Articles:
Interview: Dr. Christopher Anzalone, “Al-Shabaab,” CTX, Naval Postgraduate School, forthcoming 2025.
Todd Greentree, Craig Whiteside, “Teaching for Irregular Warfare Competencies,” War Room (USAWC blog), Oct 25, 2024. https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/competencies-4/
Book Review: Bacon and Grimm, Terror in Transition: Leadership and Succession in Terrorist Organizations The Journal of the Middle East and Africa (2024), Vol.15 (2), p.219-221.
Book Review: Tore Hamming, Jihadi Politics: The Global Jihadi Civil War, 2014–2019, Bustan: The Middle East Book Review (2023) 14 (2): 218–221.
Leo Blanken, Ian Rice, Craig Whiteside, “Al-Aqsa Storm Heralds the Rise of Non-state Special Operations,” War on the Rocks, Nov 2, 2023. https://warontherocks.com/2023/11/al-aqsa-storm-heralds-the-rise-of-non-state-special-operations/
Haroro Ingram, Craig Whiteside, “Generation Killed: The Challenges of Routinizing Global Jihad,” War on the Rocks, Aug 18, 2022. https://warontherocks.com/2022/08/generation-killed-the-challenges-of-routinizing-global-jihad/
Book Review: Michael Noonan, “Irregular Soldiers and Rebellious States: Small Scale U.S. interventions abroad,” CTX, Naval Postgraduate School, Summer 2022.
Haroro Ingram, Craig Whiteside, “The Islamic State in Crisis,” Foreign Affairs, February 2022. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/world/2022-02-23/isiss-leadership-crisis
Craig Whiteside (Oct 2021), “Making the Mark on Leader Targeting,” in “Book Review Roundtable: Leader Targeting,” chaired by Stephen Tankel, Texas National Security Review. https://tnsr.org/roundtable/book-review-roundtable-leadership-targeting/
Haroro Ingram, Craig Whiteside, and Charlie Winter (May 2021). “Retransmitting the Caliphate,” Strategic Multilayer Assessment, NSI. https://nsiteam.com/social/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IIJO-Invited-Perspective_Retransmitting-the-Caliphate_FINAL.pdf
Haroro Ingram, Craig Whiteside, and Charlie Winter (Jan 2020). “Lessons from the Islamic State’s ‘Milestone’ Texts and Speeches,” Vol 13, Issue 1, CTC Sentinel https://ctc.usma.edu/lessons-islamic-states-milestone-texts-speeches/
Haroro Ingram and Craig Whiteside (Nov 25, 2019). “Caliph Abu Unknown: Succession and Legitimacy in the Islamic State,” War on the Rocks https://warontherocks.com/2019/11/caliph-abu-unknown-succession-and-legitimacy-in-the-islamic-state/
Craig Whiteside, “A Rare Inside Look into ISIL’s Franchise Business,” in “Book Review Roundtable: A Look into the Islamic State-Khorasan,” chaired by Theo Farrell, Texas National Security Review, Aug 13, 2019. https://tnsr.org/roundtable/book-review-roundtable-a-look-into-the-islamic-state-khorasan/
Ian Rice and Craig Whiteside (Aug 13, 2019). “Insurgents and the Flip Side of Special Operations,” Foreign Policy Research Institute https://www.fpri.org/article/2019/08/insurgents-and-the-flip-side-of-special-operations/
Haroro Ingram, Craig Whiteside, and Charlie Winter (May/June, 2019). “The Guerrilla ‘Caliph’: Speeches that Bookend the Islamic State’s ‘Caliphate’ Era,” Vol 12, Issue 5, CTC Sentinel https://ctc.usma.edu/guerrilla-caliph-speeches-bookend-islamic-states-caliphate-era/
Todd Greentree and Craig Whiteside, “Interview: Sowing the Dragon’s Teeth: The Enduring Consequences of US Support for the Afghan Mujahedeen during the Cold War,” CTX 9:2 (Monterey: Naval Postgraduate School, Spring 2019).
