As ISIS loses territory, it returns to mass-casualty attacks against civilians. That’s why military-first approaches to terrorism are doomed to failure.
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Military Victories Are Counterproductive If They Leave a Political Vacuum
Such a vacuum has enabled the Islamic State to become a magnet for unemployed young men throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
If Ramadi Is What ‘Victory’ Against ISIS Looks Like, We’re in Trouble
City by city, state by state, the Middle East is being laid to waste — and then we’re bombing the rubble.
Obama Does Have a Strategy in Iraq: Escalation
Even as Obama admits there’s no military solution in Iraq, the Pentagon is pouring more U.S. troops and weapons into its floundering war on the Islamic State.
The Islamic State Needs to Be Stopped, But With Imagination, Not Intervention
Intervention may not be the answer, but the damage that the Islamic State wreaks on the regions it rules requires immediate action.
Seizures of Ramadi and Palmyra Suggest Islamic State, Despite Setbacks, Still on a Roll
The Islamic State is less a product of Islamist extremism than the legacy of Saddam Hussein.
Iraq: Revisiting the Pottery Barn Rule
In Iraq, the U.S. broke a nation of human beings, and it owes them an apology–and restitution.