Publication

Aug 2015

This brief takes stock of the current threats posed by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS), assesses the Obama administration’s ineffective efforts to incapacitate the group thus far, and recommends ways the US and its partners can make their counter-IS policies more effective.

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Author Michèle Flournoy, Richard Fontaine
Series CNAS Policy Briefs
Publisher Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Copyright © 2015 Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
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