Emeritus Chair in Strategy

The Emeritus Chair in Strategy provides political and military analysis of key strategic challenges facing the United States, including the Middle East, U.S. national security, global military balance, asymmetric warfare, and global energy security

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The Emeritus Chair in Strategy is affiliated with the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, which was established and endowed in honor of CSIS’s first director and cofounder, Admiral Arleigh A. Burke. Together, the Burke Chair in Strategy and the Emeritus Chair in Strategy publish a wide range of analysis on key strategic challenges facing the United States and the world. 

Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, former Burke Chair in Strategy, currently holds the Emeritus Chair in Strategy. Dr. Cordesman remains an active scholar at CSIS and is one of the premier sources for analysis of key strategic challenges facing the United States and the world. Efforts include Middle East issues, U.S. national security, lessons of war analysis, the global military balance, asymmetric warfare, and global energy security.

Several books have been published in association with each of these projects and can be purchased online from the CSIS Press. The website of the Emeritus Chair will also contain all of the analyses formerly placed on the Burke Chair website by Dr. Cordesman, including reference work on the military balance, NATO, China, MENA region, and the lessons of war.

The Emeritus Chair will continue to release new reports and working documents. The latter will be revised on an ongoing basis and updated frequently to the web page. As a result, much of the material provided in this section should be regarded as working material that is subject to update.

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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

The Reasons for the Collapse of Afghan Forces

The sudden catalytic collapse of the Afghan government and military forces can be attributed to Afghan and U.S. mistakes made long before the current U.S. withdrawal, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — August 17, 2021