Iran

Burke Chair reports on Iran provide detailed analysis on a wide range of topics related to Iran’s nature and history, and US - Iranian strategic competition

Topics covered in this section include but are not limited to, completion of Iran’s missile, rocket, and nuclear programs; its conventional and asymmetric military capabilities; sanctions, energy, arms control, and regime change; threats to the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula; Iran’s role in Iraq and Syria; competition in the Levant; competition in Turkey and the South Caucuses; and competition in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, and elsewhere.

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China Headaches for Iran Deal

Jon Alterman gives a commentary on China’s changing role in nuclear negotiations.

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — September 22, 2021

Iraq, the United States, and the “New” Middle East

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.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — August 5, 2021

Iran and U.S. Strategy: Looking beyond the JCPOA

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.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — July 20, 2021

Iraq: The Missing Keystone in U.S. Policy in the Gulf

The U.S. withdrawal from Iraq has received limited attention but may hold the most significance for U.S. strategy in the region, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — April 29, 2021

Correcting America’s Grand Strategic Failures in Iraq

The United States must depart from its past failure to recognize Iraq's true strategic value by planning at the grand strategic level rather than responding to the tactical threat of the day, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — April 1, 2021

The Changing Military Dynamics of the MENA Region

The United States must restructure its security assistance and force posture in the MENA region to respond to the changing dynamics of the political and security landscape, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — March 23, 2021

The Biden Administration’s Security Challenges in the Gulf

The United States needs to fundamentally rebuild its security partnerships with its Arab strategic partners to combat the evolving threats in the Middle East, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 27, 2021