Airpower Hopes: The West versus the Islamic State, and the Evolution of Warfare
Western leaders should not embrace the ‘can do’ elements airpower offers, and seek policies which would not have the volatile backlashes associated with its use.
Pledging Allegiance to ISIS: Who Benefits Most?
Rivalries among jihadist movements will not bring about their downfall, but they will prevent the unified, worldwide jihadist movement that ISIS has sought to build.
Political Islam and Arab Civil Society
Political Islam is a term that is often used amongst circles of academics and policymakers, but its complexity is seldom acknowledged or understood – especially post 2011.
Edited Collection – Caliphates and Islamic Global Politics
This collection addresses common questions about Political Islam and provides an assessment of ISIS/ISIL in order to challenge common understandings of Islam and democracy.
Turkey, the Islamic State, and the Kurdistan Liberation Movement
The congruence IS seeks to create between culture and geography resembles the development of a modern nation-state more than many might be willing to admit.
The Predictable and Permanent Nature of the Islamic State
History is providing examples of the evolution and transformation of regimes away from their radical and extremist stances to participation in the international system.
Interview – Kathleen Hicks
Dr. Kathleen Hicks, Henry A. Kissinger Chair and director of CSIS talks about US defense planning, the campaign against ISIL, NATO and Ukraine, and the role of gender in national security circles.
Assisting Afghanistan: Will Aid Progress, Adapt, or Wither?
The handover of the Camp Bastion-Leatherneck complex is symbolic of a new phase in assisting Afghanistan. Yet, events within the Middle East risk diverting attentions.
Shock and Awe: Performativity, Machismo and ISIS
The use of beheadings by ISIS can be interpreted as a way of performing Iraqi ideals of masculinity to undermine Western ideals of tough but polite masculinity.
Remembering the ‘Forgotten’ Kurds in Syria
Under Assad, Syrian communities were often segmented based ethnicity, religion and politics. Autonomy appears to be achieving reconciliation, in spite of the ongoing war.
