Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman holds the Arleigh Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and is Co-Director of the Center's Middle East Program. He is also a military analyst for ABC and a Professor of National Security Studies at Georgetown. He directs the assessment of global military balance, strategic energy developments, and CSIS' Dynamic Net Assessment of the Middle East. He is the author of books on the military lessons of the Iran-Iraq war as well as the Arab-Israeli military balance and the peace process, a six-volume net assessment of the Gulf, transnational threats, and military developments in Iran and Iraq. He analyzes U.S. strategy and force plans, counter-proliferation issues, arms transfers, Middle Eastern security, economic, and energy issues.

Dr. Cordesman served as a national security analyst for ABC News for the 1990-91 Gulf War, Bosnia, Somalia, Operation Desert Fox, and Kosovo. He was the Assistant for National Security to Senator John McCain and a Wilson Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian. He has served in senior positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of Energy, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. His posts include acting as the Civilian Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Director of Defense Intelligence Assessment, Director of Policy, Programming, and Analysis in the Department of Energy, Director of Project ISMILAID, and as the Secretary of Defense's representative on the Middle East Working Group.

Dr. Cordesman has also served in numerous overseas posts. He was a member of the U.S. Delegation to NATO and a Director on the NATO International Staff, working on Middle Eastern security issues. He served in Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, the UK, and West Germany. He has been an advisor to the Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Forces in Europe, and has traveled extensively in the Gulf and North Africa.

Books by Anthony Cordesman	Click cover image for more
Iran's Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Real and Potential Threat (Paperback) by Anthony H. Cordesman, Khalid R. Al-Rodhan      <more>	The Global Oil Market: Risks And Uncertainties (Paperback) by Anthony H. Cordesman, Khalid R. Al-Rodhan     <more>
Saudi Arabia Enters the Twenty-First Century: The Political, Foreign Policy, Economic, and Energy Dimensions by Anthony H. Cordesman     <more>	National Security in Saudi Arabia: Threats, Responses, and Challenges by Anthony H. Cordesman and Nawaf Obaid     <more>
The Iraq War: Strategy, Tactics, and Military Lessons (CSIS Significant Issues Series) by Anthony H. Cordesman      <more>	The War after the War: Strategic Lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan (CSIS Significant Issues Series) by Anthony H. Cordesman        <more>
The Iraq War: Strategy, Tactics, and Military Lessons by Anthony H. Cordesman        <more>	Iraq and the War of Sanctions: Conventional Threats and Weapons of Mass Destruction by Anthony H.  Cordesman      <more>
The Israeli-Palestinian War: Escalating to Nowhere by Anthony H. Cordesman        <more>	Iraqi Security Forces: A Strategy for Success by Anthony H. Cordesman        <more>
Iran's Developing Military Capabilities by Anthony H. Cordesman        <more>	Peace and War: The Arab-Israeli Military Balance Enters the 21st Century by Anthony H. Cordesman        <more>

• President Bush's Trip to the Middle East - Briefing by Anthony Cordesman and Jon Alterman of CSIS - SUSRIS IOI - May 14, 2008
• Security Challenges and Threats in the Gulf: A Net Assessment - Anthony Cordesman - SUSRIS IOI - Mar 25, 2008
• The Gulf Arms Sales: A Background Paper - Anthony H. Cordesman - SUSRIS IOI - Feb 5, 2008
• Revisiting Arab-US Strategic Relations: Security Cooperation in the Middle East - Anthony Cordesman - SUSRIS IOI - Nov 27, 2007
• Saudi Military Modernization - A Conversation with Anthony Cordesman - Interview - Nov 23, 2007
• Weapons of Mass Preservation - Anthony H. Cordesman - SUSRIS IOI - Aug 20, 2007
• Iran, Oil, and the Strait of Hormuz - Anthony H. Cordesman - SUSRIS IOI - Mar 27, 2007
• Global Energy Security - Anthony H. Cordesman - SUSRIS IOI - Nov 15, 2006
• The Impact on Saudi Regional Stability - Anthony H. Cordesman - SUSRIS IOI - Aug 2, 2005
• Saudi Arabia and the Struggle Against Terrorism by Dr. Anthony Cordesman - SUSRIS IOI - Apr 11, 2005
• Why Reforge the U.S. and Saudi Relationship? An Interview with Anthony Cordesman - SUSRIS IOI - Sep 28, 2004
• "The Prospects for Stability in 2004 -- The Issue of Political, Economic and Social Reform," by Anthony H. Cordesman,  Saudi US Relations Information Service Item of Interest, Feb. 23, 2004
• The 9/11 Commission Report: Strengths and Weaknesses," by Anthony H. Cordesman, Saudi US Relations Information Service Item of Interest, Jul. 29, 2004
• Developments in Iraq at the End of 2003:  Adapting U.S. Policy to Stay the Course," by Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, January 7, 2004
• "Four Wars and Counting: Rethinking the Strategic Meaning of the Iraq War," by Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, December 5, 2003
• "Iraq: Too Uncertain to Call," by Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, November 18, 2003
• "Saudi Redeployment of the F-15 to Tabuk," by Anthony H. Cordesman, Saudi-US Relations Information Service Item of Interest, November 1, 2003
• "Iranian Security Threats and US Policy:  Finding the Proper Response," by Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, October 28, 2003
• "What is Next in Iraq? Military Developments, Military Requirements and Armed Nation Building," by Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, August 22, 2003
• "Saudi Government Counterterrorism - Counter Extremism Actions," by Anthony H. Cordesman, Saudi-US Relations Information Service Item of Interest, August 4, 2003
• "Saudi Arabia: Don't Let Bin Laden Win!", by Anthony H. Cordesman, Saudi-American Forum Item of Interest, May 16, 2003
• "Postwar Iraq: The New Old Middle East," by Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, April 16, 2003
• "Iraq's Warfighting Strategy," by Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, March 11, 2003
• "Reforming the Middle East: President  Bush's Neo-Con Logic Versus Regional Reality," by Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, February 27, 2003
• "The Great Iraq Missile Mystery," by Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, February 26, 2003
• "Iraq Security Roundtable at  CSFS: A Discussion With Dr. Anthony Cordesman," Center for Strategic and Future Studies, GulfWire Perspectives, January 28, 2003
• "A Coalition of the Unwilling: Arms Control as an Extension of War By Other Means," By Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, January 25, 2003
• "Is Iraq In Material Breach? What Hans Blix, Colin Powell, And Jack Straw Actually Said," By Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, December 20, 2002
• "Saudi Arabia: Opposition, Islamic Extremism And Terrorism," by Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, December 1, 2002
• "Planning For A Self-Inflicted Wound: U.S. Policy To Reshape A Post-Saddam Iraq," by Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, November 24, 2002
• "The West And The Arab World - Partnership Or A 'Clash Of Civilizations?'" By Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, November 12, 2002
• "Strategy In The Middle East: The Gap Between Strategic Theory And Operational Reality," by Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, October 22, 2002
• "A Firsthand Look At Saudi Arabia Since 9-11," GulfWire's Interview With Dr. Anthony Cordesman In Saudi Arabia, GulfWire Perspectives October 10, 2002
• "Escalating To Nowhere: The Israeli And Palestinian Strategic Failure," By Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, April 8, 2002
• "Reforging The U.S. And Saudi Strategic Partnership," by Dr. Anthony H. Cordesman, GulfWire Perspectives, January 28, 2002