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.
A series of letters has imagined the outlook of a young ISIS operative on the long war. How accurate is his view?
A regular correspondent from the IS capital sends a letter to a friend in Baghdad, in the latest of a series imagined by Paul Rogers.
An innovative study of aerial bombardment brings history, state power, civilians and human rights into a single frame.
The president-elect's hope is to follow an "America first" path to domestic renewal. Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya may puncture it.