H. Ingram and C. Whiteside (Feb 25, 2019). "Do Great Nations Fight Endless Wars? Against the Islamic State, They Might." War on the Rocks warontherocks.com/2019/02/do-great-nations-fight-endless-wars-against-the-islamic-state-they-might/
Reviewed Work: “Illusions of Victory: The Anbar Awakening and the Rise of the Islamic State” by Carter Malkasian, Bustan: The Middle East Book Review (Penn State University Press), Vol 9, No. 2 (2018).
USCENTCOM White Paper, “Islamic State as a Spoiler in Afghanistan," October 2018. nsiteam.com/negotiated-settlement-in-afghanistan-elements-of-a-grand-bargain/
H. Ingram and C. Whiteside (Oct 25, 2018). The Caliph’s Role in the (un)Surprising Resilience of the Islamic State, Foreign Policy Research Institute https://www.fpri.org/article/2018/10/the-caliphs-role-in-the-unsurprising-resilience-of-the-islamic-state/
D. Brown, T. Hoyt, and C. Whiteside (Sep 11, 2018). The Python Problem: Reflections on the War on Terror, 17 years later, War on the Rocks https://warontherocks.com/2018/09/the-python-problem-reflections-on-the-war-on-terror-17-years-later/
C. Whiteside (Feb 12, 2018). “War Books: Put on your Boots, Boots, Boots…”Modern War Institute at West Point https://mwi.usma.edu/war-books-put-boots-boots-boots/
C. Whiteside (Jan 29, 2018). “While Transitioning, Please Mind the Gap!” 1001 Iraqi Thoughtshttp://1001iraqithoughts.com/2018/01/29/while-transitioning-please-mind-the-gap/
C. Whiteside (2017). “The Islamic State,” in War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict, ed. by T. Demy and J. Shaw. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO Books.
C. Whiteside and V. Mironova (Dec 8, 2017). “Changing Calculus and Learning from Our Enemies,” The Strategy Bridge, https://thestrategybridge.org/the-bridge/2017/12/8/changing-calculus-and-learning-from-our-enemies
C. Whiteside (Oct 3, 2017). “Political Primacy, Strategic Risks, and ISIL after the Caliphate,” IraqInContext (blog),https://www.iraqincontext.com/single-post/2017/09/26/Political-Primacy-Strategic-Risks-and-ISIL-after-the-Caliphate
H. Ingram and C. Whiteside (Sep 27, 2017). “In Search of the Virtual Caliphate: Convenient Fallacy, Dangerous Distraction,” War on the Rocks,https://warontherocks.com/2017/09/in-search-of-the-virtual-caliphate-convenient-fallacy-dangerous-distraction/
C. Whiteside (Autumn 2017). “After ISIS Symposium: Will the counter-insurgency tactics used to defeat ISIS help it recruit new fighters?” Fathomhttp://fathomjournal.org/after-isis-symposium-will-the-counter-insurgency-tactics-used-to-defeat-isis-help-it-recruit-new-fighters-craig-whiteside/
C. Whiteside (Jul 18, 2017). “The Day after ISIS: Tending Flowers in the Desert,” BICOM http://www.bicom.org.uk/blogpost/day-isis-middle-east-islamic-state-tending-flowers-desert/
C. Whiteside (Jul 13, 2017). “Winning the Blame Game: The Caliphate of Complete Disaster,” ICCT https://icct.nl/publication/winning-the-blame-game-the-caliphate-of-complete-disaster/
Colin Clarke and C. Whiteside (3 May 2017). “Charting the Future of the Modern Caliphate,” War on the Rockshttps://warontherocks.com/2017/05/charting-the-future-of-the-modern-caliphate/
