Small Wars Journal

Center for Strategic & International Studies

BIO

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a prominent American think tank based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The center conducts policy studies and strategic analyses of political, economic and security issues throughout the world, with a specific focus on issues concerning international relations, trade, technology, finance, energy and geostrategy.

Articles by this Author

Iraq, Iran, the Gulf, Turkey, and the Future: The Meaningless Debate Over the Trump Strategy in Syria Tue, 01/08/2019 - 12:24am
The Evolution of the Salafi-Jihadist Threat Wed, 11/21/2018 - 3:22pm
The U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan: The Perils of Withdrawal Fri, 10/26/2018 - 4:08pm
America's Failed State Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen: Still Less Than Half a Strategy Tue, 10/16/2018 - 12:48am
The New State Department Report on Terrorism: Rethinking the Numbers and Coverage Fri, 09/21/2018 - 12:05am
Telling the Truth About the War in Afghanistan Wed, 09/12/2018 - 2:11pm
The Insurgent Sanctuary in Pakistan Wed, 09/12/2018 - 10:17am
"Peace" in Pieces: The Tragedy of Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan Wed, 09/12/2018 - 12:21am
CSIS Report: Iran: Military Spending, Modernization, and the Shifting Military Balance in the Gulf Wed, 09/05/2018 - 8:40am
Losing by "Winning": America's Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria Mon, 08/13/2018 - 2:45pm
The Darker Shade of Gray: A New War Unlike Any Other Sat, 07/28/2018 - 3:32pm
Afghanistan: Conflict Metrics 2000-2018 Fri, 06/22/2018 - 12:38pm
CSIS Report: Al Qaeda’s Struggling Campaign in Syria Wed, 04/04/2018 - 10:27am
The State of the Afghan War Wed, 01/31/2018 - 7:26pm
Allies and Influence Mon, 10/30/2017 - 6:03pm
How the Trump Administration is Losing Afghanistan Wed, 08/02/2017 - 8:29pm
The Real Lessons of Mosul (and Sixteen Years of War in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria) Wed, 07/19/2017 - 2:26pm
New Details on US Strategy in Iraq and Syria Thu, 06/01/2017 - 5:00pm
The Folly of Merging State Department and USAID: Lessons from USIA Tue, 05/30/2017 - 7:21pm
Reinforcing Failure: The Revised Executive Order Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States Tue, 03/07/2017 - 1:45pm