New Islamic State

Jack Covarrubias is the Director of the Learning Commons at The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast. His experience bridges academia and the military where he has focused on American foreign policy and homeland security. His most recent projects include Fostering Community Resilience: Homeland Security and Hurricane Katrina (Ashgate, 2010). Tom Lansford is a Professor of Political Science at The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast and a member of the governing board of the National Social Science Association. Robert J. Pauly, Jr. is an Associate Professor of International Development at The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast, a Senior Analyst for Wikistrat, the world’s first crowdsourced consultancy, and a regular guest providing expertise on US foreign policy and national and homeland security issues on the Steve and Mike Radio Show on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. His most recent book is The Ashgate Research Companion to US Foreign Policy (2010).

• Chapter 1: IntroductionTom Lansford and David HoltChapter 2: The Rise of the Islamic StateWayne LesperanceChapter 3: Ideology and TheologyRobert Pauly and R. Alan KingChapter 4: The Use of Propaganda and Social MediaRachel Yon Chapter 5: IS and Al Qaeda-Affiliated GroupsPeter Dean Chapter 6: Islamic State: Redefining the World StageR. Alan King Chapter 7: IS in SyriaMark Sedgwick Chapter 8: Those Who Face Death: An Examination of the Relationship between Kurdistan and the Islamic StateCharlie Carlee Chapter 9 Regional Powers and the Islamic StateJorge BrownChapter 10: The Obama Administration and ISRichard Yon and James L. Long, Jr.Chapter 11: The European Response to ISRobert Pauly and Kelly M. RobertsChapter 12: Islamic State Recruitment Strategies and TacticsBrian CarriereChapter 13: Canada, Australia, New Zealand and ISDara Conduit, David Malet and Levi WestChapter 14: Conclusion: Future ChallengesRobert Pauly, Tom Lansford and Jack Covarrubias

’This important and timely book provides an impressive breadth of analysis on the emergence and global impact of the Islamic State.’ James Forest, University of Massachusetts Lowel, USA ’The authors provide a compelling, in-depth, multifaceted examination of the Islamic State. This book is for anyone who wants to understand IS' genesis and evolution, its impact both regionally and globally, the threat the group poses to the Middle East and the West, and how the international community should respond most effectively to IS in order to ultimately defeat the organization.’ Chris White, Livingstone College, USA