National Security & Mission Support
The Horn of Africa · East Africa · the Red Sea · the Gulf of Aden
Strategic advisory, national security analysis, operational insights, and logistics support where the AFRICOM and CENTCOM missions meet.
Who we are
Red Sea Meridian delivers national security analysis, operational support, and senior advisory services across the Horn of Africa, East Africa, and the Red Sea. We bridge strategic analysis and ground reality, so U.S., allied, and regional decision-makers can plan, partner, and execute with confidence.
Where we work · Regional focus
We operate across a region central to U.S. national security interests. We integrate political, security, operational, and logistical realities across both the AFRICOM and CENTCOM areas of responsibility.
Security dynamics, counterterrorism, governance, and maritime chokepoints. Al-Shabaab and ISIS-Somalia analysis, partner-force capacity building, and Somalia security-transition support.
Economic corridors, logistics networks, and regional integration of growing strategic and commercial significance to U.S. interests.
Great-power and middle-power competition, Houthi maritime threats, and strategic basing, carrying an estimated 12 to 15 percent of global trade, and vital to military mobility.
Maritime security and power projection where the CENTCOM and AFRICOM areas of responsibility meet. Our multilingual team works across that seam without friction.
Why this region matters now
of global trade moves through the Red Sea corridor, making maritime security here a direct U.S. national interest. Great-power and middle-power competition has intensified across the region, raising the stakes for U.S. strategic positioning.
Core services
Threat assessments, strategic environment mapping, and scenario forecasting across the full intelligence cycle. Great-power competition and counterterrorism analysis, including al-Shabaab and ISIS-Somalia. Decision-ready products for senior audiences.
Ground-truth situational awareness, access, basing, and overflight considerations. Infrastructure and supply-chain assessments and operational planning support across austere and contested environments.
Government-to-government engagement and U.S.-regional coordination. Stakeholder mapping, capacity building for partner institutions and forces, and specialized training in counterterrorism, insider threat, and analytic tradecraft.
Systems engineering, C4ISR architecture, and IT infrastructure design for austere and complex environments. Vulnerability assessments, cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and security architecture for classified and unclassified systems.
Native Somali, Arabic, Amharic, Swahili, and French interpretation and translation across the AFRICOM and CENTCOM AORs. Clan dynamics analysis, key leader engagement, cross-cultural negotiation, and cultural competency training.
Our competitive edge
A native regional team with deep expertise in clan dynamics, politics, and security across the Horn of Africa, East Africa, and the Red Sea. We understand the geography and ground realities that shape outcomes.
Somali, Amharic, Swahili, Arabic, French, and English, enabling direct engagement across the Horn of Africa, East Africa, the Red Sea, and the broader Middle East.
Active TS/SCI and TS clearances and 83+ combined years of national security, linguistic, and cybersecurity expertise, ready for immediate classified support.
Clear, decision-ready products calibrated to U.S. government standards, formats, and timelines, built for combatant command, OSD, and interagency audiences.
Our people & network
Principal Consultant & CEO
A retired Pentagon senior leader with 38+ years of DoD service. Focus: national security strategy, cyber policy, systems engineering, and program management. DoD Acquisition Level III (PM/SPRDE/BCF); Harvard Kennedy School; CIO/CISO, National Defense University.
Somali · English (native)
Senior Linguist & Cultural Advisor
30 years in linguistics, cultural advisory, and regional analysis. Focus: interpretation and translation, clan-dynamics analysis, key leader engagement, and cultural-competency training. AFRICOM and CENTCOM AOR specialist.
Somali · Arabic · French · English
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
15 years supporting the Department of Defense and Department of State. Focus: vulnerability assessments, cyber threat intelligence, security architecture, incident response, and supply-chain risk management. CISSP.
Somali · Arabic · English
Engagement options
Whether you need a one-time strategic briefing or an ongoing operational support relationship, we have the depth and flexibility to meet your requirements.
Senior-level briefings on regional security dynamics, geopolitical trends, and operational considerations, in U.S. government formats.
Comprehensive support for planning, logistics, access, and execution, grounded in real-world regional knowledge.
Recurring or on-demand threat assessments, scenario forecasting, and strategic environment mapping.
Support for government-to-government engagements, stakeholder mapping, and relationship development.
Engage with us
Please tell us what you're working toward. Whether you need a strategic briefing, ongoing analysis, operational support, or a teaming partner with genuine regional depth, we'll respond promptly and in confidence.
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Direct contact
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