The Existential Process of ISIS* in the Context of US Foreign Policy and International Law

The subject of this study is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the context of United States’ foreign policy. It focuses on the most important and destructive among the extremist religious groups that had emerged and/or had strengthened as a result of US Middle East policies after the Second Gulf War, and its place in international law – questioning its ability to be a state and analyzing the concept of the “use of force” towards such entities. The book aims to provide an overview of the US foreign policy in the Middle East in the historical context during Presidents Bush and Obama administrations, highlighting the role of intellectual background, traditions, v…