Anthony H Cordesman: 27 books
by Anthony H. Cordesman
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
The Arabian Gulf is now involved in a massive arms race, triggered largely by the fear that Iran will try to use its military forces to intimidate or dominate its neighbors. Iran has threatened to close the Gulf and carried out a wide range of large military exercises to show its capabilities. And...
Iran
Sanctions, Energy, Arms Control, and Regime Change
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
This report analyzes four key aspects of US and Iranian strategic competition--sanctions, energy, arms control, and regime change. Its primary focus is on the ways in which the sanctions applied to Iran have changed US and Iranian competition since the fall of 2011. This escalation has been spurred...
The Indian Ocean Region
A Strategic Net Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is one of the most areas of the world in human terms. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the subregions and countries in the IOR, drawing heavily on a new country risk assessment model developed by Abdullah Toukan, a senior associate with the Burke Chair...
Afghanistan at Transition
The Lessons of the Longest War
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
This new study covers the civil and military lessons of the war in Afghanistan as of 2015, the trends at the time of transition, and the risks inherent in the current approach to supporting Afghanistan. The report focuses on the lessons to be learned from the US experience in Afghanistan to date and...
by Anthony H. Cordesman, Sam Khazai
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Iraq in Crisis examines Iraq's problems in 2014 and projects possible future trends. It supports its narrative analysis with the latest data from the World Bank, United Nations, Transparency International, the Congressional Research Service, International Crisis Group, Special Inspector General for...
Changing US Security Strategy
The Search for Stability and the "Non-War" against "Non-Terrorism"
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
More than a decade into the “war on terrorism,” much of the political debate in the United States is still fixated on the legacy of 9/11. US politics has a partisan fixation on Benghazi, the Boston Marathon bombing, intelligence intercepts, and Guantanamo. Far too much attention still focuses...
The Evolving Military Balance in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia
Missile, DPRK and ROK Nuclear Forces, and External Nuclear Forces
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2013
The Evolving Military Balance in the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia describes the strategy, force deployments, and the military balance in potential current and future scenarios involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, People’s Republic of China, Japan, and...
The Gulf Military Balance
The Conventional and Asymmetric Dimensions
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
The United States faces major challenges in dealing with Iran, the threat of terrorism, and the tide of political instability in the Arabian Peninsula. The presence of some of the world’s largest reserves of oil and natural gas, vital shipping lanes, and Shia populations throughout the region have...
The Gulf Military Balance
The Missile and Nuclear Dimensions
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
The United States faces major challenges in dealing with Iran, the threat of terrorism, and the tide of political instability in the Arabian Peninsula. The presence of some of the world’s largest reserves of oil and natural gas, vital shipping lanes, and Shia populations throughout the region have...
The Afghan War in 2013: Meeting the Challenges of Transition
Afghan Economics and Outside Aid
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
After more than a decade of fighting in Afghanistan, the United States and its allies are set to transfer security responsibilities to Afghan forces in 2014. This transition poses many challenges, and much will depend on the future of Afghan politics, governance, corruption, development, security,...
The Gulf Military Balance
The Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2014
The United States faces major challenges in dealing with Iran, the threat of terrorism, and the tide of political instability in the Arabian Peninsula. The presence of some of the world’s largest reserves of oil and natural gas, vital shipping lanes, and Shia populations throughout the region have...
Chinese Strategy and Military Power in 2014
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese and US Assessments
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
This report tracks and analyzes trends in Chinese military strategy, force structure, and regional activity. Open source material is used to detail how each branch of the People’s Liberation Army has pursued modernization. Chinese perspectives on their military’s role and development are featured,...
by Anthony H. Cordesman
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2015
Iran’s rocket and missile forces serve a wide range of Iranian strategic objectives. These forces range from relatively short-range artillery rockets that support its ground forces and limit the need for close air support to long-range missiles that can reach any target in the region and the development...
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