Anthony Cordesman
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Anthony Cordesman | |
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Died | January 29, 2024 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.[1] | (aged 84)
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Occupation | National security analyst |
Organization | Center for Strategic and International Studies |
Anthony H. Cordesman (August 1, 1939 – January 29, 2024) was an American national security analyst. He held the
Life and career
Cordesman earned his B.A. from the
At CSIS, he was the director of the Gulf Net Assessment Project and the Gulf in Transition study, and Principal Investigator of the CSIS Homeland Defense Project. He directed the Middle East Net Assessment Program, acted as co-director of the Strategic Energy Initiative, and directed the project on Saudi Arabia Enters the 21st Century. He was the author of a wide range of studies of energy policy, and wrote extensively on oil and energy risks and issues, and is the co-author of The Global Oil Market: Risks and Uncertainties, CSIS, 2006. He was a Professor of
Cordesman served as national security assistant to Senator
Cordesman visited and lectured in Asia from the 1960s, and was a senior advisor to the U.S.-Asia Institute. He was a guest lecturer in China on energy and Middle East security for the State Department in 2007. He was the co-author of Chinese Military Modernization: Force Development and Strategic Capabilities, CSIS, Washington, 2007.
Cordesman also served in other government positions, including at the United States Department of State, Department of Energy, and director of International Staff at NATO. He carried assignments posts in the United Kingdom, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, Turkey and West Germany, and worked in Saudi Arabia.[5]
Cordesman authored over 50 books on U.S. security policy, military strategy, energy policy, and the Middle East. He was also a long-term contributor to the American hi-fi magazine, The Absolute Sound.[6]
Cordesman died on January 29, 2024, at the age of 84.[7]
Gaza War analysis
On February 2, 2009, Cordesman published an analysis of the
Cordesman's analysis also claimed that Israel did not violate the laws of war.[citation needed]
War in Iraq and Afghanistan
Cordesman criticized the
Iraqi Security Forces: A Strategy for Success
In 2006, Cordesman published Iraqi Security Forces: A Strategy for Success, documenting "both the initial mistakes and the recent changes in U.S. policy that now offer real hope of success in Iraq".[13]
Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear program
In March 2009, Cordesman issued a detailed assessment entitled "Study on a Possible Israeli Strike on Iran's Nuclear Development Facilities". He concludes with the opinion that "Any realistic resolution to the
References
- ^ Anthony Cordesman, security analyst who saw flaws in U.S. policy, dies at 84 The Washington Post, accessed March 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c Cordesman's biography, CSIS website; accessed November 22, 2014.
- ^ Iraqi Elections – Analysis with Anthony Cordesman[permanent dead link], abc.net.au, 2005; accessed November 22, 2014.
- ^ Ten Reasons for Reforging the US and Saudi Relationship Archived July 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, saudi-american-forum.org; accessed November 22, 2014.
- ^ Anthony H. Cordesman profile Archived March 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, saudi-us-relations.org; accessed November 22, 2014.
- ^ Pearson, Harry (Feb 1992). "The Absolute Sound". The High End Journal. 16 (77): 1.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Anthony H. Cordesman". CSIS. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ The "Gaza War": A Strategic Analysis summary, csis.org; accessed November 22, 2014.
- ^ Full analysis, csis.org; accessed November 22, 2014.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ "Anthony H. Cordesman - Two Winnable Wars". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18.
- ^ Hall, Jeremy (September 17, 2006). "The clash within civilizations". National Business Review. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ Iraqi Security Forces: A Strategy for Success, csis.org; accessed November 22, 2014.
- ^ “Study on a Possible Israeli Strike on Iran's Nuclear Development Facilities” Archived 2009-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, csis.org; accessed November 22, 2014.