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Stern and berger offer a muchneeded perspective on how world leaders should prioritize and respond to isis s deliberate and insidious provocations in this compelling, essential account. Jessica eve stern born february 11, 1958 is an american scholar and academic on terrorism. Drawing on their unusual access to intelligence sources, law enforcement, and groundbreaking research, two of. Earlier she had been a lecturer at harvard university. Two leading experts on violent extremism explain the genesis, evolution, and implications of todays most barbaric jihadist army, islamic state. Berger and stern shared findings from their book, isis. Hassan cowrote the book with journalist michael weiss. The first major book on isis to be published since the group exploded on the international stage in summer 2014. The value of this slim book lies in the cautionary note that the author adds. Two new books on the islamic state provide a finegrained look at the organizations history and metastasis, and how to fight it. The isis islamic state of iraq and syria aka daesh, the arabic name for a ruthless jihadist group that came into bloodsoaked prominence in west asia a. Bergers new book, isis, should be required reading for every. The islamic state of iraq and syria, aka the islamic state of iraq and the levent, aka the islamic state, did not arise, whole, from the sands.

The detailed forensic account of isis social media strategies is one such area where other books covering isis fall short. The state of terror, describes what really is a culminating piece of what was inevitably going to happen based on islamic history and belief followed by alqaeda and then the us entry and exit from iraq. Stern and berger offer a nuanced and readable account of the ideological and. Isis expanded its targeted messaging to include the allies of america, with special attention to the united kingdom, and threats to bordering countries such as turkey and saudi arabia. Inside the army of terror, talked about the rise and leadership of isis in the middle east. The state of terror by the harvard terrorism scholar jessica stern and j. Inside the army of terror, american journalist michael weiss and syrian analyst hassan hassan explain how these violent extremists evolved from a nearly defeated iraqi insurgent group into a jihadi army of international volunteers who behead western hostages in slickly produced videos and have conquered territory equal to the size of great britain. In such contexts, fear is a paramount feature of social action. It has captured the imagination of the global jihadist movement, attracting recruit a revelatory look inside the worlds most dangerous terrorist group. The state of terror, attempts to look past the kalashnikovs and keffiyehs to get a deeper understanding of this very scary organization. A lot of the focus of the book is on the horrific actions beheadings, torture, mass murder, rape, recruiting of child soldiers, enslavement of minority religious groups undertaken by isis as they expand their reach. Stern is a lecturer at harvard university as well as a former staff member on clintons national security council, and has written extensively on terrorism. Part of my job as a reporter covering the middle east for the guardian is to report on the atrocities the group carries out on a regular basis, from the murders and killings of journalists and activists, to the largescale atrocities against christians and minorities, the suicide bombings and the destruction of. The state of terror kindle edition by stern, jessica, berger.

Stern and berger offer a muchneeded perspective on how world leaders should prioritize and respond to isiss deliberate. A memoir of terror selected by the washington post as a best book of the year terror in the name of god. By showing a picture of the isis black flag flying over. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The state of terror, coauthored by jessica stern, opens a new episode on jihadism and provides us with insights on the use of social media especially. Some 110 people mostly students and young professionals attended the meeting. The islamic state, known as isis, exploded into the public eye in 2014 with s.

Berger, a contributor to foreign policy magazine, covers much of the same ground but with less granular detail. Isis jessica stern hardcover harpercollins publishers. Drawing on their unusual access to intelligence sources and material, law enforcement, and groundbreaking research into open source intelligence, stern and berger outline the origins of isis as the formidable terrorist group it has quickly become. Isis the state of terror download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. The sensational rise of the worlds most violent terrorism. Inside the army of terror, by michael weiss and hassan hassan, who have talked to a great many of the jihadists themselves and tell a far more detailed and nuanced story. The state of terror offers ideas on potential government responsesemphasizing that we must alter our present conceptions of terrorism and terrorists and react to the rapidly changing jihadi landscape, both online and off, as quickly as the terrorists do. The state of terror, and discussed a set of fundamental questions about the groups rise to power, its effectiveness at recruiting. Bergers new book, isis, should be required reading for every politician and policymakertheir smart, granular analysis is a bracing antidote to both facile dismissals and wild exaggerations. It has captured the imagination of the global jihadist movement, attracting.

As it lays out what our next move as a country, as a government, as the world should be, it offers a vital assessment of the future of counterterrorism and countering violent extremism. State of terror, how terrorism created modern israel. Such governments, as the authors of a book about latin american state terrorism have noted, can virtually paralyze a society through violence and its threat. In 2001, she was featured in time magazines series on innovators. Berger and jessica stern detail isiss strategies and techniques and discuss the threat posed by the islamic state. Wright is one of the most lucid writers on the subject of islamic extremism. He kneels next to a man dressed all in black, his face masked, a knife in his hand. Though terrorist groups are a fixture of contemporary politics and. Why sri lanka mattered to the islamic state itself is perhaps the more important aspect to study. She serves on the hoover institution task force on national security and law. European efforts to subjugate the middle east go back to the british, the crusades, the romans.

At its current state, isis has unstable borders, unknown populations, and obscure leadership, conforming itself to the secretive and underground nature of terrorist organizations. Robin yassinkassab of the guardian wrote, weiss and hassan have produced a detailed and readable book. Mohamad mohamad, executive director of the jerusalem fund, introduced suarez, a londonbased writer and a former faculty. And, as taneja avers in the introduction to his book, sri lanka today has become isiss biggest success story and whether directly or by association, it hardly matters. Why isis is targeting europe and the us what russia wants in syria revelations on the brutal ideology of isis with brutal attacks in last year across the globebrussels, paris, beirut, egypt, turkeythe islamic state of iraq and syria isis has proved itself the greatest terrorist threat in.

Its sadistic disregard for human life, sophisticated use of social media, acquisition of territory, and ability to attract foreign fighters is. Drawing on their unusual access to intelligence sources and material, law enforcement, and groundbreaking research into opensource intelligence, stern and. It has captured the imagination of the global jihadist movement, attracting recruits in unprecedented numbers and wreaking bloody destruction with a sadistic glee that has alienated even the hardcore terrorists of its parent organization, al qaeda. Berger say that the projection of strength has led to. The state of terror offers practical ideas on potential government responses, emphasizing that we must alter our present conceptions of terrorism and terrorists and react to the rapidly changing jihadi landscape, both online and off, as quickly as the terrorists do. The british knew there are two ways to hold territory.

How terrorism created modern israel available from aets middle east books and more. The authors write about not only the longterm psychological impacts on the surviving population who are being desensitized to v. The islamic state of iraq and the levant, also known as islamic state of iraq and syria or islamic state of iraq and ashsham or islamic state, is an islamic extremist rebel group controlling territory in iraq. An american is dressed in an orange jumpsuit, apparently intended to echo the garb of al qaeda insurgents captured and imprisoned by the united states. The state of terror traces the ideological innovations that the group deploys to. Isis ebook by michael weiss, hassan hassan official. The state of terror, two of americas leading experts on terrorism dissect the new model for violent extremism that the islamic state, known as isis, has leveraged into an empire of death in iraq and syria, and an international network that is rapidly expanding. The socalled islamic state, better known in the west as the islamic state of iraq and syria isis, catapulted itself to western attention in the summer of 2014 by posting gruesome videos of beheadings on social media and capturing cities in iraq and syria. It traces the conditions under which isis emerged as well as the ideological innovations that the group uses to recruit huge numbers of fighters.