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In addition to ISW's written products, our analysts are subject matter experts for the media on a constant basis. This periodic publication collects these media appearances and use of our maps in one place. You can also follow ISW on Twitter @TheStudyofWar.
In addition to ISW's written products, our analysts are subject matter experts for the media on a constant basis. This new periodic publication collects these media appearances and use of our maps in one place. You can also follow ISW on Twitter @TheStudyofWar.
“The concern [over Shi’a militias] is what happens after the battle. Will there be sectarian violence?… Or will there be a relatively inclusive kind of governance and even-handed governance? If it’s the latter, that will bode well for the future. If it’s the former, these will be big problems.”
“ISIS still has the strategic initiative. They’ve reached their natural limit of expansion in Iraq. They’re continuing to expand in Syria. And we’ve done nothing to reduce their heartland territory in Syria.”
Mosul is a “very big target to start the counter-offensive with and the stakes will be pretty high to make sure that it’s successful.” Signaling the move on Mosul by U.S. was “really foolish.”
ISW Senior Naval Analyst on MSNBC's The Cycle. “I think it’s important that the American people know this is a long-term fight and that what we’re doing right now, while effective in the short-term, is not going to result in the long-term destruction of ISIS.”
ISW's Research Director Jessica Lewis McFate talks with WSJLive's Mary Kissel about ISIS intentions. She says that ISIS is already developing and executing its strategy in Europe and that involves "terrorist networks and recruiting networks that can flow in reverse."
ISW Senior Naval Analyst Christopher Harmer sits down with ITV New's Robert Moore to discuss and analyze an ISIS video posted online showing grenades, which it is claiming were dropped by US forces.
ISW's Research Director, Jessica D. Lewis, talks about ISIS and Iraq on MSNBC's 'The Cycle," stating that ISIS has a "post-war vision to make this Caliphate a reality."
