Publication
Jan 2015
This paper contains a number of articles that examine the implications of the rise of the so-called Islamic State (IS) on the wider Middle East. Among other issues, they look at 1) the Islamic State’s regional strategy; 2) the impact of IS on Egyptian security-oriented policies; 3) Iran’s strategy against IS; 4) Israel’s threat assessment of IS; 5) a Saudi view on IS; and 6) the pressure Turkey is under to take a stance against IS.
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| Author | Julien Barnes-Dacey, Ellie Geranmayeh, Daniel Levy, Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Abdallah Helmy, Sajad Jiyad, Saleem Haddad, Cale Salih, Elizabeth Dickinson, Nicholas Noe, Andrew Hammond, Nawaf Obaid, Saud al-Sarhan, Julien Barnes-Dacey, Andrew Hammond, Nick Witney |
| Series | ECFR Publications |
| Issue | 122 |
| Publisher | European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) |
| Copyright | © 2015 European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) |