His books on intelligence include An End to al-Qaeda, Terrorist Recognition Handbook, The Terrorists of Iraq, The Plot to Hack America, and Hacking ISIS. He manages a think tank consisting of CIA and counterterrorism officers. Special Operations, and created a survival tactics training center. Nance founded a company providing advice to U.S. He devoted years researching Middle East terrorism. He garnered expertise within the field of intelligence analysis. Malcolm Nance is a retired cryptology analyst. Nance lays forth a four-point plan, including: combat strategy with increased incorporation of airpower and special forces units, tactics to combat ISIS over the Internet, revitalization of the Syrian Armed Forces, and enlisting increased support from Arab world countries. ĭefeating ISIS concludes with a strategy proposed by the author to weaken the organization both their combat operations and their ability to garner new followers. Nance writes that ISIS usually engages in the military tactics of mountain warfare and frontal assault, later encouraging each other through social media discussing their combat operations. Defeating ISIS describes ISIS combat tactics, with analysis of their armaments. Nance writes that these strategies lead to gross violations of human rights, including sexual assault and child soldiers. Defeating ISIS details tactics of ISIS manipulation including psychological manipulation, behavior modification, and brainwashing. Nance grounds the reader within the context of Islamic history, including the Battle of Nahrawan, controversy regarding Shia–Sunni relations, evolution of the Qarmatians, and the Mahdist War. The book describes the terrorist group's attempts to remake the world through jihad. He provides the reader with a basis of ISIS operations within countries in Asia, states in the region of the Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan, and Arab states of the Persian Gulf. He recounts the November 2015 Paris attacks and response to the incident. He describes the Western influence of ISIS into countries including France, the U.S., Australia, and Turkey. Nance discusses cultural differences within each locality. Defeating ISIS provides geographic descriptions of ISIS centers of influence globally, including Mali, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, and Jordan. He provides an overview of ISIS management, soldiers, and command format. leadership related to combating Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Nance ascribes growth of influence by ISIS directly to problems within U.S. Nance ties the history of ISIS back to changing developments within Al-Qaeda. He argues that ISIS is attempting to annihilate Islam itself, and instead replace it with its own more inhumane practices. The book emphasizes that the majority of ISIS's victims are Muslim. The author provides historical context for the evolution of ISIS over time. The work is organized into four sections.
ĭefeating ISIS argues that the group ISIS does not belong to the faith of Islam, and should instead be thought of as a separate destructive extremist group.
Spencer Ackerman said Nance's books The Terrorists of Iraq and Defeating ISIS reflected the caliber of his expertise in the subject matter. The Australian gave the work a negative review.
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Moon reviewed the book for Journal of Strategic Security, and wrote, "This book is a good reference source for anyone in the professional field and for individuals seeking to understand the enemy and what we and our allies face." Current Affairs reviewed the book and called the work, "One of the more intelligent, incisive mass-market books on ISIS". Air Force Office of Special Investigations retired Colonel Millard E. President Donald Trump stated he read Defeating ISIS while he was a candidate for president in 2016. ĭefeating ISIS made The New York Times Best Seller list at number nine for the week of Jin the section for "E-Book Nonfiction". Nance offers a four-point plan to defeat ISIS, including airpower and special forces, Internet tactics, strengthening the Syrian military, and engaging Arab world states. The book traces the history of the movement back to the history of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, and it also discusses ISIS's combat style and recruiting tactics. He emphasizes the fact that the majority of those who have been harmed by ISIS are themselves Muslim. Its thesis is that ISIS is not part of Islam, instead, it functions as a separate destructive extremist group. It was written by Malcolm Nance, a former cryptology analyst, with a foreword by Richard Engel. Defeating ISIS: Who They Are, How They Fight, What They Believe is a non-fiction book about counterterrorism against ISIS.