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Senior Fellow for Defense Policy
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October 20, 2009
Article
The New Republic
Stephen Biddle argues that "there is no magic middle way between the McChrystal recommendation and total withdrawal that offers comparable odds at lower cost" in Afghanistan.
See more in Afghanistan, Wars and Warfare
July - August 2009
Article
American Interest
Stephen Biddle writes that the war in Afghanistan "is now poised to become perhaps the most controversial and divisive issue in U.S. defense policy."
See more in Afghanistan, Wars and Warfare, U.S. Strategy and Politics
January 15, 2007
Article
The National Interest
See more in Iraq, Wars and Warfare
11.10.2006
Article
National Interest
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September 23, 2009
Audio
Listen to Stephen Biddle and Kim Barker discuss U.S. strategy in Afghanistan in light of the release of General McChrystal's Afghan strategy report.
See more in United States, Afghanistan, Defense Strategy, Wars and Warfare
September 17, 2009
Audio
Listen to Stephen Biddle, CFR's senior fellow for defense policy, discuss U.S. policy toward Afghanistan in light of his recent trip to Afghanistan as a member of General Stanley A. McChrystal's strategic assessment group, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.
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July 30, 2009
Audio
Listen to CFR Senior Fellow for Defense Policy Stephen Biddle, who just returned from a month-long trip to Afghanistan, discuss U.S. Strategy there.
See more in Afghanistan, Defense/Homeland Security, National Security and Defense
January 23, 2009
Audio
Listen to CFR experts reflect on the immediate challenges facing the Obama administration in the greater Middle East.
See more in Middle East, Global Governance, International Peace and Security
November 24, 2008
Audio
Listen to Council on Foreign Relations experts Stephen Biddle and Daniel Markey discuss a recent week-long visit they took to Afghanistan on invitation from top U.S. military commander Gen. David McKiernan.
See more in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Defense/Homeland Security
September 22, 2008
Audio
Listen to CFR fellows discuss topics such as U.S. relations with Asia, Russia, and Europe, as well as the financial crisis, nuclear terrorism, and climate change, as they relate to the presidential foreign policy debate.
See more in U.S. Strategy and Politics, U.S. Election 2008
September 18, 2008
Audio
Listen to Stephen Biddle, senior fellow for defense policy at CFR, discuss his recent Foreign Affairs article, "How to Leave a Stable Iraq," with students as part of the CFR Academic Conference Call Series.
See more in Iraq, Defense Strategy, Democracy Promotion
September 8, 2008
Audio
With violence down and U.S. troop deaths at their lowest point since the Iraq war began, military analysts are in near-agreement that Iraq is more secure today. But CFR's Stephen Biddle and Steven Simon disagree on how to ensure stability continues. They discuss their views during this inaugural Foreign Affairs Live debate.
See more in Iraq, National Security and Defense, Conflict Assessment
June 12, 2008
Audio
Listen to CFR fellows Stephen Biddle and Vali Nasr discuss their recent trip to Iraq.
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March 19, 2008
Audio
Listen to Stephen Biddle, CFR senior fellow for defense policy, provide an update on the current situation in Iraq and examine the political and military implications of U.S. policy options going forward as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call Series.
This call was made possible in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
See more in Iraq
March 20, 2006
Audio
Listen to Council experts discuss U.S. military action in Iraq.
See more in Iraq, Civil Reconstruction
March 1, 2006
Audio
Listen to three Council on Foreign Relations scholars discuss the situation in Iraq three years after the U.S.-led invasion on March 19, 2003.
See more in Iraq, Society and Culture
Updated: September 28, 2007
Backgrounder
Gen. David Petraeus’ assertions about falling casualties in Iraq are supported by a range of objective sources. But his testimony to Congress does not establish whether the decline is attributable to the surge or to sectarian cleansing.
See more in Iraq, U.S. Strategy and Politics
June 19, 2009
Expert Brief
In the next military budget Congress must provide funding for a wholesale shift toward counterinsurgency to win two wars. At the same time, policymakers must be mindful of the need for another transformation to anticipate future wars.
See more in United States, Defense Policy & Budget, Counterterrorism
September/October 2008
Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
The situation in Iraq is improving. With the right strategy, the United States will eventually be able to draw down troops without sacrificing stability.
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Explore the international finance regime with a new interactive from CFR's program on International Institutions and Global Governance.
Identifying international threats and acting on them may be the most difficult job for U.S. policymakers. This report
provides an actionable road map for managing international threats before they erupt into crises and makes a strong case that preventive action is not a luxury but a necessity.
For more than a decade, the United States has mostly watched from the sidelines as Asian countries organize themselves into an alphabet soup of new multilateral groups. In this report, the authors review the relationship between pan-Asian and trans-Pacific institutions and suggest policy guidelines for a new U.S. approach to this new Asian landscape.
Complete list of Council Special Reports
Start-Up Nation addresses the trillion-dollar question: How is it that Israel—a country of 7.1 million, only sixty years old, surrounded by enemies— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? With the insights of geopolitical experts and investors, the authors examine this nation’s adversity-driven culture to answer this question and offer prescriptions for a global economy on the rebound.
In Forces of Fortune, Vali Nasr presents a paradigm-changing revelation that will transform the understanding of the Muslim world at large. He reveals that there is a vital but unseen rising force in the Islamic world—a new business-minded middle class—that is building a vibrant new Muslim world economy and that holds the key to winning the cold war against Iran and extremists.
In Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know, Julia E. Sweig presents a remarkably accessible portrait of Cuba's unique place on the world stage over the past fifty years, including its internal politics, its often fraught relationship with the United States, and its shifting relationship with the global community.
Complete list of CFR Books
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