Publications

Syrian Air Defense Force Attack on Turkish Reconnaissance Aircraft

July 11, 2012

This backgrounder provides a technical description of the Turkish RF-4E, the Syrian air defenses, analysis of the differing radar snapshots provided by Syria and Turkey, and analysis of the current situation.

Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 28

July 6, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini

June 29, 2012-July 6, 2012- Sadrists Back Down, IHEC: Provincial Elections Delayed, Al-Qaeda Militants Crossing Into Syria

Operational Art in Counterinsurgency: A View From The Inside

July 1, 2012 - LTG James M. Dubik (U.S. Army, Ret.)

This monograph provides a framework for understanding operational art in counterinsurgency campaigns. In addition to the framework, the monograph describes how one set of strategic civil-military leaders achieved sufficient alignment in order to produce unity of effort and coherency of action throughout the civil-military organization.

Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 27

June 22, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini

Maliki Requests U.S. To Stop Exxon Operations, Nujaifi Threatens to Summon Maliki, Panetta: Daqduq Will Not Be Released

Syria's Maturing Insurgency

June 21, 2012 - Joseph Holliday

This report examines the increasing effectiveness of Syria’s armed opposition, explains how responsible provincial-level military structures have emerged, and considers how uncoordinated external support could compound existing fractures within the opposition.

Sadr’s Balancing Act on Maliki

June 18, 2012 - Stephen Wicken

Opponents of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have been pushing for his removal from power for much of his second term in office. In recent months, Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani and leaders from the Iraqiyya list have turned to an effort to withdraw confidence in Maliki as prime minister.

Iraq's Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 25

June 15, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini

June 1, 2012-June 8, 2012

by Ramzy Mardini

Sadr Goes To Iran, Pressure Likely To Increase

Iraq’s Post-Withdrawal Crisis, Update 26

June 15, 2012 - Ramzy Mardini

June 9, 2012-June 15, 2012

by Ramzy Mardini

 Sadr Returns To Najaf, Speaks With Maliki

Reconciliation with the Taliban: Fracturing the Insurgency

June 13, 2012

High-level outreach between the U.S. and Afghan governments and the senior Taliban leaders hiding in Pakistan has caused the various factions in the movement to turn against each other.

Syria's Political Struggle: Spring 2012

June 7, 2012

President Bashar al-Assad’s regime held parliamentary elections in early May in an effort to create a narrative of democratic transition and to offer fence-sitters the belief that peaceful reform was possible.

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