Regardless of its outcome, the Iraq War has had a transformative effect on the Middle East. To equip U.S. policymakers to better manage the war1s long-term consequences, the authors analyzed its effects on the regional balance of power, local perceptions of U.S. credibility, the domestic stability of neighboring states, and trends in terrorism after conducting extensive interviews in the region and drawing from an array of local media sources.

The Iraq Effect: The Middle East After the Iraq War

History

Watkins, Jessica

Martini, Jeffrey

Kaye, Dalia Dassa

Guffey, Robert A.

Wehrey Carnegie Endowment for International Peace author of Sectarian Politics in, Frederic

Asia

RAND Corporation

This report assesses likely demographic and economic trends in the Arab world through 2020, focusing on changes that are likely to affect U.S. defense planning and U.S. policy in the region.

Future Challenges for the Arab World: The Implications of Demographic and Economic Trends (Project Air Force Report)

Simon, Steven

Crane, Keith

Middle East

Daunting challenges lie ahead for Arab countries where revolutions have upended longstanding authoritarian regimes. This monograph aims to help policymakers understand the challenges ahead, formwell-founded expectations, shape diplomatic approaches, and take practical steps to foster positive change.

Democratization in the Arab World: Prospects and Lessons from Around the Globe (Rand Corporation Monograph)

Rabasa, Angel

Taylor, Julie E.

Pezard, Stephanie

Miller, Laurel E.

Larrabee, F. Stephen

Mengistu, Tewodaj

Reference

Regional artists can play a positive role in shaping public debate and supporting democratic transition in the Middle East. This report explores the challenges artists have faced since the Arab uprisings, U.S. government programs to support arts in the region, and the wide array of nongovernmental activities to engage Arab artists, offering recommendations to improve support for these artists.

Artists and the Arab Uprisings

Politics & Social Sciences

Schwartz, Lowell H.

Social Sciences

The Internet is a new battleground between governments that censor online content and those who advocate Internet freedom. This report examines the implications of Internet freedom for state-society relations in nondemocratic regimes.

Internet Freedom and Political Space

Libicki, Martin C.

Tkacheva, Olesya

Baxter, Caroline

The first in a series exploring the elements of a national strategy for U.S. foreign policy, this book examines the most critical decisions likely to face the next president. The book covers global and regional issues and spotlights the long-term policy issues and organizational, financial, and diplomatic challenges that will confront senior U.S. officials in 2017 and beyond.

Choices for America in a Turbulent World: Strategic Rethink (Strategic Rethink, 1)

Computers & Technology

Solomon, Richard H.

Ochmanek, David

Shatz, Howard J.

Henry, Ryan

Chase, Michael S.

Lempert, Robert J.

Liepman, Andrew M.

Dobbins Former Special Envoy for Afghanistan Kosovo Bosnia Haiti and Somalia, James

Networking & Cloud Computing

The Islamic State has lost substantial amounts of territory but continues to conduct and inspire attacks around the world. This report assesses the threat the Islamic State poses to the United States and examines strategies to counter the group and prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State or other Salafi-jihadist groups.

Rolling Back the Islamic State

Chivvis, Christopher S.

Jones, Seth G.

Byman, Daniel

ROBINSON, Eric

Chandler, Nathan

Connable, Ben

The United States has long maintained a strategic partnership with Turkey, a powerful NATO ally, as a central element of U.S. strategy in Eurasia and the Middle East. But Turkey's ties with its neighbors, the United States, and Europe have become strained in recent years. RAND researchers assess key challenges confronting the U.S.-Turkish partnership and advance recommendations to sustain it during what is likely to be a turbulent decade ahead.

Turkey's Nationalist Course: Implications for the U.S.-Turkish Strategic Partnership and the U.S. Army

Costello, Katherine

Binnendijk, Anika

Flanagan, Stephen J.

Wilson, Peter A.

Efron, Shira

Hoobler, James

Kirchner, Magdalena

Nader, Alireza

Africa

Securing Gains in Fragile States: Using U.S. Leverage in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Beyond

Watts, Stephen

Campbell, Jason H.

Kwon, Inhyok

Airpower played a pivotal role in the U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State from 2014 to 2019. This report sheds light on debates about the impact of air operations and how airpower was applied. The authors find that airpower was essential, but it alone would not have been likely to defeat the militant group. Instead, the combination of airpower and partner-led ground forces was needed to destroy the Islamic State as a territorial entity.

The Air War Against The Islamic State: The Role of Airpower in Operation Inherent Resolve

Pettyjohn, Stacie L.

Mueller, Karl P.

Edenfield, Nathaniel

Haberman, Ryan

Zeman, Jalen

Wasser, Becca

Tarini, Gabrielle

Evans, Alexandra T.

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