Burke Chair on Iraq War

The Iraq War effort, headed up by CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair holder Anthony H. Cordesman, seeks to analyze the multitude of elements affecting the progress and setbacks of the U.S. and Coalition effort to create and stable Iraq. The project looks closely at Coalition military operations, as well as the various civilian, multinational, and other U.S. intuitions operating in Iraq. Likewise, the Iraq War project includes efforts dedicated to the Iraqi political process, the insurgency, and Iraqi Security Force Development.

The Iraq War project publishes frequent reports on the reconstruction effort, Iraqi governmental development, and the various facets of the aid effort. Analyses include indigenous actors and efforts within Iraq, as well as the roles played by governments and individual actors in the region -- and beyond -- in the effort to shape the future of Iraq.

Focuses of the Iraq War Project include:

• The Evolving Nature of the Insurgency
• Iraqi Security Force Development
• The Institutional Aid Effort in Iraq
• Iraqi Reconstruction and Development
• U.S. Troop Involvement and Associated Costs
• Insurgent and Counterinsurgency Lessons in Iraq

 Publications on Iraq

In addition to several published books that can be purchased online from the CSIS Press, the project focuses on the steady development of working documents that are revised on an ongoing basis. As a result, all of the material provided in this section should be regarded as working material that is subject to update. To provide suggestions corrections to any material, please send your comments to the Office of the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at BurkeChair@csis.org.