The US War Against ISIS

How America and its Allies Defeated the Caliphate

Aaron Stein

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English

I.B. Tauris
24 March 2022

Diplomacy; Terrorism, armed struggle; Military tactics

The war against ISIS is often explained through the group’s own rise to power. The American side of the story has not yet been told. This book records how the United States and its allies chose to fight the group, what the consequences have been for transatlantic relations, and how these factors may shape future wars the West decides to pursue. The book is based on first-person interviews with U.S. and European policymakers, and members of the military in direct combat against ISIS - from U.

S and allied forces on the ground to the Kurdish fighters who fought beside them. These interviews show precisely how the West fights wars through the eyes of the people most involved in them and includes key insights about civilian decision-making as it happened. In tracing the war as it developed, the book examines the West’s approach to conflict and reveals new insights such as why both the U.S. military and the civilian bureaucracy underestimated Russian military capabilities. The war was always meant to be small and focused, but its repercussions have been considerable and far-reaching, including a serious rupture in Turkish-Western relations and Russia’s return to the Middle East. Aaron Stein shows why mistakes were made in the war against ISIS and what happens when a narrow policy focus on counter terrorism is pursued at the expense of almost all wider regional security and political concerns. At a time when the U.

S might be called again to stem the rise of a terror group or to fight against a collective threat, the lessons in this book are essential.

By: Aaron Stein
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780755634804
ISBN 10: 0755634802
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 24 March 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: How the West Won the War and Lost the Peace in Syria Chapter 1: The West Goes to War: Standing Up a Multinational Task Force Chapter 2: Closing the Border: Tensions with Turkey and the Rise of the Kurds Chapter 3: The March to Raqqa: Defeating the Caliphate Chapter 4: Russia Retaliates: Moscow Changes the Game Chapter 5: Ossified Borders: Continued Chaos Chapter 6: An Unfinished War: Simmering Conflict in a Destroyed State

Aaron Stein is Director of the Middle East Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia in the U.S. Previously, he was Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and Fellow at both the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London and the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) in Geneva. He is the author of Turkey's New Foreign Policy: Davutoglu, the AKP and the Pursuit of Regional Order and has published in the peer-reviewed journals Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, Insight Turkey, and The Journal of Strategic Security.

Reviews for The US War Against ISIS: How America and its Allies Defeated the Caliphate

Through extensive interviews, Stein provides a fascinating insider's account of the US war against ISIS. The contradictions inherent in US policy towards Syria, together with the diplomatic and military complexity of the war, are laid bare in impressive detail. * Jacob Eriksson, University of York, UK *