 |
 |
On November 13, 2012, the Institute for the Study of War presented the second annual ISW Award for National Security Leadership to Senator Joseph Lieberman (ID-CT).
In “The ‘Andar Uprising’ and Progress in Afghanistan,” the authors, Kimberly Kagan and Frederick W. Kagan, highlight battlefield successes in Afghanistan during the recent troop “surge” and caution against prematurely withdrawing any more troops.
ISW is pleased to announce the publication of a comprehensive and heavily researched account of the war in Iraq by Michael R. Gordon, former Senior Fellow at ISW and Chief Military Correspondent at The New York Times.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Institute for the Study of War today published a detailed backgrounder titled, " The Haqqani Network: a Foreign Terrorist Organization," outlining the impact of possible Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation on the Haqqani Network. The Secretary of State’s decision about FTO designation is expected to be announced by September 10. The author of the backgrounder, ISW Senior Analyst Jeffrey
As conflict continues across Syria, international and media attention has increasingly fallen on the city of Aleppo. The ongoing showdown between rebel and regime forces in Aleppo is rooted in the months-old conflict in Aleppo’s northern countryside.
WASHINGTON, DC – The Institute for the Study of War is excited to announce three additions to its senior staff, including a new Communications Director to manage press relationships.
Israel exists under a threat of mortar, rocket, and missile attack that has grown from intermittent harassment to a constant and existential strategic threat.
ISW Senior Naval Analyst Christopher Harmer sheds light on Russia's naval base in Syria in his latest Backgrounder, " Russian Naval Base Tartus."
In his latest report, “ Operational Art in Counterinsurgency: A View from the Inside” Lieutenant General James M. Dubik (U.S. Army. Ret.), draws on his experience accelerating the growth of the Iraqi Security Forces to define “operational art” and examine its critical role in counterinsurgency campaigns.
Washington, D.C. – Fifteen months into the uprising in Syria, international leaders are still struggling to figure out how to support Syria’s evolving opposition. In his new report Senior Research Analyst Joseph Holliday suggests that external support to the insurgency could do as much harm as good if it is not directed in a way that reinforces the growth of responsible rebel organizations.