Hassan Hassan comes on the show to talk about issues related to the fight against ISIS. Topics we covered include:

• ISIS growth in North Africa
• Where ISIS is winning, and where it is losing
• Tactical vs. strategic effects of airstrikes on ISIS
• Influence of Management of Savegery on ISIS actions and propaganda
• Importance of local forces and tribes in fighting ISIS
• Challenges to building those local forces
• ISIS is setting the agenda, but the world needs to change that

Links:

• ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror: Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan Amazon.com
• Destroying ISIL is about more than vengeance | The National
• Jordan’s fights against ISIL no longer ‘someone else’s war’ | The National
• Hassan Hassan (@hxhassan) on Twitter
• Karl Morand (@KarlMorand) on Twitter

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