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Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy: The U.S. and Chinese Defense Industrial Bases in an Era of Great Power Competition

Seth G. Jones, Alexander Palmer

China's defense industrial base is moving to a wartime footing, while the United States is largely in a peacetime stance. Absent urgent changes, the United States risks weakening deterrence and…

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A Persistent Threat: The Evolution of Al Qa'ida and Other Salafi Jihadists

Seth G. Jones

Examines the status and evolution of al Qa'ida and other Salafi-jihadists, and uses qualitative and quantitative data to assess whether this movement has strengthened. Analyzes U.S. strategic options to counter…

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Containing Tehran: Understanding Iran’s Power and Exploiting Its Vulnerabilities

Seth G. Jones

In this CSIS report, Seth G. Jones analyzes Iran’s irregular, conventional, economic, and soft power-as well as its domestic stability-to lay out a containment strategy aimed at curbing Iranian expansion…

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Moscow’s War in Syria

The CSIS Transnational Threats Project assesses Russia’s military and diplomatic campaign in Syria, the largest and most significant Russian out-of-area operation since the end of the Cold War.

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Empty Bins in a Wartime Environment

Seth G. Jones

The U.S. defense industrial base is not prepared for the international security environment that now exists, including to deal with China. The United States should take several steps now to…

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In the Shadow of Ukraine

Seth G. Jones

This CSIS report argues that Russian leaders are committed to a reconstitution of the Russian military-especially the Russian army-over the next several years, though achieving this goal will be challenging…

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Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan

Seth G. Jones

A study that explores the nature of the insurgency in Afghanistan, the key challenges and successes of the campaign, and the capabilities necessary to wage effective counterinsurgency operations. It argues…

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A Covert Action: Reagan, the CIA, and the Cold War Struggle in Poland

Seth G. Jones

A tale of victory for peace, for freedom, and for the CIA- a trifecta rare enough to make for required reading. -Steve Donoghue, Spectator USA

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Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9/11

Seth G. Jones

From one of our most trusted counterterrorism experts, a sweeping, insider’s account of the decade-long chase for America’s deadliest enemy.

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In the Graveyard of Empires: America’s War in Afghanistan

Seth G. Jones

Jones offers the definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan, from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency.

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Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa'ida since 9/11

Seth G. Jones

From one of our most trusted counterterrorism experts, a sweeping, insider’s account of the decade-long chase for America’s deadliest enemy.

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Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare

Seth G. Jones

How three key figures in Moscow, Beijing and Tehran built ruthless irregular warfare campaigns that are eroding Western power.

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Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare

Seth G. Jones

How three key figures in Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran built ruthless irregular warfare campaigns that are eroding American power.

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The Challenge of European Political Will

Rachel Ellehuus,Seth G Jones

Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has galvanized Europe and triggered a renewed focus on hard security and defense. This latest CSIS report analyzes whether European political will to conduct military…

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The Rise of European Security Cooperation

Seth G. Jones (Georgetown University, Washington DC)

A systematic and comprehensive analysis of European security cooperation, which argues that European states have increasingly cooperated in the security realm in order to preserve peace within Europe whilst increasing…

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The Rise of European Security Cooperation

Seth G. Jones (Georgetown University, Washington DC)

A systematic and comprehensive analysis of European security cooperation, which argues that European states have increasingly cooperated in the security realm in order to preserve peace within Europe whilst increasing…

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Forward Defense

Seth G. Jones, Seamus P. Daniels, Catrina Doxsee, Daniel Fata, Kathleen J. McInnis

This CSIS report argues that the United States needs a robust force posture, including U.S. Army presence, in Europe on NATO's eastern flank to deter future Russian aggression. A significant…

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Measuring National Power

Gregory Treverton,Seth G. Jones

Reports the results of a two-day workshop that brought together a diverse group of modelers, specialists in international relations, and thinkers about power from both the public and the private…

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Afghanistan After the Drawdown

Seth G. Jones,Keith Crane

Following the recent endorsement of the U.S.-Afghanistan bilateral security agreement by Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga, a new CFR report outlines the composition, role, and rationale for the roughly ten thousand U.S…

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Afghanistan’s Local War: Building Local Defense Forces

Seth G. Jones,Arturo Munoz

In Afghanistan, local communities have played a critical role in security, especially in rural areas. Afghan national security forces are important to the top-down strategy, but the Afghan government and…

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U.S. Defense Posture in the Middle East

Seth G. Jones,Seamus P. Daniels

There are growing calls for a decrease in the United States’ military presence in the Middle East. This new CSIS report assesses posture options in the context of Chinese, Russian…

