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The Tweet of Damocles

Nate Rosenblatt and David Kilcullen examine lessons for American proxy warfare, and provide a framework for analyzing proxy intervention.

Apr 6, 2020

David Kilcullen, Nate Rosenblatt

U.S.-Iran Proxy Competition in Iraq

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U.S.-Iran Proxy Competition in Iraq

This report illustrates changing proxy dynamics in Iraq and their implications for the larger U.S.-Iranian tensions.

Feb 10, 2020

Douglas Ollivant, Erica Gaston

The “Proxy War” Prism on Yemen

Report / In Depth

The “Proxy War” Prism on Yemen

This report looks at how the lens of proxy war can easily misrepresent the war in Yemen and complicate efforts to resolve the conflict.

Dec 10, 2019

Raiman Al-Hamdani, Adam Baron

Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare

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Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare

This report delves into the history and covert operations of private military security contractors in ongoing proxy wars in the Middle East.

Nov 7, 2019

Candace Rondeaux

How Raqqa Became the Capital of ISIS

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How Raqqa Became the Capital of ISIS

Many of the same conditions that made Raqqa vulnerable to an ISIS takeover in 2013 still exist in the city today.

Jul 25, 2019

David Kilcullen, Nate Rosenblatt

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare: Confronting Strategic Innovation in a Multipolar World

Report / In Depth

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare: Confronting Strategic Innovation in a Multipolar World

This report and atlas of proxy wars sets the stage for deeper understanding of 21st century conflict.

Feb 20, 2019

Candace Rondeaux, David Sterman

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare

Report / In Depth

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare

Proxy warfare will shape twenty-first century conflicts for the foreseeable future, but Cold War norms no longer apply.

Nov 9, 2018

Candace Rondeaux, David Sterman

Al-Qa’ida’s Contested Relationship with Iran

ABBOTTABAD, PAKISTAN - MAY 15: Pakistani man reading newspapers and daily life on May 15, 2011 in Abbottabad, Pakistan

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Al-Qa’ida’s Contested Relationship with Iran

This study canvasses nearly 300 declassified documents to analyze the extent of the relationship – if any – between Iran and Al Qaeda.

Sep 7, 2018

Nelly Lahoud

Airstrikes and Civilian Casualties in Libya

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Airstrikes and Civilian Casualties in Libya

This study is the first overall accounting of civilian deaths in Libya as a result of airstrikes and drone strikes 2012-2018.

Jun 20, 2018

Alyssa Sims, Peter Bergen

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The Tweet of Damocles

U.S.-Iran Proxy Competition in Iraq

The “Proxy War” Prism on Yemen

Decoding the Wagner Group: Analyzing the Role of Private Military Security Contractors in Russian Proxy Warfare

How Raqqa Became the Capital of ISIS

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare: Confronting Strategic Innovation in a Multipolar World

Twenty-First Century Proxy Warfare

Al-Qa’ida’s Contested Relationship with Iran

Airstrikes and Civilian Casualties in Libya