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Kevin Joseph

Contributing Fellow

Defense Priorities

Kevin Joseph is a contributing fellow at Defense Priorities.

Joseph holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science and History from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has also worked as a summer fellow in the U.S. Senate.

op-edYemen, Houthis, Middle East

The Houthi problem won’t be solved until Israel agrees to a renewed ceasefire

By Kevin Joseph

May 12, 2025

Since mid-March, President Trump’s military intervention against the Houthis and their “unrelenting campaign of piracy, violence, and terrorism” has cost the American […]

op-edUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

Trump Should Dump His “Rare Earth” Offer With Ukraine

By Kevin Joseph

February 24, 2025

op-edIran, Middle East

Maximum Pressure on Iran? The Mistake Donald Trump Must Avoid

By Kevin Joseph

January 30, 2025

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op-edYemen, Houthis, Middle East

The Houthi problem won’t be solved until Israel agrees to a renewed ceasefire

By Kevin Joseph

May 12, 2025

op-edUkraine‑Russia, Europe and Eurasia, Russia, Ukraine

Trump Should Dump His “Rare Earth” Offer With Ukraine

By Kevin Joseph

February 24, 2025

op-edIran, Middle East

Maximum Pressure on Iran? The Mistake Donald Trump Must Avoid

By Kevin Joseph

January 30, 2025

op-edIsrael‑Hamas, Israel, Middle East

For Abraham Accords 2.0, conditioning aid to Israel must be on the table for Trump

By Kevin Joseph

December 23, 2024

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