Commentary
Malaysia’s chairmanship sought to fend off short-term challenges while laying the groundwork for minimizing ASEAN’s longer-term exposure to external stresses.
Elina Noor
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In The Media
Has the Strategy Against ISIL Failed?
A meeting in Paris is held to debate how best to cope with the self-proclaimed Islamic State's successes.
Published on Jun 2, 2015
Source: Al Jazeera Inside Story
From the start, the US-led coalition that is fighting ISIL acknowledged that the battle would be long. Now, foreign ministers from several countries have met in Paris to figure out why their strategy against ISIL is not working in the face of the radical group's territorial gains in Iraq and Syria.
Before the Paris meeting, the US and Iraq blamed each other for the failure. The US defense secretary said the Iraqi army lacks the will to fight ISIL, while the Iraqi prime minister said his country does not get enough international support.
So, what will it take to defeat ISIL?
This interview was originally broadcast on Al Jazeera Inside Story.
About the Authors
Renad Mansour
Former El-Erian Fellow, Middle East Center
Mansour was an El-Erian fellow at the Carnegie Middle East Center, where his research focuses on Iraq, Iran, and Kurdish affairs.
David Mack
Jean-Marc Rickli
Political ReformSecurityForeign PolicyGulfLevantSyriaIraqNorth AmericaUnited StatesMiddle EastWestern Europe
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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