{"product_id":"caliphate-at-war-operational-realities-and-innovations-of-the-islamic-state-hardcover","title":"Caliphate at War: Operational Realities and Innovations of the Islamic State - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAhmed S. Hashim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe military victories of the Islamic State have completely overturned the geopolitical map of the Middle East. Media attention has focused almost exclusively on Islamic State's savage treatment of its enemies and its ability to attract foreign fighters. In 2011, the first effort to build an Islamic State in Iraq was defeated by US and Iraqi forces. The second attempt to establish themselves, beginning in 2014, has been considerably more successful and that success calls for deeper investigation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn order to explain the successes of Islamic State, \u003cem\u003eThe Caliphate at War \u003c\/em\u003ebrings together a dispassionate and objective account of the significant innovations in insurgency, ideology, and governance. By focusing their ideology first and foremost on extreme anti-Shia sectarianism - rather than on Western \"infidels\" - the Islamic State's founders are able to present themselves as the saviors of what they see as the embattled Sunni \"nation\" in Iraq. Its success in taking and holding major cities, including Mosul, demonstrates its innovative tactics and skill at exploiting tribal and sectarian rivalries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy going beyond the often starkly unpleasant current affairs of the Islamic State, \u003cem\u003eThe Caliphate at War\u003c\/em\u003e undertakes an essential investigation into the successes of the group, to better understand how the movement is surviving, thriving, and reshaping the Middle East.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAhmed S. Hashim \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor of Strategic Studies at Nanyang Technological University's Rajaratnam School of International Studies, where he specializes in military history, contemporary warfare issues, Middle Eastern and Asian security, and counter-terrorism. He has authored five books, including \u003cem\u003eInsurgency and Counterinsurgency in Iraq\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhen Counterinsurgency Wins: Sri Lanka's Defeat of the Tamil Tigers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52751332016461,"sku":"9780190668488","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/NUJPdXHlfq9780190668488.webp?v=1762908925","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/caliphate-at-war-operational-realities-and-innovations-of-the-islamic-state-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}