Michael Horton is a fellow at the Jamestown Foundation. He has written for numerous publications including, West Point’s CTC Sentinel, The National Interest, Jane’s Intelligence Review, The American Conservative, The Economist, and The Christian Science Monitor. Horton has completed in-depth field based studies on a range of subjects and issues related to security and development in the Middle East and Africa for the public and private sectors. He has briefed senior members of the US National Security Council, the US State Department, the British Foreign Ministry, British Ministry of Defense, as well as members of the British Parliament, U.S. Congress, and heads of state. Horton studied political philosophy at the University of Dallas.