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Commentary
The Longer-Term Impact of the Ukraine Conflict and the Growing Importance of the Civil Side of War
June 6, 2022 | Anthony H. Cordesman The conflict in Ukraine is a warning that the civil side of war is becoming far more dangerous, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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U.S. Strategy: Rebalancing Global Energy between Europe, Russia, and Asia and U.S. Security Policy in the Middle East and the Gulf
May 12, 2022 | Anthony H. Cordesman The Ukraine War has shown there is an immediate need to create alternative oil and gas supplies for America’s strategic partners in Europe and Asia, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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The Ukraine War: Preparing for the Longer-Term Outcome
April 14, 2022 | Anthony H. Cordesman, Grace Hwang The United States and NATO must begin to develop a new strategy to counter Russian confrontation when the momentum for military change is now, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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U.S. National Security: Looking beyond the War in Ukraine
March 23, 2022 | Anthony H. Cordesman The United States must develop an effective strategy to respond not only to the Russian invasion in Ukraine but also to the altered global military balance, writes CSIS's Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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U.S. Strategy and the Real Lessons of the War in Ukraine: From Cooperation with Russia and China to Lasting Confrontation
March 14, 2022 | Anthony H. Cordesman The United States and its strategic partners must do far more than simply react to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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NATO and Ukraine: Reshaping NATO to Meet the Russian and Chinese Challenge
February 16, 2022 | Anthony H. Cordesman, Grace Hwang The Russian buildup on the border with Ukraine underscores the need for the United States and its NATO allies to take a far more serious look at how they are shaping the future defense of Europe, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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Chronology of Possible Chinese Gray Area and Hybrid Warfare Operations
July 2, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman, Grace Hwang Many Chinese low-level operations, economic activities, and political tactics are part of China's larger gray zone strategy, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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NATO’s “Brain Death” Burdensharing Blunders: Focusing on the Right Investment, Force Strength, and Readiness Needs
November 21, 2019 | Anthony H. Cordesman

NATO’s call for each member country to spend 2% of its GDP and 20% of its defense expenditure on major new equipment risks addressing the problem of force planning with a non-solution.

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Russian Exercises and NATO Force Planning: The Need for a Real Strategy to Deal with Russia
September 14, 2017 | Anthony H. Cordesman

It is time for NATO to get real! Zapad 2017—the Russian exercise now beginning in Russia and Belarus—focuses on defending Russia against an attack by theoretical threat countries—like "Veishnoriya"—rather than NATO. Zapad means "west" in Russian, however, and it is...


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NATO and the Delicate Balance of Deterrence: Strategy versus Burden Sharing
February 7, 2017 | Anthony H. Cordesman There are good reasons that the United States should ask more of several key NATO allies, should seek to modernize NATO, and should seek to expand NATO’s role in dealing with terrorism and Islamist extremism.

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US and Iranian Strategic Competition: The Impact of the EU, EU3, and Non-EU European States
April 4, 2013 The various states that comprise the EU and non-EU Europe play a critical role in the competition between the US and Iran.

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Beyond Bosnia: The Need for Realism in Using American Military Force
February 21, 1996 | Anthony H. Cordesman


 

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