Date | Amount | Purpose | Recipient | Funder |
12-31-2000 | 100,000 | Saudi Arabia and the Changing Geopolitics of Energy in the Middle East Anthony Cordesman will assess the internal challenges facing Saudi Arabia and their relationship to energy production in the Persian Gulf. He will undertake a net assessment of ongoing economic and political transitions in Saudi Arabia and analyze how these will affect, and how they will be affected by, trends in Middle East energy production. The project's findings will be disseminated through reports, a conference, and briefings to policy makers. |
Center for Strategic and International Studies | Smith Richardson Foundation |
12-31-1998 | 284,000 | Defending America: Redefining the Conceptual Borders of Homeland Defense Anthony Cordesman and Joseph Collins will lead a collaborative effort to produce a series of papers and a report outlining a strategy for the defense of the U.S. homeland against traditional and emerging threats. They will analyze the nature of current threats, potential strategies and policies needed to respond to those threats, and the budgetary implications of meeting homeland defense requirements. The final analysis and recommendations will be reviewed and endorsed by a senior advisory group composed of former policy makers and leading experts. |
Center for Strategic and International Studies | Smith Richardson Foundation |
12-31-1997 | 100,000 | Evolving U.S. Strategy in the Gulf: U.S. Forces, Coalition Warfare, and the Changing Threat from Iran and Iraq This grant supports research on U.S. strategy and defense plans for the Persian Gulf Region. Dr. Anthony Cordesman will examine thestrengths and weaknesses of U.S. military capabilities in the Gulf and formulate specific recommendations for policy makers. The result of this project will be a single-author study and series of briefings for members of the policy making community. |
Center for Strategic and International Studies | Smith Richardson Foundation |