Genevieve Casagrande

Intelligence Estimate and Forecast: The Syrian Theater

Jessa Rose Dury-Agri Omer Kassim Matti Suomenaro Catherine Harris Elizabeth Teoman Franklin Holcomb Christopher Kozak Genevieve Casagrande Marie Donovan Jessica Lewis McFate Maseh Zarif Katherine Zimmerman Jennifer Cafarella Frederick W. Kagan Kimberly Kagan September 23, 2017 ANALYSIS

The United States will continue to risk its vital strategic interests in the Middle East unless it changes its policies in Syria and Iraq.

Syria Strike Opens Doors for U.S. Strategy

Genevieve Casagrande Jennifer Cafarella April 08, 2017 ANALYSIS

The U.S strike against an Assad regime base in northern Syria on April 6, 2017 opened the door to a reorientation of American strategy in...

Russia Moves to Supplant U.S. Role

Genevieve Casagrande March 22, 2017 ANALYSIS

Russian President Vladimir Putin is leveraging Russia’s position in Syria to further diminish U.S. influence in the broader Middle East a...

Putin's Real Syria Agenda

Kathleen Weinberger Genevieve Casagrande March 20, 2017 ANALYSIS

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s primary objective in Syria is to constrain U.S. freedom of action – not fight ISIS and al Qaeda.

How Iran is Learning from Russia in Syria

Genevieve Casagrande Paul Bucala February 03, 2017 ANALYSIS

Iranian military cooperation with Russia in Syria is dramatically increasing Tehran’s ability to plan and conduct complex conventional op...