MENA Stability Reports and Studies

For more than two decades, the Burke Chair in Strategy has reported on the underlying causes of stability and instability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

The following reports are a selection of the Burke Chair’s most prolific works, and attempt to create a holistic assessment of a region that has been at risk of instability for many years. Within these reports, you will find a collection of demographic, economic, political, and security assessments. These assessments are corroborated with a collection of surveys, charts, and graphs that are grounded in decades of research.

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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

Afghanistan: The Prospects for a Real Peace

The United States is pursuing a peace effort in Afghanistan that faces severe limits to producing an enduring peace, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — July 7, 2020

Arms Procurement and Corruption in the Gulf Monarchies

The Gulf monarchies are in need of reevaluating the corruption prevalent in their arms procurement following the impacts of the Coronavirus and plummeting oil prices, writes an Affiliate of CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Report by Zoltan Barany — May 11, 2020

The Imploding Afghan Peace Effort

The United States is pursuing a peace effort in Afghanistan that may not produce enduring stability and instead might require a form of strategic triage, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — May 1, 2020