The U.S. and the Middle East: Energy Dependence, Demographics, and the Myth of Oil Wealth

Anthony H. Cordesman

• In the News

  • • The ‘Stan: An officer’s unvarnished view

      Army Times 

      Feb 6, 2012
      Defense and Security, International Security, Military Strategy
      Afghanistan
    • Obama gambles on new schedule for Afghan pull-out

      Financial Times

      Feb 3, 2012
      Defense and Security, Military Strategy
      Afghanistan, North America

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• Publications

  • • Report
      Afghanistan: The Failed Metrics of Ten Years of War
      Feb 9, 2012
      International Security
      Afghanistan
    • Report
      Iraq and the Challenge of Continuing Violence
      Feb 6, 2012
      International Security
      Iraq

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• Events

  • • Military Strategy Forum: General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force
      Feb 9, 2012
      Defense and Security, International Security, Military Strategy
    • Understanding The Arab Spring: Public Opinion and the Roots of Revolution in the Arab World
      Jan 26, 2012
      Egypt, Gulf States, Middle East

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• Congressional Testimonies

  • • U.S. Strategy For Afghanistan: Achieving Peace and Stability in the Graveyard of Empires
      Apr 2, 2009
      Defense and Security
    • The Crisis in Afghanistan
      Feb 12, 2009
      Afghanistan, South Asia

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• Multimedia

  • • 
      Audio
      Audio: Understanding The Arab Spring: Public Opinion and the Roots of Revolution in the Arab World
      Jan 26, 2012
      
      Egypt, Gulf States, Middle East
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      Highlights
      U.S. Strategic Competition with Iran
      Dec 23, 2011
      
      Defense and Security, International Security, Nuclear Weapons, Military Strategy
      Iran

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