Ari Heistein is a research fellow at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security (JISS), and a nonresident fellow at the Counter Extremism Project. He also serves as a consultant to Israeli startups, enabling the sale of defense and dual-use technologies to the U.S. federal government. He previously worked as a research fellow and chief of staff at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv and in business development for an Israeli cyber intelligence company.
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The Southern Transitional Council believed it could advance its southern statehood project by establishing facts on the ground, only to learn that Riyadh still has red lines in Yemen and the power and will to enforce them
An article by Ari Heistein published on Ynet
26sep, 29.11.2025 Click here to read the article The article quoted the author’s ynet publication
Ynet, 16.11.2025 Click here to read the article
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As Yemen marks “September Revolution Day,” the Houthi regime faces profound internal contradictions that could further erode its image of invincibility
An article by Ari Heistein| published on Ynet
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The Yemen model of aid capture illustrates the dangers of channeling resources into territories dominated by terrorist groups—Gaza included
As Israel advances with plans to take over Gaza, the proposal for the voluntary emigration of Gaza’s Palestinian population has receded from the top of
The Cipher Brief, 13.06.2025 Click here to read the article
