Anthony H Cordesman Author

Anthony H. Cordesman is Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and a military correspondent for ABC News. A frequent commentator on National Public Radio, he is the author of numerous books on security issues and has served in a number of senior positions in the U.S. government.

Aram Nerguizian is a research assistant at the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, where he conducts research activities on projects concerning the Middle East. His research focuses on security politics in the Levant and specialized themes, such as the Lebanese Armed Forces' efforts to recapitalize its forces, Lebanese civil-military relations in the post-Syria era, and Lebanon's precarious geostrategic position with regard to Israel and Syria. Nerguizian holds an M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.

Ionut C. Popescu is a doctoral student in political science at Duke University, where he studies U.S. defense policy, strategic theory, and American grand strategy. He worked for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) first as an intern with the International Security Program in 2005 and then for the Burke Chair in Strategy in 2007. In 2006, he worked at the United Nation's Department of Political Affairs with the Policy Planning Unit. His most recent publication is The Changing Challenges of U.S. Defense Spending, co-authored with Anthony H. Cordesman (Center for Strategic and International Studies, August 2007). Popescu earned a B.A. in Diplomacy and World Affairs from Occidental College.