Alternatives exist to airstrikes and boots on the ground when dealing with a threat such as the Islamic State.
The Islamic State Provides the U.S. With a Chance to Rethink Its Default Position on Airstrikes
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Treat ISIS Like an Onion
Like layers of an onion, ISIS supporters can be carefully peeled away. But not if Obama goes into Syria and Iraq with a mallet.
Fight Against Islamic State More Notable for What It Isn’t Than for What It Is
According to the New York Times, the campaign that the U.S. has initiated against the Islamic State has no immediate precedents.
Six Steps Short of War to Beat ISIS
Weakening ISIS requires eroding the support it relies on from tribal leaders, military figures, and ordinary Iraqi Sunnis. Here’s how to do it without bombs.
Like Bush With Iraq, President Obama Seeks Coalition to Fight Islamic State
But a state other than the United States might be a better choice to assume operational leadership.
From Schools to Shelters in Iraq
Yazidi refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan now sleep in classrooms, hallways, and the courtyards of facilities intended for children’s education. What happens when school starts?
How Wide Does President Obama’s “Range of Options” on the Islamic State Extend?
The expansion of the Islamic State is not a problem for the United States to solve alone.
Almost as Surprising as Islamic State’s Explosive Growth: Its Baath Military Leadership
The spirit of Saddam Hussein lives on in the Islamic State.
The Plague
The twin plagues of ISIS and Ebola thrive on the breakdown of the existing order.
The Smiling Face of the Islamic State
IS, formerly ISIS, elicits cult-like behavior in its followers and those it conquers.