Publications

  • May152019

    ‘The Greatness of Her Position’: Comparing Identitarian and Jihadi Discourses on Women

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    The full report can be accessed here. Read on for the Introduction. hen women get involved a movement becomes a…

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  • Apr152019

    Haftar’s Calculus for Libya: What Happened, and What is Next?

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    By Research Fellow Inga Kristina Trauthig You can also find the full text here. In recent days, a battle for…

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  • Feb052019

    Saudi Foreign Fighters: Analysis of Leaked Islamic State Entry Documents

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    The full report can be accessed here. Read on for the Executive Summary. Context • In early 2016, a huge…

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  • Jan302019

    Ghosts of the Past: The Muslim Brotherhood and its Struggle for Legitimacy in post‑Qaddafi Libya

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    The full report can be accessed here. Read on for the Executive Summary. Background: Libya in 2018 • Seven years…

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  • Jan092019

    The Cost of Crying Victory: Policy Implications of the Islamic State’s Territorial Collapse

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    The full text can be downloaded  here. In light of the territorial demise of the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq…

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  • Dec052018

    Holy Mobilisation: The Religious Legitimation behind Iraq’s Counter-ISIS Campaign

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    The full text can be downloaded here. Following the capture of Mosul and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s historic proclamation of the…

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  • Dec032018

    The King’s Programme for Middle East Dialogue Research Papers 2018

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    As the King’s Programme for Middle East Dialogue concludes for this academic year, ICSR is pleased to publish the research papers…

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  • Oct292018

    Beyond ISIS & Al-Qaeda: The Long Tail of Global Islamist Violence

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    The full text can be downloaded here. One of the key questions on analysts’ lips since the near-territorial defeat of…

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  • Oct262018

    Will the Safe Bet Deliver?

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    By Research Fellow Inna Rudolf. Click here to read the full article, which was published in zenith. Branded as a compromise…

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  • Oct102018

    The Kurds After the ‘Caliphate’: How the Decline of ISIS has Impacted the Kurds of Iraq and Syria

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    The full report can be accessed here. Read on for the Executive Summary. • While the so-called Islamic State’s ‘caliphate’…

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