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How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering Al Qa'ida

Seth G. Jones,Martin C. Libicki

All terrorist groups end. But how do they end? Most groups since 1968 have ended because they joined the political process or are defeated by police and intelligence services. This…

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Counterinsurgency in Pakistan

Seth G. Jones,C. Christine Fair

Since 2001, Pakistan has undertaken a number of operations against militant groups, including al Qa'ida, that directly affect US national security. Despite some successes, militant groups continue to present a…

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Building a Successful Palestinian State: Security

Robert E Hunter,Seth G Jones (Georgetown University, Washington DC RAND Corporation)

An examination of options to meet the external security requirements of a successful, independent Palestinian state.

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Europe’s High-End Military Challenges: The Future of European Capabilities and Missions

Seth G. Jones,Rachel Ellehuus

This CSIS report from CSIS’s International Security Program and Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program examines the evolution of European military capabilities over the next decade and the types of missions…

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Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Somalia: Assessing the Campaign Against Al-Shaba'ab

Seth G. Jones,Andrew M. Liepman,Nathan Chandler

This study examines the counterterrorism and counterinsurgency campaign against al Shabaab in Somalia. It concludes that, while al Shabaab was weakened between 2011 and 2016, it could resurge if urgent…

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The Beginner’s Guide to Nation-building

James Dobbins,Seth G. Jones,Keith Crane,Beth Degrasse

Designed as a contribution to nation-building efforts. This guidebook is organized around the components that make up any nation-building mission: planning, military and police contingents, civil administrators, humanitarian and relief…

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Securing Tyrants or Fostering Reform?: U.S. Internal Security Assistance to Repressive and Transitioning Regimes

Seth G Jones (Georgetown University, Washington DC RAND Corporation),Olga Oliker,Peter Chalk,Christine Fair,Rollie Lal

This study examines the results of U.S. assistance to the internal security forces of four repressive states: El Salvador, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Efforts to improve the security, human rights…

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Waging Insurgent Warfare: Lessons from the Vietcong to the Islamic State

Seth G. Jones (Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center, Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation)

There are over three dozen violent insurgencies around the globe today, including in such high-profile countries as Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. If we are to understand modern warfare, we…

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Waging Insurgent Warfare: Lessons from the Vietcong to the Islamic State

Seth G. Jones (Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center, Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation)

There are over three dozen violent insurgencies around the globe today, including in such high-profile countries as Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine. If we are to understand modern warfare, we…

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Establishing Law and Order After Conflict

Seth G. Jones,Jeremy M. Wilson,Andrew Rathmell,K.Jack Riley

Examines nation-building efforts in such countries as Iraq and Afghanistan, and assesses the success of U.S. and allied efforts in reconstructing internal security institutions.

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Combined Arms Warfare and Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Seth G. Jones, Jake Harrington, Christopher K. Reid, Matthew Strohmeyer

This latest CSIS report examines the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) in combined arms warfare based on the war in Ukraine and other cases. In the future, UASs will…

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Russia’s Corporate Soldiers: The Global Expansion of Russia’s Private Military Companies

Seth G. Jones,Catrina Doxee,Brian Katz,Eric McQueen,Joe Moye

The CSIS Transnational Threats Project analyzes Russia’s increasing use of private military companies as a means to expand its influence, extract resources, and build the capacity of partners and allies…

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Competing without Fighting

Seth G. Jones, Emily Harding, Catrina Doxsee, Jake Harrington, Riley McCabe

This CSIS report offers one of the most comprehensive analyses to date of Chinese political warfare activities and examines China's main actions, primary goals, and options for the United States…

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The UN’s Role in Nation-building: From the Congo to Iraq

James Dobbins,Keith Crane,Seth G. Jones,Andrew Rathmell,Brett Steele

Reviews UN nation-building efforts to transform unstable countries into democratic, peaceful, and prosperous partners, and compares those efforts to U.S. led missions.

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America’s Security Deficit: Addressing the Imbalance Between Strategy and Resources in a Turbulent World: Strategic Rethink

James T. Quinlivan,Seth G. Jones,Edward L. Warner,David Ochmanek,Andrew R. Hoehn

Analyzes defense options available to respond to current and emerging threats to U.S. security and interests, focusing on ways to adapt military instruments, defense investments, and defense spending levels commensurate…

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Women and Nation-building

Cheryl Benard,Seth G. Jones,Olga Oliker,Cathryn Quantic Thurston,Brooke K. Stearns

Examines the role of women in the reconstruction activities in Afghanistan, while evaluating the effect of societal circumstances and nation-building processes on the status of female populations in post-conflict regions.

