It has long been all too clear that the U.S. has gradually built up the military capability to help local powers defeat ISIS in Syria and Iraq without having strategy for dealing with the host of other problems that exist in bringing any kind of lasting stability to...

Terrorism has become one of the dominating national security threats of the 21st century. It is also one of the most complex — mixing the actions of states, extremists, and other non-state actors in a wide range of threats and types of conflicts.

The Burke Chair sections on Afghanistan, the Gulf, China, northeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean area report on current trends and challenges in key mission areas.

Grand strategy is not an American strength, and it is far too easy to become obsessed with day-to-day issues. In the case of Iraq, this means a focus on US withdrawal and the formation of a new Iraqi government.

The US must make hard choices over the coming year. One will be whether to try turn largely tactical victories in the Iraq War into lasting grand strategic gains by supporting an enduring strategic partnership with Iraq after US forces withdraw at the end of 2011.

The development of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) is one of the most critical aspects of the war.

The Burke Chair at CSIS is issuing two new reports on the Iraq and Afghan Wars.

The United States is now losing the war in Afghanistan, and is failing to consolidate its victory in Iraq. Reversing this situation requires changes in strategy, but it also requires significant additional resources. It may be tempting for the Obama Administration and the...

President Obama and top US officials have made it clear that the United States is not winning in Afghanistan. Put differently, the United States and its allies are winning at the level of tactical military encounters, but they are losing in political terms and in terms of...