Countering ISIS: One Year Later Report

Dear Colleagues,

Please find the enclosed report, “Countering ISIS: One Year Later”, which summarizes the conference on the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), or Da’ish, conducted at the National Defense University in December 2015.

The report re-assesses the assumptions, policies, and strategic objectives of the U.S.-led effort to counter Da’ish, and examines the strategic challenges, regional dynamics, adaptations in Da’ish enablers, and successes and failures in Iraq and Syria over the past year.

If you have any questions or would like additional information or follow-up, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Best,

Denise Natali Ph.D

Senior Research Fellow

Institute for National Strategic Studies

National Defense University

FINAL 1 ISIS One Year Later Report (.pdf)