ISIS

ISIS and the Culture of Narcissism

Prof. Robert Pape analyzes how Hollywood-style narratives cultivate vanity in ISIS supporters


The other reason ISIS is cheering after Orlando attacks

Prof. Robert Pape advises against deploying ground troops to fight ISIS


Christian Science Monitor

Orlando shooting shows how ISIS calls the shots

In op-ed, Prof. Robert Pape analyzes influence of ISIS on ‘lone wolf’ terrorists


Boston Globe

How much money is ISIS actually making from looted art?

In op-ed, postdoctoral fellow Fiona Rose-Greenland discusses research on ISIS’ antiquities trade


The Conversation

A new normal for Europe

In op-ed, Prof. Robert Pape argues that territorial losses at home have forced ISIS to expand its operations in Europe


Boston Globe

How ISIL’s ‘cultural cleansing’ of history is affecting Syria, Iraq

Gil Stein, director of the Oriental Insititute, says Islamic State is ‘destroying the most important cultural monuments of the ancient civilizations of Iraq and Syria’


Al Jazeera America

Paris Terrorist Attacks Cause Worldwide Security Concerns About ISIS

Video: Prof. Robert Pape discusses consequences of Paris terrorist attacks for the United States, ISIS and Syria


Suspicion of terror in Russian jet crash raises questions for Obama

Prof. Robert Pape discusses possible link between suspected downing of Russian plane and larger military interventions against ISIS