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Samuel BrannenFellow, International Security Program |
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Sam Brannen is a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, where he works on projects related to defense strategy and policy, Middle East security (especially U.S.-Turkey and U.S.-Turkey-Iraq issues), and U.S. national security reform. He is a frequent media commentator and has appeared on CNN, Fox News, Al Jazeera, and NPR. During the summer of 2007, he served as a staff member for the Independent Commission on the Security Forces of Iraq, chaired by General (Ret.) James L. Jones. He traveled to Iraq in July 2007 and assisted commissioners in the drafting of the report, submitted to Congress in September 2007. Previously, Brannen was a policy planner in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, with portfolios including maritime security and the future security environment with a focus on energy and climate change. In May 2007, he was awarded the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service. Prior to his time in government, he was assistant director of the CSIS Global Strategy Institute, where he supported the Seven Revolutions project and was responsible for overseeing research on long-range global trends. While at the Institute, he was also the lead researcher on a 2004–2005 initiative to provide the U.S. government with solutions to long-term governance challenges in Afghanistan, where he traveled widely as part of a CSIS fact-finding mission. He began his tenure at CSIS in 2002 as a research intern with the Turkey Project. Brannen holds a B.A. in political science from Trinity University and an M.A. from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University. He also studied as a graduate student at the Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. His academic research interests include nation-state formation and stabilization, as well as U.S. and foreign civil-military relations. |
CSIS Publications by Samuel Brannen
Facilitating a Dialogue among Senior-Level DoD Officials on National Security Priorities: A Methodological Note 04/04/2008
Critical Questions: The Latest Violence in Iraq 03/27/2008
Critical Questions: Turkish Airstrikes in Northern Iraq 12/19/2007
Turkey’s Military Options for Dealing with the PKK: A Preliminary Assessment 10/31/2007
Time for High-Level Diplomacy with Turkey? 10/22/2007
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Samuel Brannen In the News
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, had a commentary published in Small Wars Journal, "Leaving the Green Zone." 05/09/2008
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was interviewed on National Public Radio's Bryant Park Project, "Iraq's Iran Visit a Big Help to U.S. Strategy." 05/02/2008
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was interviewed on Federal News Radio, "Petraeus Testifies." 04/08/2008
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, had a commentary published in World Politics Review, “In Basra, Another Victory for Moqtada al-Sadr." 04/01/2008
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, lead an online discussion with WashingtonPost.com, "U.S. Leads Sadr Showdown in Baghdad." 03/28/2008
Sam Brannen, a fellow in the CSIS International Security Program, was interviewed by Hearst TV, "Iraq Unrest Rising." 03/27/2008
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, had a commentary published in World Politics Review, "The United States Growing Political Entitlement in Iraq." 02/28/2008
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, had a commentary published in World Politics Review, “A Flicker of Hope for NATO’s Mission in Afghanistan?" 02/08/2008
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, appeared Canadian Television's Question Period, "Manley Panel to Offer Blunt Assesment of Mission." 01/20/2008
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, had a commentary published by World Politics Review, "More Allied, Not U.S., Forces Key to Success in Afghanistan." 01/14/2008
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Project, was quoted by Agence France Press, "Moves to Beef Up Forces Reflect Growing Concern Over Afghanistan." 01/11/2008
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the International Security Program, appeared on CNN's This Week at War, "Southern Iraq, Turkey, and Security." 12/22/2007
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the International Security Program, had a commentary published in World Politics Review, "Defense Secretary Gates' Radical Soft Power Proposal." 11/30/2007
Guy Ben-Ari, a fellow with the CSIS Defense Industrials Initiatives Group, and Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, were quoted by Air Force Times, "AF Providing Intel for Strikes on Kurd Rebels." 11/13/2007
Guy Ben-Ari, fellow ISP, and Sam Brannen, fellow ISP, wrote "Turkey's Military Options for Confronting the PKK in Northern Iraq" in World Politics Review 11/07/2007
Bulent Aliriza, director of the CSIS Turkey Project, and Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, were interviewed by National Public Radio, "Erdogan Rules Over Turkey's Deepest Divide." 11/02/2007
CSIS experts Bulent Aliriza, Stephen Flanagan, and Sam Brannen, were quoted by the Associated Press, "US administration considers options for dealing with Kurdish rebels; military moves under way." 11/01/2007
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by Reuters, "Rice Faces Tough Battle on Turkey Trip." 10/31/2007
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, appeared on Fox News, "Iraq Incursion Coming?" 10/18/2007
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, appeared on WTOP Radio, "Tensions Between Turkey and Iraq." 10/18/2007
Sam Brannen, a fellow with the CSIS International Security Program, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Turkey Lawmakers OK Possible Iraq Attack." 10/18/2007
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