IS http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/ en Baqiya Wa Tatamadad (Lasting and Expanding): A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of the Daesh Quasi-State http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/baqiya-wa-tatamadad-lasting-and-expanding-neoclassical-realist-analysis-daesh-quasi-state <span>Baqiya Wa Tatamadad (Lasting and Expanding): A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of the Daesh Quasi-State</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Tue, 03/06/2018 - 7:29am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> One key purpose of this study is to analyze and assess how Daesh’s actions as a non-state actor either supported or hindered their goals of establishing a religious caliphate.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/baqiya-wa-tatamadad-lasting-and-expanding-neoclassical-realist-analysis-daesh-quasi-state" rel="tag" title="Baqiya Wa Tatamadad (Lasting and Expanding): A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of the Daesh Quasi-State" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Baqiya Wa Tatamadad (Lasting and Expanding): A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of the Daesh Quasi-State</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:29:10 +0000 SWJED 86259 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Clausewitz Takes Down the Caliphate: The Center of Gravity in the Destruction of the State of the Islamic State http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/clausewitz-takes-down-caliphate-center-gravity-destruction-state-islamic-state <span>Clausewitz Takes Down the Caliphate: The Center of Gravity in the Destruction of the State of the Islamic State</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Mon, 01/15/2018 - 12:21am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> This essay examines the military campaign plan designed to destroy the Islamic State caliphate through the lens of the Clausewitz’s center of gravity.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/clausewitz-takes-down-caliphate-center-gravity-destruction-state-islamic-state" rel="tag" title="Clausewitz Takes Down the Caliphate: The Center of Gravity in the Destruction of the State of the Islamic State" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Clausewitz Takes Down the Caliphate: The Center of Gravity in the Destruction of the State of the Islamic State</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/clausewitz-takes-down-caliphate-center-gravity-destruction-state-islamic-state#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">9 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/349/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1516366398" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:21:23 +0000 SWJED 82441 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Meet the Neighbours: ISIS on Israel’s Doorstep http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/meet-neighbours-isis-israels-doorstep <article data-history-node-id="81511" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/meet-neighbours-isis-israels-doorstep" rel="bookmark"><span>Meet the Neighbours: ISIS on Israel’s Doorstep</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Sun, 01/07/2018 - 8:17am</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Despite regional territorial loses, one pocket of ISIS controlled territory remains intact, increasing its presence along the borders of Israel and Jordan.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/meet-neighbours-isis-israels-doorstep" rel="tag" title="Meet the Neighbours: ISIS on Israel’s Doorstep" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Meet the Neighbours: ISIS on Israel’s Doorstep</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Sun, 07 Jan 2018 13:17:30 +0000 SWJED 81511 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com The Fires Next Time: The ISIS Terrorist Threat in the West http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/the-fires-next-time-the-isis-terrorist-threat-in-the-west <span>The Fires Next Time: The ISIS Terrorist Threat in the West</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Thu, 09/21/2017 - 4:38am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> ISIS has ambitious plans for continuing to stage attacks around the world. As part of this, we must consider the danger of ISIS organizing a terrorist underground in the West.</p> <p>  </p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/the-fires-next-time-the-isis-terrorist-threat-in-the-west" rel="tag" title="The Fires Next Time: The ISIS Terrorist Threat in the West" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Fires Next Time: The ISIS Terrorist Threat in the West</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Thu, 21 Sep 2017 08:38:47 +0000 SWJED 75764 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Iraq, the Islamic State, and War Termination http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/iraq-islamic-state-and-war-termination <article data-history-node-id="74780" role="article" class="article teaser clearfix"> <h2> <a href="/jrnl/art/iraq-islamic-state-and-war-termination" rel="bookmark"><span>Iraq, the Islamic State, and War Termination</span> </a> </h2> <footer> <article> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="masquerade.callbacks:renderCacheLink" arguments="0=4" token="2JcDkyvoNdz7AbcUTZXDTgfSvABuLH-TUc0jYOzfCs0"></drupal-render-placeholder></article> <div class="author"> <span>Tue, 09/05/2017 - 8:07pm</span> </div> </footer> <div class="content"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> An unsolicited letter to the Prime Minister of Iraq, Haider Al-Abadi.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/jrnl/art/iraq-islamic-state-and-war-termination" rel="tag" title="Iraq, the Islamic State, and War Termination" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Iraq, the Islamic State, and War Termination</span></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> <h2>About the Author(s)</h2> <div class="views-element-container form-group"></div> </div> </article> Wed, 06 Sep 2017 00:07:55 +0000 SWJED 74780 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com An ISIS-Al Qaeda Merger? http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/an-isis-al-qaeda-merger <span>An ISIS-Al Qaeda Merger?