U.S. Strategic and Defense Efforts

Burke Chair reports on U.S. Strategic and Defense Efforts analyzes the roles, missions, and necessities of the U.S. defense apparatus, with concurrent respect to the realities shaping needs and priorities in defense planning and execution

As part of an ongoing working assessment of Department of Defense strategic, tactical, budgetary, and organizational priorities, these reports incorporate a wide array of defense prerogatives, from homeland defense and security, to overseas warfighting capabilities.

Further emphasis is placed on costing and prioritization of resources, as well the synchronization of efforts across military, intelligence, and civilian agencies. Issues covered in these reports include but are not limited to, personnel issues and the issue of “overstretch”; strategic and planning challenges in Iraq and Afghanistan; meeting the needs of the active and reserve military; U.S. force transformation; interoperability and international alliances; and the challenge of creating an effective interagency process.

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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

The U.S. and China in the FY2022 Budget Request

The U.S. defense budget must go beyond listing major procurements and should be driven by a clear strategy in order to compete with China in the Pacific, writes CSIS's Burke Chair.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — June 2, 2021

Real-World Options for Afghanistan

The United States must consider its future role—if any—that it will have in Afghanistan following its withdrawal in September 2021, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — May 10, 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

Afghanistan: Too Much Is Enough

The United States must set clear conditions to any form of continued U.S. support to Afghanistan, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — April 13, 2021