A War With ISIS is a Battle Against Ideologies
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‘Confronting ISIS in Libya: The Case for an Expeditionary Counterinsurgency’
‘Confronting ISIS in Libya: The Case for an Expeditionary Counterinsurgency’
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A War With ISIS is a Battle Against Ideologies
A War With ISIS is a Battle Against Ideologies
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Interview: Thinking About ISIS in Strategic Terms
Interview: Thinking About ISIS in Strategic Terms
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ISIS and the Sex Factor
ISIS and the Sex Factor
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The Mystery of ISIS: two book reviewed
The NY Review of Books looks at two books: 'ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror by Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan and 'ISIS: The State of Terror by Jessica Stern and J.M. Berger:http://www.nybooks.com/articles/arch.../mystery-isis/
This closing passage struck home for me:None of our analysts, soldiers, diplomats, intelligence officers, politicians, or journalists has yet produced an explanation rich enough—even in hindsight—to have predicted the movement’s rise.We hide this from ourselves with theories and concepts that do not bear deep examination. And we will not remedy this simply through the accumulation of more facts. It is not clear whether our culture can ever develop sufficient knowledge, rigor, imagination, and humility to grasp the phenomenon of ISIS. But for now, we should admit that we are not only horrified but baffled.
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ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape
ISIS Enshrines a Theology of Rape
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I just collected together 10 different experts and got their opinions on how they believe the war against the Islamic State is going. That includes Ahmed Ali of the American University of Iraq-Sulaimani, J.M. Berger of the Brookings Institution, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Dr. Michael Knights of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Aron Lund of Syria in Crisis, Alex Mello of Horizon Client Access, Douglas Ollivant of the New America Foundation, Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi of the Middle East Forum, Craig Whiteside of the Naval War College, and Aaron Zelin of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Here's a link to the article.
ISIL beats AQ: because violence and gore work
A superb Will McCants article, in advance of his book being published. Why does it beat AQ:Link:http://www.politico.com/magazine/sto...#ixzz3jU5NdnvCThe State revels in gore and wants everyone to know it. And yet it has been remarkably successful at recruiting fighters, capturing land, subduing its subjects, and creating a state. Why? Because violence and gore work. We forget that this terrifying approach to state building has an impressive track record.
The book is:The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State
Vox has a short article too; which ends with:Link:http://www.vox.com/2015/8/21/9183419...raq-apocalypseISIS's ideological origins continue to shape the group's actions today. If we fail to understand that, we will also fail to fully understand the group's strategy, its strengths, and its weaknesses.
davidbfpo
The Islamic State's No. 2 man in charge of its operations in Iraq was said to have been killed by a US drone strike outside of Mosul. The problem, this is the third time the man has allegedly been killed by US airpower. Read the story here.
Pentagon Examines Allegations of Skewed ISIS Reports
Pentagon Examines Allegations of Skewed ISIS Reports
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To Respond to ISIS and Hybrid Warfare We Need to Invest in POPINT
To Respond to ISIS and Hybrid Warfare We Need to Invest in POPINT
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Airpower and ISIS: Encouraging Battlefield Innovation from Tactical Leaders
Airpower and ISIS: Encouraging Battlefield Innovation from Tactical Leaders
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: an essay
From Will McCants of Brookings, an essay 'The Believer: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi', which has had rave reviews on Twitter today:http://www.brookings.edu/research/es...20011001US0001
It is a longer article, but this paragraph struck me:His final sentence say enough:But the bare facts of Baghdadi’s biography show an unusually capable man. He helped found an insurgent group, finished a Ph.D. while managing the religious affairs of the Islamic State, and has been able to prevail amid the State’s cutthroat politics because of his skill at coalition building and his ability to intimidate his rivals....the believer became the commander of the believers, seeking to impose his savagely bleak religious vision on the entire world.If Baghdadi’s life is a cautionary tale, it is about the danger of creating the chaos that allows men like him to flourish.
davidbfpo
Why is ISIS Blowing Up History?
Why is ISIS Blowing Up History?
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Air Power Can Only Do So Much in ISIS Fight
Air Power Can Only Do So Much in ISIS Fight
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U.S. Revamping Syrian Rebel Force in Fight Against ISIS
U.S. Revamping Syrian Rebel Force in Fight Against ISIS
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Defeating ISIS
Defeating ISIS
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50 Spies Say ISIS Intelligence Was Cooked
50 Spies Say ISIS Intelligence Was Cooked
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Top News Analysts Detail Claims That Reports on ISIS Were Distorted
Top News Analysts Detail Claims That Reports on ISIS Were Distorted
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Why ISIS Fights
A long and well reviewed article in The Guardian:http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...ght-syria-iraq
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