Author: Harleen Gambhir / Topic: International Relations

Author:: Harleen Gambhir, Katherine Zimmerman, and Jennifer Cafarella
Publication Date:: 02-2016
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Institute for the Study of War
Abstract:: The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute conducted an intensive multi-week planning exercise to frame, design, and evaluate potential courses of action that the United States could pursue to destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) and al Qaeda in Iraq and Syria. ISW and CTP are publishing the findings of this exercise in multiple reports in a series titled U.S Grand Strategy: Destroying ISIS and al Qaeda.
Topic:: International Relations, Civil War, and International Security
Political Geography:: Syria

Author:: Harleen Gambhir
Publication Date:: 07-2015
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Institute for the Study of War
Abstract:: The United States currently faces multiple national security threats in an environment of growing disorder. ISIS is executing a sophisticated global strategy that involves simultaneous efforts in Iraq and Syria, the Middle East and North Africa, and the wider world. Homegrown terrorism is increasing in the U.S. and Europe. Civil wars are intensifying in Ukraine, Yemen, and Libya, while the U.S. attempts to pivot to the Asia-Pacific. In this complex environment, it is difficult for policymakers to discern the consequences of action or inaction even in the near future.
Topic:: International Relations and International Security
Political Geography:: Global Focus

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