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April 2, 2009

Pakistan
Uncertainty About New U.S. Policy Toward Pakistan, Afghanistan

Defense expert Anthony H. Cordesman says President Obama "has outlined what many people feel is the best available strategy" on Afghanistan but that it will take many months to know how his plans wil…

Interview by Anthony Cordesman and Bernard Gwertzman

July 27, 2023

Niger
The Military Seizes Power in Niger

Pro-democracy forces must address the conditions that create fertile ground for coup d’états.

Supporters of the Nigerien defense and security forces gather during a demonstration outside the national assembly in Niamey on July 27, 2023.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin Africa in Transition

January 5, 2007

Iraq
Cordesman: In Iraq Speech, Bush Must ‘Admit Failures’ and Produce ‘Credible Plan’

Anthony H. Cordesman, a prominent analyst of the Iraq war, says if President Bush does not produce a credible, persuasive plan in his Iraq policy speech, “he is going to be perceived relatively quick…

Interview by Anthony H. Cordesman and Bernard Gwertzman

January 18, 2007

Iraq
Cordesman: ’Victory’ in Iraq Possible But Not Probable

Anthony H. Cordesman, a leading strategic analyst of the Iraqi war, says the Bush administration’s latest strategy on Iraq makes victory there “possible” but “the problem is it also isn’t probable.”

Interview by Anthony H. Cordesman and Bernard Gwertzman

May 14, 2007

Iraq
Cordesman: U.S.-Iran Talks on Iraq Useful, But Unlikely to Produce Immediate Results

Anthony H. Cordesman, a well-known expert on Middle East political and military affairs, says the announced ambassadorial-level talks between Iran and the United States on Iraq security “may lay the …

Interview by Anthony H. Cordesman and Bernard Gwertzman