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The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit and public policy-centered organization that enhances our understanding of military affairs through reliable research, in-depth analysis and innovative education efforts. In the specific case of the US, the institute is committed to improving the nation's ability to execute military operations and respond to emerging threats. The ISW Backgrounders and Reports series includes publications on war and military affairs, with a particular focus on developments in ongoing conflicts in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, the broader Middle East and Ukraine.

Publishers:	Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
Publications:	Confronting the Russian Challenge How We Got Here With Russia: The Kremlin’s Worldview Intelligence Estimate and Forecast: The Syrian Theater ISIS´s Expanding Campaign in Europe The Kremlin´s Irregular Army: Ukranian Separatist Order of Battle America´s Way Ahead in Syria Iran´s New Way of War in Syria The Order of Battle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: A Key Component in European Security The Virtual Caliphate: ISIS´s Information Warfare Putin Sets the Stage for the Incoming US Administration The Road to ar-Raqqah: Background on the Syrian Democratic Forces Russia in Central Asia and the Caucasus Syrian Armed Opposition Powerbrokers Syria 90-Day Forecast: The Assad Regime and Allies in Northern Syria Afghanistan Partial Threat Assessment: The Taliban and ISIS Syrian Armed Opposition Forces in Aleppo The Pitfalls of Relying on Kurdish Forces to Counter ISIS Jabhat al Nusra and ISIS: Sources of Strength Competing Visions for Syria and Iraq: The Myths of an Anti-ISIS Grand Coalition Al Qaeda and ISIS: Existential Threats to the US and Europe Syrian Opposition Negotiating Positions Compared to International Frameworks Afghanistan Threat Assessment: The Taliban and ISIS Syrian Opposition Guide Iraq after Russian Intervention in Syria International Community's Position on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Putin Ushers in a New Era of Global Geopolitics Russian Deployment to Syria: Putin's Middle East Game Changer Putin's Information Warfare in Ukraine: Soviet Origins of Russia's Hybrid Warfare The Death of Mullah Omar and the Rise of ISIS in Afghanistan ISIS's Global Strategy: A Wargame The Threat of New al-Qaeda Leadership Likely Courses of Action in the Syrian Civil War June - December 2015 ISIS's Military Operations During Ramadan: A Forecast for 2015 Russian-backed Separatists Launch Offensive in Ukraine The ISIS Regional Strategy for Yemen and Saudi Arabia ISIS Global Intelligence Summary The ISIS Defense in Iraq and Syria: Countering an Adaptive Enemy ´An Army in all Corners´: Assad's Campaign Strategy in Syria Syrian Jihadists Signal Intent For Lebanon The Taliban Resurgent: Threats to Afghanistan's Security Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria: An Islamic Emirates for al-Qaeda

Publishers:

Institute for the Study of War (ISW)

Publications:

Confronting the Russian Challenge
How We Got Here With Russia: The Kremlin’s Worldview
Intelligence Estimate and Forecast: The Syrian Theater
ISIS´s Expanding Campaign in Europe
The Kremlin´s Irregular Army: Ukranian Separatist Order of Battle
America´s Way Ahead in Syria
Iran´s New Way of War in Syria
The Order of Battle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces: A Key Component in European Security
The Virtual Caliphate: ISIS´s Information Warfare
Putin Sets the Stage for the Incoming US Administration
The Road to ar-Raqqah: Background on the Syrian Democratic Forces
Russia in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Syrian Armed Opposition Powerbrokers
Syria 90-Day Forecast: The Assad Regime and Allies in Northern Syria
Afghanistan Partial Threat Assessment: The Taliban and ISIS
Syrian Armed Opposition Forces in Aleppo
The Pitfalls of Relying on Kurdish Forces to Counter ISIS
Jabhat al Nusra and ISIS: Sources of Strength
Competing Visions for Syria and Iraq: The Myths of an Anti-ISIS Grand Coalition
Al Qaeda and ISIS: Existential Threats to the US and Europe
Syrian Opposition Negotiating Positions Compared to International Frameworks
Afghanistan Threat Assessment: The Taliban and ISIS
Syrian Opposition Guide
Iraq after Russian Intervention in Syria
International Community's Position on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Putin Ushers in a New Era of Global Geopolitics
Russian Deployment to Syria: Putin's Middle East Game Changer
Putin's Information Warfare in Ukraine: Soviet Origins of Russia's Hybrid Warfare
The Death of Mullah Omar and the Rise of ISIS in Afghanistan
ISIS's Global Strategy: A Wargame
The Threat of New al-Qaeda Leadership
Likely Courses of Action in the Syrian Civil War June - December 2015
ISIS's Military Operations During Ramadan: A Forecast for 2015
Russian-backed Separatists Launch Offensive in Ukraine
The ISIS Regional Strategy for Yemen and Saudi Arabia
ISIS Global Intelligence Summary
The ISIS Defense in Iraq and Syria: Countering an Adaptive Enemy
´An Army in all Corners´: Assad's Campaign Strategy in Syria
Syrian Jihadists Signal Intent For Lebanon
The Taliban Resurgent: Threats to Afghanistan's Security
Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria: An Islamic Emirates for al-Qaeda