This blog serves as our platform to discuss all issues related to the continuing evolution of the Islamic State movement, with ties to our 2020 Hurst/Oxford book of primary sources and commentary.
This blog is administered by Craig Whiteside (see About tab)
I'm thinking about U.S. and partner/ally security issues from the perspective of the UCP (Unified Campaign Plan), with a focus on the six geographic (plus one space) combatant commands and the functional commands that support them.
The Tactical Notebook explores the armies that are, the armies that were, and the armies that might have been.
Analysis, research, monitoring and advice on the military, propaganda, structural and leadership activities of jihadist terrorist organisations, Islamist rebel groups, insurgents and armed groups.
Iraq, Syria, jihadism, medieval Latin & Arabic texts, and more...