David Sterman

Future Security Program Deputy Director David Sterman examined reports of U.S. strikes against al-Qaeda in Yemen in Just Security: Is the United States conducting drone strikes in Yemen against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)? If one relies on official statements by the U.S. government, the answer appears to be no. Indeed, the United States has not confirmed a strike against AQAP since 2020, when President Donald Trump was in the final year of his first term.

New America's data on U.S. drone strikes and Future Security Deputy Director David Sterman's article on the escalation of U.S. strikes in Somalia were cited in West Point's CTC Sentinel: In Somalia, U.S. and allied forces have actively struck al-Shabaab. U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with Somalia’s Federal Government, carried out multiple precision airstrikes against al-Shabaab.

Future Security Program Deputy Director David Sterman wrote on the escalation of U.S. strikes in Somalia for West Point's CTC Sentinel. The United States is currently waging a stepped-up air campaign against jihadi groups in Somalia.