News Breadcrumb Home News ... Centre for International Studies Research Associate Scott Atran comments on Islamic State Date 18 Nov 2015 Share image/svg+xml image/svg+xml The guardian online and The New York Review of Books have published opinion pieces by CIS Research Associate Scott Atran on Islamic State.The guardian online article, ‘Mindless terrorists? The truth about Isis is much worse’, can be read here. The New York Review of Books article, ‘Paris: The War ISIS Wants’, can be read here. Scott Atran is the Director of Research, ARTIS and a CIS Research Associate. Other news Image 30 Apr 2026 Young audiences are redefining how they consume news, new Reuters report argues Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Image 26 Mar 2026 Public online panel moderated by DPIR’s Scott Williamson to focus on how the media is attacked during episodes of ‘democratic backsliding’ Scott Williamson
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