A distracted Trump administration is unable to focus even on its own anti-ISIS summit.
Even in a city preparing for siege, an adherent of Islamic State remains confident. The latest of a series imagined by Paul Rogers.
The west's military focus has shifted towards covert use of special forces. Both the human costs and the blowback risks are escalating.
The western politicians most hostile to Islam are feeding ISIS's worldview.
Amid a bitter contest for Iraq's second city, Baghdad's sectarian militias and Washington's new order cast a shadow over the future.
The trend of events in Afghanistan, as much as in Washington, makes the aim of crushing ISIS look even more remote.
A surge in America's military power, led by special forces and new weapons, augurs an even more dangerous era in global security.
The new American regime embraces a dangerous militarism. Britain's government supports the policy at its own risk.
The insurgents of ISIS are under pressure in their strongholds. But over the long term they have grounds for confidence.
In the event of a major ISIS-inspired action in Britain, what principles do far-sighted – and brave – politicians need to observe? First published on 20 January 2017.
When disarmament looks remote, straight talking on possession of nuclear weapons is all the more timely.
How does ISIS see its struggle? Paul Rogers has written ten letters as if from a young, committed operative with the group. They are collected here, with the author's overview.
