Providing under-reported, non-partisan context on Middle East politics and conflicts. Former US diplomat, author of "Benghazi: A New History" ('22) and past contributor to Foreign Affairs, the NYT, Salon, and the FT.
This blog serves as our platform to discuss all issues related to the continuing evolution of the Islamic State movement, with ties to our 2020 Hurst/Oxford book of primary sources and commentary.
Analysis, research, monitoring and advice on the military, propaganda, structural and leadership activities of jihadist terrorist organisations, Islamist rebel groups, insurgents and armed groups.
