Senior Defense Analyst, Middle East & North Africa
Washington, DC
Summary
Brandon works as an Analyst for AWN’s military data team covering the Middle East and North Africa region. As a former Arabic Linguist in the U.S. Air Force, Brandon has expertise in electronic warfare systems, the Global War on Terror, Middle Eastern and North African affairs, and more. He holds a Masters Degree from Johns Hopkins SAIS in Strategic Studies and International Economics, and has drafted a doctoral thesis focusing on the impact of economic scarcity on military self-sufficiency and supply chain stability.
U.S. refusal to sell the F-35 to Taiwan, and the subsequent failure of the country’s indigenous Advanced Defense Fighter, has reshaped Taipei’s thinking in the face of continued Chinese encroachment.
Australia is working to modernize, upgrade, and strengthen its strategic capabilities across the spectrum of its missions and the work is beginning to show.
