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Pakistan - Violence Versus Stability

ian — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Pakistan is passing through one of the most dangerous periods in its history. An assessment of the growing patterns of violence and instability indicate that it may be approaching a perfect storm of threats, including rising extremism, a failing economy, chronic underdevelopment, and an intensifying war, resulting in unprecedented political, economic, and social turmoil.

Competition in Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Pakistan

ian — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.

The Korean Military Balance

jdunton — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

This report describes the key results of an analysis conducted to assess the overall balance of forces on the Korean Peninsula.

Iraq’s Coming National Challenges

amausner — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

While it is tempting to focus on Iraq’s very real political divisions -- and its ongoing, low-level insurgency – it is equally important for both Iraqis and the US to realize that they must take immediate steps to focus on the full range of issues that will define Iraq’s future.

The Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR)

amausner — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

There are times to be polite about a dismal bureaucratic failure. Wartime is not one of them.

Afghan National Security Forces

jdunton — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

President Barack Obama’s new strategy for Afghanistan is critically dependent on the transfer of security responsibility to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). His speech announcing this strategy called for the transfer to begin in mid-2011.

Reforming ANSF Metrics

amausner — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The new Commanders Unit Assessment Tool (CUAT) for measuring the capabilities of the ANSF represents a significant improvement over the old Capability Milestone (CM) system. The old system was too rigid, too narrowly quantitative, and measured only a handful of relatively unimportant metrics.

Iraq and the United States

jdunton — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

If Iraq and the United States are to win the war in any meaningful and lasting sense, they must translate the Strategic Agreement they signed in November 2008 into a lasting and functional strategic partnership.

Reforming ANSF Metrics

amausner — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The development of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) is one of the most critical aspects of the war. NATO/ISAF simply cannot bring this war to a successful conclusion without transitioning responsibility for security to the Afghans.

The Afghan War: A Campaign Overview

amausner — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Finding the Path to Victory: The Afghan Campaign and the Tools Needed to Win It

Shaping the War in Afghanistan

amausner — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

It has taken some six months, but the Department of Defense has now begun to issue meaningful and up-to-date data on both the course of the Afghan conflict and the implementation of the new strategy. This reporting includes a range of tables, maps, and charts (“metrics”) that cover many of the most important aspects of the War.

Afghan National Security Forces

amausner — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Afghan National Security forces: Forging the Right Key to Victory

Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction

jdunton — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Birth of a Regional Nuclear Arms Race? is an expert, insider’s look at Iran’s current and potential ability to wage both conventional and asymmetrical warfare—and the options available for dealing with a nuclear Iran.

Saudi Arabia

jdunton — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Saudi Arabia: National Security in a Troubled Region provides a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of Saudi Arabia's strategic security efforts, both within the country and as a stabilizing regional presence.

The Afghan War

amausner — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Afghan-Pakistan conflict is a complex conflict that covers two countries and has ideological, political, governance, economic, military, and security dimensions that are extremely difficult to measure and portray in summary form.

Withdrawal from Iraq

jdunton — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Iraq and the United States face a critical transition through 2011 and beyond. The awkward reality is that an Iraqi-U.S. failure to properly manage the U.S. withdrawal and the creation of effective Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) is as serious a threat to Iraq's future stability and security as any internal or external threat. Realism is a key to future success.

Afghan National Security Forces: Shaping The Path To Victory

amausner — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Afghanistan Campaign: Can We Win?

amausner — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The Dynamics of the "AfPak" Conflict: Metrics and Status Report

ian — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Observations From a Visit to Iraq

sherry — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Anthony H. Cordesman, the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in strategy at the CSIS, recently completed a survey trip to Iraq.

Iran, Israel, and the Effects of Nuclear Conflict in the Middle East

amausner — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Much of the debate over proliferation focuses on the possession of nuclear weapons rather than their use in warfighting and their effects. History is a grim warning, however, that deterrence does not always work and rational bargaining often fails. Abdullah Toukan and Anthony H.

Winning in Afghanistan

jdunton — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

This up-to-date analysis describes in detail the continued development of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF): the historic challenges—and missed opportunities—they have faced, their strengths and weaknesses, and the prospects for future force development.

The Dynamics of the "AfPak" Conflict: Metrics and Status Report

Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Cleansing the Poisoned Chalice?

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The United States faces a crisis in defense strategy, planning, programming, and budgeting almost as severe as the crisis it faces in its domestic economy. Its system for formulating defense strategy, planning, programming and budget documents has failed both within the Department of Defense and at the interagency level--problems documented in previous reports by the Burke Chair.

How Soon Is Safe?

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The drop in the level of violence in Iraq, and the slow movement toward political accommodation, offer hope for a more stable and secure future there. Yet there are good reasons that senior U.S.

Study on a Possible Israeli Strike on Iran's Nuclear Development Facilities

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

During the last several months, the Burke Chair has carried out a detailed examination of Iran’s programs involving missile and weapons of mass destruction. The key drafts involved are available on the CSIS web site at:
http://www.csis.org/burke/reports/
A final comprehensive report will be published this summer as CSIS book by the Praeger Press.

The Lebanese Armed Forces

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The purpose of this report is to examine the force development challenges that the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are facing in post-Syria Lebanon. The report also seeks to identify opportunities for Lebanon and its foreign allies to strengthen the LAF both as a local institution and as a stabilizing fighting force in the Middle East.

The North African Military Balance

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

There is no military balance in North Africa in the classic sense of the term. Although rivalries and tensions persist among Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, no state in the Maghreb now actively prepares for war with its neighbors, and the prospects of such conflicts are limited at best.

Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Iran’s nuclear ambitions and missile programs, and their interactions with its growing capabilities for asymmetric warfare, are becoming steadily more critical security issues for the United States, Iran’s neighbors, and the international community.