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 U.S.-Iraqi Relationship: A Healthier Partnership is Indispensable
Report by Munqith Dagher — February 1, 2021
The Biden Administration’s Security Challenges in the Gulf
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 27, 2021
The Joint Chiefs on the January 6, 2021 Riot in Washington
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 19, 2021
Writing Off Afghanistan: Does Biden Have a Choice?
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 19, 2021
The Biden Transition and Reshaping U.S. Strategy: Replacing “Burden Sharing” with Meaningful Force Planning
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — January 11, 2021
Making America Great? Global Perceptions of China, Russia, and the United States: The International Scorecard
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 7, 2021
The Biden Transition and U.S. Competition with China and Russia: The Crisis-Driven Need to Change U.S. Strategy
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — January 6, 2021
The Biden Transition and Reshaping U.S. Strategy: Long Engagements vs. Long Wars
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — December 9, 2020
Chronology of Possible Russian Gray Area and Hybrid Warfare Operations
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — December 8, 2020
The Biden Transition and the Real Impact of U.S. Force Cuts in Afghanistan
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman and Grace Hwang — December 1, 2020