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Occupying Iraq: a History of the Coalition Provisional Authority

James Dobbins,Seth G Jones (Georgetown University, Washington DC RAND Corporation),Benjamin Runkle,Siddharth Mohandas

The American engagement in Iraq has been looked at from many perspectives, to include examination of the flawed intelligence that provided the war’s rationale, the failed effort to secure an…

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Rolling Back the Islamic State

Seth G Jones (Rand Corporation),James Dobbins,Daniel Byman,Christopher S Chivvis (RAND Corporation, California),Ben Connable

This report assesses the threat the Islamic State poses to the United States and examines strategies to counter the group.

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America’s Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq

John G. McGinn,Keith Crane,Andrew Rathmell,Rachel Swanger,James Dobbins

A nearly 50-year review of U.S. efforts to transform defeated and broken enemies into democratic and prosperous allies.

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The Emergence of Peer Competitors: A Framework for Analysis

Thomas S. Szayna,Daniel L. Byman,Steven C. Bankes,Derek Eaton,Seth G. Jones

A framework for intelligence analysts to use to think systematically about the potential for the rise of a peer competitor to the United States.

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A Stability Police Force for the United States: Justification and Options for Creating U.S. Capabilities

Terrence K Kelly,Seth G Jones (Georgetown University, Washington DC RAND Corporation),James E Barnett,Professor Keith Crane,Dr Robert C Davis

Chinas Tianjin Binhai New Area and the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area commissioned a technology-foresight study to help plan for economic growth. The authors recommend seven emerging technology applications (TAs)solar energy…

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Europe’s Role in Nation-building: From the Balkans to the Congo

James Dobbins,Seth G. Jones,Keith Crane,Christopher S. Chivvis,Andrew Radin

Investigates the use of armed force as part of broader nation-building efforts led by European powers and its success at achieving the objective of transforming a society emerging from conflict…

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War by Other Means: Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency - RAND Counterinsurgency Study Final Report

David C. Gompert,John Gordon

Examines how the United States should improve its counterinsurgency (COIN) capabilities through, for example, much greater focus on understanding jihadist strategy, using civil measures to strengthen the local government, and…

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Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy: The U.S. and Chinese Defense Industrial Bases in an Era of Great Power Competition

A Persistent Threat: The Evolution of Al Qa'ida and Other Salafi Jihadists

Containing Tehran: Understanding Iran’s Power and Exploiting Its Vulnerabilities

Moscow’s War in Syria

Empty Bins in a Wartime Environment

In the Shadow of Ukraine

Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan

A Covert Action: Reagan, the CIA, and the Cold War Struggle in Poland

Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9/11

In the Graveyard of Empires: America’s War in Afghanistan

Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa'ida since 9/11

Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare

Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare

The Challenge of European Political Will

The Rise of European Security Cooperation

The Rise of European Security Cooperation

Forward Defense

Measuring National Power

Afghanistan After the Drawdown

Afghanistan’s Local War: Building Local Defense Forces

U.S. Defense Posture in the Middle East

How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering Al Qa'ida

Counterinsurgency in Pakistan

Building a Successful Palestinian State: Security

Europe’s High-End Military Challenges: The Future of European Capabilities and Missions

Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Somalia: Assessing the Campaign Against Al-Shaba'ab

The Beginner’s Guide to Nation-building

Securing Tyrants or Fostering Reform?: U.S. Internal Security Assistance to Repressive and Transitioning Regimes

Waging Insurgent Warfare: Lessons from the Vietcong to the Islamic State

Waging Insurgent Warfare: Lessons from the Vietcong to the Islamic State

Establishing Law and Order After Conflict

Combined Arms Warfare and Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Russia’s Corporate Soldiers: The Global Expansion of Russia’s Private Military Companies

Competing without Fighting

The UN’s Role in Nation-building: From the Congo to Iraq

America’s Security Deficit: Addressing the Imbalance Between Strategy and Resources in a Turbulent World: Strategic Rethink

Women and Nation-building

Occupying Iraq: a History of the Coalition Provisional Authority

Rolling Back the Islamic State

America’s Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq

The Emergence of Peer Competitors: A Framework for Analysis

A Stability Police Force for the United States: Justification and Options for Creating U.S. Capabilities

Europe’s Role in Nation-building: From the Balkans to the Congo

War by Other Means: Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency - RAND Counterinsurgency Study Final Report

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