Delaney Soliday

Research Assistant, Defense Program

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Delaney Soliday is a research assistant for the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Prior to joining the Defense Program, she served as a research assistant with CNAS’s Middle East Security Program. Before joining CNAS, she was a research assistant with the counterterrorism and intelligence program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where her work largely focused on mapping the illicit activities of Iranian proxy groups and tracking Hezbollah plots around the globe. She has experience working on three of the Washington Institute’s interactive mapping projects on the Islamic State, Hezbollah, and Iranian external operations. Soliday holds a BA in global affairs from George Mason University and is currently completing a master’s degree in Middle East policy studies at Pepperdine University. Her language skills include both English and Arabic.