The Rise of Islamic State

Born of the Iraqi and Syrian civil wars, the Islamic State astonished the world in 2014 by creating a powerful new force in the Middle East. By combining religious fanaticism and military prowess, the new self-declared caliphate poses a threat to the political status quo of the whole region.

In The Rise of Islamic State, Patrick Cockburn describes the conflicts behind a dramatic unraveling of US foreign policy. He shows how the West created the conditions for ISIS's explosive success by stoking the war in Syria. The West-the US and NATO in particular-underestimated the militants' potential until it was too late and failed to act against jihadi sponsors in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan.

About the author

Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for the Independent, has been reporting from Iraq since 1978. He was awarded the 2005 Martha Gellhorn prize for war reporting and the James Cameron Memorial Award in 2006.

Summary

The essential "on the ground" report on the fastest growing new threat in the Middle East

Report

Quite simply, the best Western journalist at work in Iraq today. Seymour Hersh

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Cockburn, Cockburn Patrick
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.01.2015
• EAN: 9781784780401
• ISBN: 978-1-78478-040-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, HISTORY / Middle East / Iraq, Warfare & defence, Terrorism, armed struggle, Middle Eastern history, Warfare and defence, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Iraq War (2003-2011)