Burke Chair on Terrorism and Counterterrorism

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The terrorism and counterterrorism project provides up-to-date analyses and reports on the global threat posed by nonstate actors, terrorist organizations, and the mix between asymmetric warfare and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The project also focuses on the changing nature of warfare, alternative counterterrorism strategies, and the overall net assessment of developments in the Global War on Terrorism. The project is the result of several years of effort and investigation by Dr. Cordesman on the nature of terrorism and counterterrorism, insurgency and counterinsurgency, and the impact of WMD proliferation. The project has produced several books, reports, and articles on the following key subjects:

Asymmetric warfare
Biological counterterrorism
International cooperation in counterterrorism
U.S. homeland defense
Proliferation of WMD

Major Works

The Dynamics of the "AfPak" Conflict: Metrics and Status Report Updated July 1 2009

Latest Works

More Publications

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.