Shaan Shaikh

Deputy Director and Fellow, Missile Defense Project
Shaan Shaikh

Shaan Shaikh is a fellow with the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he focuses on missile proliferation, unmanned aerial systems, air defense, and non-state actors. He is also managing editor of the CSIS website Missile Threat, an online clearinghouse for information and analysis on missile and missile defense systems. Prior to joining CSIS, he worked at the U.S. Department of Defense and the Syria Institute. He is currently a graduate student at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and received his BA from Tufts University.

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Countering Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems

Small drones are a serious threat on the modern battlefield. This report examines the threat, the various kinetic and non-kinetic defenses available to defeat them, and how the U.S. Department of Defense has approached this air defense mission across the joint force.

Report by Shaan Shaikh, Tom Karako, and Michelle McLoughlin — November 14, 2023

The Missile War in Yemen

The Arab coalition’s experience in Yemen’s civil war contains important lessons for the United States and its allies.

Report by Ian Williams and Shaan Shaikh — June 9, 2020

Iranian Missiles in Iraq

Iran is supplying Iraqi militias with missiles, carrying with them a range of diplomatic, military, and economic consequences.

Brief by Shaan Shaikh — December 11, 2019

Hezbollah’s Missiles and Rockets

Hezbollah is the world’s most heavily armed non-state actor, with a large and diverse stockpile of unguided artillery rockets, as well as ballistic, antiair, antitank, and antiship missiles.

Report by Shaan Shaikh and Ian Williams — July 5, 2018