What Next? Islamic State After the ‘Caliphate’

• Main Author: Quivooij, Romain
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: East Asia and Asia Pacific; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106473; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47935
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The recapture of territories held by Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria has enticed then Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and US President Donald Trump to proclaim victory over the group. Do such statements reflect on-the-ground realities? How should IS be expected to mutate over the short and...