Commentary White House Personnel Trump Wants His Fighters Unbound by the Laws of War. That’s Not Going to Help Us One reason more than 80 countries allied to fight ISIS is that they flagrantly ignored these laws. Now we do too. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2019-11-18 07:00
Commentary ISIS Terrorism Middle East ISIS Lost Its Land. Then It Began to Lose Its Ability to Inspire. As with Osama bin Laden, the most intriguing fact about Baghdadi’s assassination was its location, deep in what was considered enemy territory. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2019-10-28 07:00
Commentary Syria Turkey White House ISIS Is Gloating The best one could say about America’s abandonment of the Kurds is that they should have known we would sell them out eventually. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2019-10-14 14:36
Commentary White House Foreign Policy John Bolton Will Hold This Grudge His dismissal by tweet came after an unusually long prelude of disrespect, both by President Trump and by favored allies. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2019-09-10 20:30
ISIS Terrorism Homeland I Wrote to John Walker Lindh. He Wrote Back. The American jihadist thanked me for my interest in the Islamic State. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2019-05-23 15:23
Terrorism ‘Thank You for Your Interest in the Islamic State’ I corresponded with John Walker Lindh, the American jihadist who is scheduled to be freed today. He’s unrepentant. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2019-05-23 09:59
White House Will John Bolton Bring on Armageddon—Or Stave It Off? The national security adviser could be our best hope for protecting the world from Donald Trump’s impulses. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2019-03-09 07:00
ISIS Terrorism What the Attack in New York Revealed About the Islamic State’s Supporters As ISIS loses territory, the greatest danger remains that more competent fighters will return home. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2017-11-01 10:43
Commentary ISIS The Bloody End of the Islamic State’s Utopian Dream The fall of Raqqa this week completed the slow-motion demolition of the world’s only utopian movement worthy of the name. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2017-10-20 12:04
ISIS Terrorism What We Still Don’t Know About the Islamic State’s Foreign Fighters The biggest concern is what happens when they come back home. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2017-08-21 16:49