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
Middle East ISIS ISIS Ends Its Separate Peace With Turkey The politics of the attack and its avowal make the Istanbul massacre much more pivotal than many others. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2017-01-03 11:09
ISIS The American Leader in the Islamic State How a military brat from Texas became a devoted jihadist. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2016-12-19 12:18
ISIS 2016 Commentary Trump is Wrong, ISIS Doesn’t Want Rome Trump’s claim that Rome is ‘ISIS’s ultimate trophy’ deserves correction, just in case he thinks it’s true. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2016-02-22 16:52
Middle East Iraq Syria What ISIS Really Wants The Islamic State believes it is an agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and how to stop it. BY Graeme Wood READ NOW» 2015-02-16 20:47
