Terrorism and Counterinsurgency

Burke Chair reports on Terrorism and Counterinsurgency provide up-to-date analyses on the global threat posed by militants, non-state actors, and terrorist groups, and the mix of asymmetric warfare and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

Issues covered in these reports include but are not limited to, the changing nature of warfare; alternative counterterrorism strategies; the overall net assessment of developments in the Global War on Terrorism; asymmetric warfare; biological counterterrorism; international cooperation in counterterrorism; U.S. homeland defense; and the proliferation of WMD.

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The Lessons of the Afghan War That No One Will Want to Learn

The United States must learn from the actual conduct of the Afghan war instead of focusing only on the collapse, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — June 15, 2022

Reshaping U.S. Aid to Afghanistan: The Challenge of Lasting Progress

Humanitarian aid to Afghanistan is no substitute for an effective government and economy, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — February 23, 2022

Strategic Triage vs. Strategic Overstretch

The United States must create a credible strategy through the "triage" of emerging global threats or risk "overstretching" its capabilities and resources, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 31, 2022

Afghanistan and the World: The National, Regional, and Global Impact

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will only leave a limited strategic impact on the reputation of the United States but still highlights the failures in the U.S. approach to face a major insurgency, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 26, 2022

The New Challenges in Aid to Afghanistan

The United States must consider how providing aid can serve its strategic and humanitarian goals in Afghanistan, writes CSIS’s Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — October 28, 2021

Learning the Right Lessons from the War in Iraq and Syria: Archives of the Key Metrics from 2004-2019

The United States must examine the lessons of war in Iraq and Syria to understand its past, present, and future role in the region, writes CSIS's Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — October 19, 2021

The Afghanistan Archives: Key Metrics from 2002-2019

The end of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan is a prime reason for an objective and detailed effort to examine the civil and military lessons that have emerged from the entire history of the war, writes CSIS's Emeritus Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — September 14, 2021

Learning the Right Lessons from the Afghan War

The United States must examine a range of lessons learned from the Afghan War--not simply its end, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — September 7, 2021

Living with the Taliban?

The United States may now need to deal with the Taliban as a means to moderate its behavior, protect Afghans, and prevent the rise of an extremist threat, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — August 31, 2021

Act Now to Save and Learn the Lessons of the Afghan War

The United States must commit to learning the right lessons from the Afghan War or risk the more costly consequences of failing to learn, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — August 24, 2021