Louise Arimatsu (Exeter) and Michael N. Schmitt (NWC): Attacking “Islamic State” and the Khorasan Group: Surveying the International Law Landscape. A horrifying new report reveals the strategy behind ISIS's brutality. The Islamic State has made violence look easy — that's what makes the group so terrifying. Sarah Birke on how ISIS rules. Liz Sly on how the Islamic State is failing at being a state. In battle to defang ISIS, U.S. targets its psychology. Hernando de Soto on the capitalist cure for terrorism: Military might alone won’t defeat Islamic State and its ilk — the U.S. needs to promote economic empowerment. What do people in the Middle East think about the Islamic State? These poll results will surprise you. Why isn’t there better coverage of Boko Haram’s huge attack in Nigeria? Caroline Bankoff investigates. Boko Haram is not al-Qaeda: Hilary Matfess on how equating the two prevents the adoption of good counter-terrorism measures. These 10 people were also named Al Qaeda’s Most Wanted. Benjamin Wallace-Wells on Charlie Hebdo and the shifting nature of Islamic terrorism. Claire L. Adida, David D. Laitin, and Marie-Anne Valfort, authors of the forthcoming Why Muslim Integration Fails, on terror in France and implications for Muslim integration. Jenna McLaughlin on how Germany's anti-Islam protests play into extremists' hands: Jihadists seeking recruits can exploit public demonstrations.
