Levant
Burke Chair reports on the Levant cover political upheavals, economic and demographic pressures, sectarian struggles and extremism, ethnic and tribal conflicts, and tensions in the Levant that form to complex and unstable patterns of competition
Competition with Iran, the civil war in Syria, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza, and the internal upheavals in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon all interact and affect the dynamics in this critical and unsettled region.
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The Patterns in Global Terrorism: 1970-2016
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — August 28, 2017
Before You Cut Foreign Aid to Fund Defense, Consider Where it Goes and What it Does for U.S. Troops and National Security
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 13, 2017
The Executive Order on Immigration and Refugees: Playing into the Hands of Fear, Prejudice, ISIS, and al Qaeda
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 30, 2017
The Case For and Against a "Realist" Strategy in Syria
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Aram Nerguizian — January 24, 2017
Major New Report: Rethinking the Threat of Islamic Extremism: The Changes Needed in U.S. Strategy
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 3, 2017
The Uncertain Trends and Metrics of Terrorism in 2016
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Maxwell B. Markusen — November 29, 2016
“Defeating” ISIS: The Real Threats and Challenges
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — August 4, 2016
Terrorism: The Thing We Have to Fear the Most is Fear Itself
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — July 27, 2016
Iraq, Syria, and the Gulf: The Cost of an ISIS-Centric U.S. Strategy
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — June 9, 2016
The Changing Security Structure in the Middle East
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — May 31, 2016