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Looking beyond the Biden Visit to the Middle East and the “Fist Bump”
August 4, 2022 | Anthony H. Cordesman The United States must look beyond short-term political visits and place a longer-term strategic importance on the MENA region’s oil and gas, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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How Will a Revival of the JCPOA Affect Regional Politics and Iranian Militias?
March 9, 2022 | Munqith Dagher Iran will first need to address its domestic concerns before it can increase support to its operatives in the region, writes an affiliate of CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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The Middle East and North Africa in International Relations: The Changing Dynamics of Regional and National Security
January 19, 2022 | Anthony H. Cordesman The United States must adapt to the series of radical shifts in the Middle East and North Africa region, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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Learning the Right Lessons from the War in Iraq and Syria: Archives of the Key Metrics from 2004-2019
October 19, 2021 | Anthony H. Cordesman The United States must examine the lessons of war in Iraq and Syria to understand its past, present, and future role in the region, writes CSIS's Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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The Secret Behind the French Interest in Iraq: A Geostrategic Analysis
September 23, 2021 | Munqith Dagher France must realize Iraq's geostrategic significance and play a stabilizing role against terrorism and outside competition in the region, writes an Affiliate of CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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The Afghanistan Archives: Key Metrics from 2002-2019
September 14, 2021 | Anthony H. Cordesman The end of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan is a prime reason for an objective and detailed effort to examine the civil and military lessons that have emerged from the entire history of the war, writes CSIS's Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

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Learning the Right Lessons from the Afghan War
September 7, 2021 | Anthony H. Cordesman The United States must examine a range of lessons learned from the Afghan War--not simply its end, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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The Taliban Takeover: Plan Now for the Next Crisis in Afghanistan
August 17, 2021 | Anthony H. Cordesman The United States must now face the current reality in dealing with the Taliban's rule over Afghanistan, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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The Reasons for the Collapse of Afghan Forces
August 17, 2021 | Anthony H. Cordesman The sudden catalytic collapse of the Afghan government and military forces can be attributed to Afghan and U.S. mistakes made long before the current U.S. withdrawal, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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Learning from the War: “Who Lost Afghanistan?” versus Learning “Why We Lost”
August 11, 2021 | Anthony H. Cordesman The United States must learn from the war in Afghanistan to understand not only why it was lost but also in deciding if a future conflict is worth the cost, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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Iraq, the United States, and the “New” Middle East
August 5, 2021 | Anthony H. Cordesman The United States must shape a strategy that recognizes Iraq as a critical part of any future security structure in the Middle East, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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Iran and U.S. Strategy: Looking beyond the JCPOA
July 20, 2021 | Anthony H. Cordesman Iran’s increasing ability to use its proxies and engage the United States in gray-area warfare means that the United States must reshape its strategy to comprehensively engage Iran beyond the JCPOA, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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