| ID | 139033 |
| Title Proper | ISIS |
| Other Title Information | the dubious paradise of apocalypse now |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Fromson , James ; Simon, Steven |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The American-led coalition has reached a turning point in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Where previously the campaign was framed in defensive terms – the need to protect Iraqi minorities and prevent the fall of Baghdad and Erbil – the emerging narrative in Washington now centres on a well-advertised ground offensive to retake the ISIS stronghold of Mosul and, implicitly, to break the organisation’s back. The time is ripe for strategic reassessment – or, perhaps more accurately, an open-source assessment that did not occur during the first rush to action in summer 2014. |
| `In' analytical Note | Survival : the IISS Quarterly Vol. 57, No.3; Jun/Jul 2015: p.7–56 |
| Journal Source | Surviva Vol: 57 No 3 |
| Key Words | United States ; Middle East Policy ; Apocalypse ; ISIS ; Dubious Paradise |