Confronting ISIS and the Future of Iraq (Video Briefing)

Aug 21, 2014
About the Authors
Michael Knights
Michael Knights

Michael Knights is the Jill and Jay Bernstein Senior Fellow at The Washington Institute and cofounder of the Militia Spotlight platform, which offers in-depth analysis of developments related to Iran-backed militias.

Michael Eisenstadt
Michael Eisenstadt

Michael Eisenstadt is the Kahn Senior Fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Military and Security Studies Program.

Jeffrey White

Jeffrey White was an adjunct defense fellow at The Washington Institute, specializing in the military and security affairs of the Levant and Iran.

Washington Institute experts assess the current state of military operations in Iraq and evaluate Abadi's ability to extricate his country from deadlock, defeat, and disintegration.

Political and strategic conditions in Iraq are changing rapidly with the appointment of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the initiation of U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) positions.

In this new video series, Washington Institute experts assess the current state of military operations in Iraq and evaluate Abadi's ability to extricate his country from deadlock, defeat, and disintegration.

Lafer Fellow Michael Knights assesses ISIS' strengths and weaknesses and discusses whether Abadi can win Sunni support.

Senior Fellow Michael Eisenstadt, director of the Institute Military & Security Studies Program, asserts that the U.S. military effort in Iraq will be limited but long-term and that it must be accompanied by a campaign to win hearts and minds. (Download text of his video remarks in PDF: "U.S. Effort in Iraq Will Be Limited But Long-Term" and "Military Defeat of ISIS is Not Enough")

Defense Fellow Jeffrey White addresses the ISIS threat to the Middle East and the West as a terrorist state.

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