Chaos and Caliphate: Jihadis and the West in the Struggle for the Middle East

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Chaos and Caliphate: Jihadis and the West in the Struggle for the Middle East is a non-fiction book by journalist Patrick Cockburn that analyzes the rise of jihadist movements and Western involvement in Middle Eastern conflicts.

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instanceOf non-fiction book
about Arab Spring aftermath
Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria
US and UK military interventions
Western involvement in Middle Eastern conflicts
collapse of state authority in the Middle East
media coverage of Middle Eastern wars
power vacuum in Iraq and Syria
regional proxy wars
rise of jihadist movements
role of Saudi Arabia and Gulf states
sectarian conflict
author Patrick Cockburn NERFINISHED
authorNationalityOfAuthor Irish
authorOccupationOfAuthor journalist
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre journalism
political non-fiction
hasAuthorialViewpoint argues that state collapse enabled jihadist groups
emphasizes unintended consequences of intervention
intendedAudience general readers interested in international affairs
policy analysts
students of Middle Eastern politics
language English
mainSubject Iraq War NERFINISHED
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria NERFINISHED
Middle East politics
Syrian Civil War NERFINISHED
Western foreign policy
insurgency
jihadism
terrorism
nonFictionSubjectArea international relations
modern Middle Eastern history
security studies
perspective based on first-hand reporting
critical of Western intervention
structure collection of dispatches and analysis
timePeriodCovered Arab Spring period NERFINISHED
post-2003 Iraq War era
rise of ISIS in the 2010s

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Patrick Cockburn notableWork Chaos and Caliphate: Jihadis and the West in the Struggle for the Middle East