Fathom – Islamic State

‘Whatever happens in the region must come from the region’: Sir John Jenkins on Islamism, Modernity and the Middle East

By Sir John Jenkins
Sir John Jenkins is a former UK Ambassador to Syria (2007-9), Libya (2011) and Saudi Arabia (2012-5). In... Read more > Autumn 2017

Book Review | The Master Plan: ISIS, al-Qaeda, and the Jihadi Strategy for Final Victory

By Kyle Orton
Brian Fishman's The Master Plan provides a comprehensive history of the Islamic State’s (IS) strategic evolution, covering the... Read more > Spring 2017

Mosul: after ISIS, what next?

By Seth Frantzman
Mosul has suffered three jihadist takeovers since 2004. In a detailed mapping of the conflict and its actors,... Read more > Winter 2016

Shiraz Maher | Mapping contemporary Salafi-Jihadism

By Shiraz Maher
Shiraz Maher is the author of Salafi-Jihadism: The History of an Idea (Hurst, 2016) and Deputy Director at... Read more > Summer 2016

Can Israel remain secure in a world of Arab disintegration, American retreat, and Iranian ambition?

By Calev Ben-Dor
In a comprehensive and clear-sighted survey Fathom deputy editor Calev Ben-Dor assesses the implications of regional disintegration for... Read more > Spring 2016

Six steps to defeat ISIS

By Giora Eiland
Giora Eiland spoke to Fathom about six steps the coalition must take to defeat ISIS: cooperating with Russia,... Read more > Autumn 2015

Islamic State and Islamist politics in the UK: why ‘not in my name’ is not enough

By Dave Rich
Dave Rich of the Community Security Trust argues that while IS has the support of only small minorities... Read more > Autumn 2015

Making Sense of ISIS: an interview with Michael Weiss

By Michael Weiss
Michael Weiss is the co-author with Hassan Hassan of the New York Times bestseller ISIS: Inside the Army... Read more > Summer 2015

The resurgence of neo-traditionalism

By Asher Susser
Asher Susser explains the resurgence of tradition throughout the region and its political consequences for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.... Read more > Winter 2015

Israel, Europe and the converging terror threat

By Amichai Magen
Dr. Amichai Magen maps the increasing interconnectedness of the Islamist terror threats faced by Europe and Israel, and... Read more > Winter 2015

IS and the incoherence of Western policy

By Jonathan Spyer
The West wants to destroy IS but it has neither allies on the ground nor a grasp of... Read more > Autumn 2014

Why we keep getting the Middle East wrong

By Mordechai Kedar
Dr Mordechai Kedar spoke to a Fathom Forum in London in September 2014 about why so many Western... Read more > Autumn 2014

‘Whatever happens in the region must come from the region’: Sir John Jenkins on Islamism, Modernity and the Middle East

Book Review | The Master Plan: ISIS, al-Qaeda, and the Jihadi Strategy for Final Victory

Mosul: after ISIS, what next?

Shiraz Maher | Mapping contemporary Salafi-Jihadism

Can Israel remain secure in a world of Arab disintegration, American retreat, and Iranian ambition?

Six steps to defeat ISIS

Islamic State and Islamist politics in the UK: why ‘not in my name’ is not enough

Making Sense of ISIS: an interview with Michael Weiss

The resurgence of neo-traditionalism

Israel, Europe and the converging terror threat

IS and the incoherence of Western policy

Why we keep getting the Middle East wrong

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‘Whatever happens in the region must come from the region’: Sir John Jenkins on Islamism, Modernity and the Middle East

Book Review | The Master Plan: ISIS, al-Qaeda, and the Jihadi Strategy for Final Victory

Mosul: after ISIS, what next?

Shiraz Maher | Mapping contemporary Salafi-Jihadism

Can Israel remain secure in a world of Arab disintegration, American retreat, and Iranian ambition?

Six steps to defeat ISIS

Islamic State and Islamist politics in the UK: why ‘not in my name’ is not enough

Making Sense of ISIS: an interview with Michael Weiss

The resurgence of neo-traditionalism

Israel, Europe and the converging terror threat

IS and the incoherence of Western policy

Why we keep getting the Middle East wrong

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