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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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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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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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The Need to Expand the Focus of the Congressional Budget Office 2020 Long-Term Budget Outlook
October 16, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman U.S. discretionary and defense spending have a larger impact on U.S. politics and the economy that current trends may not indicate, writes CSIS's Burke Chair.

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Judging the Impact of U.S. Force Reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria
September 16, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman The current U.S. force cuts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria will have a lasting impact on the future U.S. defense posture in the region, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

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The Real World Capabilities of ISIS: The Threat Continues
September 9, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman Without addressing the fundamental causes of extremist and terrorist movements, ISIS will remain a potential threat, writes CSIS's Burke Chair in Strategy.

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