August 06, 2015

An Intensified Approach to Combatting the Islamic State

By Michèle Flournoy and Richard Fontaine

CNAS CEO Michèle Flournoy and President Richard Fontaine have authored a new policy brief arguing that “current efforts to counter ISIS are not adequate to the task” and that American efforts thus far “convey a sense of creeping incrementalism. The authors make 11 recommendations for actions the United States and its partners should take to make their efforts to counter and ultimately destroy the Islamic State more effective.

Authors

Michèle Flournoy

CNAS Board of Director, Chief Executive Officer, WestExec Advisors

Michèle Flournoy is CEO of WestExec Advisors and is the former CEO of CNAS, an organization she co-founded. She serves on the CNAS Board of Directors. She served as the Under ...
Richard Fontaine

Chief Executive Officer

Richard Fontaine is the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). He served as President of CNAS from 2012-19 and as Senior Advisor and Senior ...

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