"With her customary lucidity and talent for judicious interpretation, Phyllis Bennis provides an authoritative introduction to all that is now known about ISIS. It is more than a 'primer,' offering an indispensable account of the complex turmoil afflicting the Middle East."

"What this book does do in sixty-five concise chapters in just over two hundred pages is to present the current complicated tangle of issues behind these tragedies". Beyond considerations of just the issue of ISIS, Bennis gives needed perspective on some of the related conflicts which are adding to the immense human suffering in the Middle East."

"Bennis provides answers to important questions about ISIS and the war on terror. The book is organized as a series of questions about ISIS and the war on terror, making it accessible to all levels of readership. Bennis divides the book into seven sections, including 'ISIS, ' 'The Syrian War in the global War on Terror, ' and 'The Arab Spring.' Most significant, Bennis does a strong job of anticipating questions that the general reader might ask about ISIS and the war on terror. The best section of the book is her discussion of ISIS, including its origins, its expansion, its function, and its ideology."