The Middle East and North Africa region is not merely at the crossroads of three continents. It stands as one of the world's most significant repositories of petroleum, and most recently, helped shape the ideologies that brought terrorism to America's shores.
The Middle East Program concentrates its efforts on understanding the most important drivers of change in the region, and to pursuing a country-specific research agenda.
The Energy Program studies energy resource issues in the region.
Anthony H. Cordesman (left), Arleigh A. Burke chair in strategy, prepared an overview of the current official estimates of the cost of the war to date, and of possible future costs. in The Cost of the Iraq War: CRS, GAO, CBO, and DoD Estimates.
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Anthony H. Cordesman (left), Arleigh A. Burke chair in strategy, prepared an overview of the current official estimates of the cost of the war to date, and of possible future costs. in