Syria
Burke Chair reports on Syria cover US strategic objectives in Syria related to the Syrian Civil War, and the rise of Islamic State militants operating in both Syria and Iraq
Reports in this section include but are not limited to, the air war against the Islamic State; the economic, political, governance and human conditions leading up to the crisis; the range of US strategic options in Syria; and the ongoing humanitarian, security, and strategic considerations involved.
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The Uncertain Iraqi Election: The Need for a New U.S. Strategy
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — June 7, 2018
Demanding All and Getting Nothing: Secretary Pompeo’s Speech on Iran
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — May 21, 2018
Improving Stability in the Arab World
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — May 14, 2018
The U.S., France, Syria, and Iran: Finding Winning Compromises
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — April 23, 2018
Syria: Act Decisively or Not at All
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — April 11, 2018
Syria: When and How Does This War End?
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — April 10, 2018
Stability in the Middle East: The Range of Short and Long-Term Causes
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Nicholas Harrington — April 9, 2018
Taking All the Wrong Steps in Syria, Iraq, and the Fight Against Terrorism
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — April 4, 2018
U.S. National Security Strategy and the MENA Region
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 29, 2018
America's "Chaos Strategy" in the Middle East and South Asia
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — February 26, 2018