</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sat, 09/02/2017 - 2:42pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> A merger between ISIS and AQC looks unlikely at this point. Al Qaeda may well just be positioning itself to pick up as many ISIS assets as possible when convenient.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/an-isis-al-qaeda-merger" rel="tag" title="An ISIS-Al Qaeda Merger?" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about An ISIS-Al Qaeda Merger?</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/an-isis-al-qaeda-merger#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/349/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1504442798" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sat, 02 Sep 2017 18:42:11 +0000 SWJED 74574 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com ISIS After The Caliphate http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/isis-after-the-caliphate <span>ISIS After The Caliphate</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sat, 09/02/2017 - 12:52pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> ISIS will fade significantly in the next year. But once ISIS is gone, there are countless groups waiting in the wings to take over.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/isis-after-the-caliphate" rel="tag" title="ISIS After The Caliphate" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about ISIS After The Caliphate</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/isis-after-the-caliphate#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/349/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1504447073" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sat, 02 Sep 2017 16:52:23 +0000 SWJED 74560 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com The Ongoing Challenge of Irregular Warfare: Thoughts on Responses and Intelligence http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/the-ongoing-challenge-of-irregular-warfare-thoughts-on-responses-and-intelligence <span>The Ongoing Challenge of Irregular Warfare: Thoughts on Responses and Intelligence</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Sat, 08/12/2017 - 8:31am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Adversaries of the United States have recognized the susceptibility of its military to irregular warfare threats and will certainly exploit it in future conflicts.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/the-ongoing-challenge-of-irregular-warfare-thoughts-on-responses-and-intelligence" rel="tag" title="The Ongoing Challenge of Irregular Warfare: Thoughts on Responses and Intelligence" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about The Ongoing Challenge of Irregular Warfare: Thoughts on Responses and Intelligence</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/the-ongoing-challenge-of-irregular-warfare-thoughts-on-responses-and-intelligence#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/349/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1502788842" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Sat, 12 Aug 2017 12:31:28 +0000 SWJED 73829 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Al-Qaeda in the Age of ISIS http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/al-qaeda-in-the-age-of-isis <span>Al-Qaeda in the Age of ISIS</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Mon, 07/24/2017 - 4:32am</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> Despite targeting AQ for the past sixteen years and killing bin Laden, the U.S. and its allies have been unable to destroy what was once considered the most dangerous terrorist group in the world.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/al-qaeda-in-the-age-of-isis" rel="tag" title="Al-Qaeda in the Age of ISIS" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Al-Qaeda in the Age of ISIS</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/al-qaeda-in-the-age-of-isis#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">1 comment</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/349/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1664164098" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Mon, 24 Jul 2017 08:32:25 +0000 SWJED 72841 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com Salafi Jihadism - An Ideological Misnomer http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/salafi-jihadism-an-ideological-misnomer <span>Salafi Jihadism - An Ideological Misnomer</span> <span><span>SWJED</span></span> <span>Wed, 07/19/2017 - 12:37pm</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p> It comes as a paradox of sorts that both Daesh, with its nihilistic worldview, and Salafyo Costa, with its conciliatory approach, can manage to find a place under the umbrella of Salafism.</p> </div> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="node-readmore"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/salafi-jihadism-an-ideological-misnomer" rel="tag" title="Salafi Jihadism - An Ideological Misnomer" hreflang="en">Read more<span class="visually-hidden"> about Salafi Jihadism - An Ideological Misnomer</span></a></li><li class="comment-comments"><a href="/index.php/jrnl/art/salafi-jihadism-an-ideological-misnomer#comments" title="Jump to the first comment." hreflang="en">2 comments</a></li><li class="comment-new-comments"><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/349/feed" class="hidden" title="Jump to the first new comment." data-history-node-last-comment-timestamp="1500757568" data-history-node-field-name="comment"></a></li><li class="comment-forbidden"></li><li></li></ul> Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:37:11 +0000 SWJED 72477 at http://archive.smallwarsjournal.com