CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP Senior Advisor Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown write: "Washington's misplaced priorities in the Middle East over the last decade have left tens of millions exposed to the aggression of an Iranian-backed menace, the Houthis, who killed three civilian mariners this week in a missile strike on a cargo ship in the Red Sea. With Tehran's support, Houthi forces have launched near daily missile and drone attacks and committed acts of piracy and hostage taking since October that has disrupted the global economy and threatens wider war. It is critical that the U.S. move beyond the half-measures it has deployed, end the crisis, and restore stability."
This CEP webinar examined two elements of the growing Houthi threat: defense procurement and terror finance. It also considered more broadly how the Houthis’ “quantum leap” in a single decade are a cautionary tale with respect to Tehran’s broader regional strategy for developing the Iran Threat Network (ITN).
Date: December 13, 2023
Presentation:
Amb. Edmund Fitton-Brown
Counter Extremism Project (CEP)
This CEP webinar examined two elements of the growing Houthi threat: defense procurement and terror finance. It also considered more broadly how the Houthis’ “quantum leap” in a single decade are a cautionary tale with respect to Tehran’s broader regional strategy for developing the Iran Threat Network (ITN).
Date: December 13, 2023
Presentation:
Dr. Raz Zimmt
Research Fellow, Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
This CEP webinar examined two elements of the growing Houthi threat: defense procurement and terror finance. It also considered more broadly how the Houthis’ “quantum leap” in a single decade are a cautionary tale with respect to Tehran’s broader regional strategy for developing the Iran Threat Network (ITN).
Date: December 13, 2023
Presentation:
Ari Heistein
Author of the CEP report series
Yemen Specialist and Defense Technology Professional
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, to present new, in-depth CEP studies concerning Houthi military procurement and terror finance.
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "These proxies are the armed groups in the region sponsored by Iran, including the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. Hezbollah has repeatedly launched rocket attacks on Israel but, so far, refrained from mounting a broader offensive. A large-scale Israeli ground offensive is still far from certain, Schindler said."
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