22 Facts About Anthony Cordesman

Anthony H Cordesman was an American national security analyst.

Anthony Cordesman held the Arleigh A Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and was a national security analyst on a number of global conflicts.

Anthony Cordesman 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.

Anthony Cordesman 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.

Anthony Cordesman was a Professor of National Security Studies at Georgetown University and fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at the Smithsonian Institution.

Anthony Cordesman was a past director of intelligence assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Anthony Cordesman directed the analysis of the lessons of the Yom Kippur War for the Secretary of Defense in 1974, coordinating the US military, intelligence, and civilian analysis of the conflict.

Anthony Cordesman was awarded the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award.

Anthony Cordesman visited and lectured in Asia from the 1960s, and was a senior advisor to the US-Asia Institute.

Anthony Cordesman was a guest lecturer in China on energy and Middle East security for the State Department in 2007.

Anthony Cordesman was the co-author of Chinese Military Modernization: Force Development and Strategic Capabilities, CSIS, Washington, 2007.

Anthony Cordesman served in other government positions, including at the United States Department of State, Department of Energy, and director of International Staff at NATO.

Anthony Cordesman carried assignments posts in the United Kingdom, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, Turkey and West Germany, and worked in Saudi Arabia.

Anthony Cordesman authored over 50 books on US security policy, military strategy, energy policy, and the Middle East.

Anthony Cordesman was a long-term contributor to the American hi-fi magazine, The Absolute Sound.

Anthony Cordesman died on January 29,2024, at the age of 84.

Anthony Cordesman pointed out improvements in the capability of the Israeli Defense Forces since the fighting against Hezbollah in 2006.

Anthony Cordesman believed the military used "decisive force" against legitimate targets, and that the killing of civilians, along with other human rights abuses, was justified by Israel's strategic, economic, and political gains.

Anthony Cordesman's analysis claimed that Israel did not violate the laws of war.

Anthony Cordesman criticized the Bush Administration's efforts in both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

In 2006, Anthony Cordesman published Iraqi Security Forces: A Strategy for Success, documenting "both the initial mistakes and the recent changes in US policy that now offer real hope of success in Iraq".

In March 2009, Anthony Cordesman issued a detailed assessment entitled "Study on a Possible Israeli Strike on Iran's Nuclear Development Facilities".