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U.S. Nuclear Warhead Modernization and “New” Nuclear Weapons
December 10, 2020 | Rebecca Hersman, Joseph Rodgers The brief examines the debate surrounding the development of U.S. nuclear warheads and whether the United States is creating “new” nuclear weapons. It examines the expansion of U.S. nuclear warhead capabilities and its implications for the U.S.-UK and NATO relations.

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The Biden Transition and Reshaping U.S. Strategy: Long Engagements vs. Long Wars
December 9, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman The Biden transition team will need to address a set of primary questions to determine the future of current U.S. long-term military engagements, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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Department of Defense Other Transaction Authority Trends: A New R&D Funding Paradigm?
December 8, 2020 | Rhys McCormick Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreements are an increasingly popular tool across the Department of Defense as the United States seeks ways to maintain technological superiority against global competitors. This brief examines the recent trends in OTA usage across the...

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Chronology of Possible Russian Gray Area and Hybrid Warfare Operations
December 8, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman Civil, political, and economic gray zone operations illustrate the range and depth of Russian gray zone activities, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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The Biden Transition and the Real Impact of U.S. Force Cuts in Afghanistan
December 1, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman The Biden transition team will need to address much more than just troop cuts to advance a peace in Afghanistan, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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Iran: Looking Beyond the Assassination
November 30, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman The next steps taken in the U.S. relationship with Iran must be kept in a broader strategic context, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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Failed Reporting and Analysis of the Afghan Peace Process
November 18, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman The current reporting and analysis of the Afghan Peace Process lack the truth and transparency needed to define a real peace, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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Setting New U.S. Strategic Priorities for a Post-Trump World
November 9, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman The CSIS Burke Chair explores nine major areas the new Biden administration and the broader U.S. national security community need to address.

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Afghanistan: The Peace Negotiations Have Become an Extension of War by Other Means
October 28, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman The United States is entering into its eighth month of the Afghan peace process and is facing a peace without any real security guarantees, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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The Military Dynamics of the Middle East and North Africa
October 26, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman The military dynamics of the MENA region continue to evolve with the changing nature of security and security forces, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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Iraqi Stability and Its Free-Falling Middle Class
October 21, 2020 | Munqith Dagher The erosion of Iraq's middle class is a contributing factor to the country's instability, writes an Affiliate of CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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Analytic Appendix: Additional Data on Detailed Patterns in MENA Arms Transfers
October 20, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman The military dynamics of the MENA region continue to evolve with the changing nature of security and security forces, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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