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Irregular war : ISIS and the new threat from the margins / Paul Rogers.

by Rogers, Paul, 1943-

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I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2016.

IS (Organization)

Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.

Terrorism -- Political aspects.

Jihad -- History -- 21st century.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Religious fanaticism.

Security, International.

9781784534882 (hc.)

Alternate title:

ISIS and the new threat from the margins

xii, 244 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-233) and index.

To what extent does ISIS pose an existential danger to our world? Or is it merely a threat from the margins of inherently unstable states in faraway places? Should ISIS be feared because of its future access to weapons of mass destruction? ISIS (or the Islamic State) is the most dramatic expression of a new era in international politics: uprisings which transform into "irregular warfare". ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, Al Shabab, the Taliban are all separate manifestations of a new non-state dynamic which has begun to drive international conflict and which now represents a new form of asymmetric and hybrid warfare. Global security specialist Paul Rogers provides an account of the rise of these global terrorist movements from the margins and presents a new argument as troubling as it is compelling: if the rise of ISIS can overthrow powerful states in a matter of weeks, what kind of a secure future can the world expect?

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