2025, co-contributor with Kari Bingen, Stephanie Stapleton, and Michael O’Hanlon. [WOTR members paywall]
“Three Questions with Shaan Shaikh,” Tufts University Career Center, October 29, 2024.
“Should you pursue an MA degree in International Relations?” EA Forum, October 20, 2024.
“Three Visions for NATO Air and Missile Defense,” War on the Rocks, August 12, 2024.
“The Iran-Israel Air Conflict, One Week In,” CSIS Critical Questions, April 19, 2024.
“Countering Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems: Air Defense by and for the Joint Force,” CSIS Report, November 14, 2023, co-authored with Tom Karako and Michelle McLoughlin.
“China’s Hypersonic Future,” Law & Liberty, December 9, 2021.
“The Air and Missile War in Nagorno-Karabakh: Lessons for the Future of Strike and Defense,” CSIS Critical Questions, December 8, 2020, co-authored with Wes Rumbaugh.
“Around the Table with Shaan Shaikh,” CNAS Make Room Newsletter, July 27, 2021.
“Missiles for Peace: A Path to a Durable Cease-fire in Yemen,” Al Arabiya, June 17, 2020, co-authored with Ian Williams.
“Lessons from Yemen’s Missile War,” Defense One, June 11, 2020, co-authored with Ian Williams.
“The Missile War in Yemen,” CSIS Report, June 9, 2020, co-authored with Ian Williams.
“Iranian Missiles in Iraq,” CSIS Briefs, December 11, 2019.
“Hezbollah’s Missiles and Rockets,” CSIS Briefs, July 2018, co-authored with Ian Williams.