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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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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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The War in Ukraine: Meeting the Russian Challenge to NATO
March 3, 2022 | Anthony H. Cordesman The Russian invasion of Ukraine underscores the need to revitalize the modernization and strength of NATO’s military forces.

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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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Broader Risk: Russian Control over Ukraine and Belarus
December 8, 2021 | Anthony H. Cordesman The United States must view Russian buildup on the border with Ukraine as a broader strategic challenge that goes beyond a single crisis, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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Global Britain in a Competitive Age and Defence in a Competitive Age: A Critique
July 30, 2021 | Anthony H. Cordesman Current British strategy papers do not adequately address key strategy, plans, and programs or projections of the near-term future, writes CSIS’s Burke 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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"Burden-sharing" and the 2 percent of GDP Solution: A Study in Military Absurdity
October 23, 2019 | Anthony H. Cordesman NATO’s call for each member country to spend 2 percent of its GDP and 20 percent of its defense expenditure on major new equipment risks facing the real problem of force planning with a non-solution.

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NATO: Going From the 2% Non-Solution to Meaningful Planning
June 26, 2019 | Anthony H. Cordesman

Far too much of NATO’s public profile is focused on goals that are not only meaningless, but actively counterproductive.

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Khashoggi: The Human Rights Lessons for the United States
October 24, 2018 | Anthony H. Cordesman

The U.S. cannot ignore the need to deal with the facts of the Khashoggi murder, but the last few weeks have been a warning of a far broader problem. 

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