C. Whiteside and Rasha al-Aqeedi (10 Mar 2017). “The Enduring Fight against the Islamic State,” Macdonald-Laurier Institute http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/the-enduring-fight-against-the-islamic-state-craig-whiteside-and-rasha-al-aqeedi-for-inside-policy/
Haroro Ingram and C. Whiteside (Feb 9, 2017). “The Yemen Raid and the Ghost of Anwar al-Awlaki,” The Atlantichttps://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/02/yemen-raid-trump-awlaki-al-qaeda-isis/516180/?utm_source=atltw#article-comments
C. Whiteside (12 Dec 2016). “Lighting the Path: The Story of the Islamic State’s Media Enterprise,” War on the Rockshttps://warontherocks.com/2016/12/lighting-the-path-the-story-of-the-islamic-states-media-enterprise/
Will McCants and C. Whiteside (Oct 2016). “The Islamic State’s Coming Rural Revival,” Lawfare blog: https://www.lawfareblog.com/islamic-states-coming-rural-revival
H. Ingram and C. Whiteside (Summer 2016). “Unexamined Consequences: Leadership Decapitation and the Rise of ISIL,” On Track, The Conference of Defense Associations Institute (Canada).http://www.cdainstitute.ca/images/on_track/On_Track_Summer_2016/On_Track_21.1.pdf
C. Whiteside (June 2016). “Don’t Kill the Caliph! The Islamic State and the Pitfalls of Leadership Decapitation, War on the Rocks.http://warontherocks.com/2016/06/dont-kill-the-caliph-the-islamic-state-and-the-pitfalls-of-leadership-decapitation/
C. Whiteside (Winter 2016). “Hassan, Hassan and Michael Weiss. ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror,” Naval War College Review, p. 163-4.
C. Whiteside (Feb 2016). “The Moral Hazard of the Fight against the Islamic State in Iraq,” War on the Rocks.https://t.co/d1GUp9f3EB
Ian Rice and C. Whiteside (Jan 2016). The Return of the Zarqawists: How to deal with the Islamic State movement,” CTX Journal. https://globalecco.org/ctx-vol.-6-no.-1-february-2016
C. Whiteside (Nov 2015). “Nobody Expects the Islamic State!” War on the Rocks. http://warontherocks.com/2015/10/nobody-expects-the-islamic-state/
C. Whiteside (2015, Apr 29). “ISIL’s Small Ball Warfare: An Effective Way to Get Back Into a Ballgame,” War on the Rocks: http://warontherocks.com/2015/04/isils-small-ball-warfare-an-effective-way-to-get-back-into-a-ballgame/
C. Whiteside (2015, Mar 18). “Mosul: A Bridge Too Far,” War on the Rocks: http://warontherocks.com/2015/03/mosul-a-bridge-too-far/?singlepage=1
C. Whiteside (2014, Dec 18). “Catch and Release in the Land of Two Rivers,” War on the Rocks: http://warontherocks.com/2014/12/catch-and-release-in-the-land-of-two-rivers/3/
C. Whiteside (2014, Nov). Fallujah Redux: The Anbar Awakening and the Struggle with al Qaeda, Naval Historical Foundation: http://www.navyhistory.org/2014/11/book-review-fallujah-redux-the-anbar-awakening-and-the-struggle-with-al-qaeda/
C. Whiteside (2014, Nov 5-6). “War, Interrupted,” War on the Rocks:http://warontherocks.com/2014/11/war-interrupted-part-i-the-roots-of-the-jihadist-resurgence-in-iraq/and Part II: http://warontherocks.com/2014/11/war-interrupted-part-ii-from-prisoners-to-rulers/
C. Whiteside (2014, Sep 4). “Obama Shouldn’t Lose his Cool over the Islamic State,” War on the Rocks:http://warontherocks.com/2014/09/obama-shouldnt-lose-his-cool-over-the-islamic-state/
C. Whiteside (2014, Jul 9). “The New Caliph: Just another Broadway Joe,” War on the Rocks: http://warontherocks.com/2014/07/the-new-caliph-just-another-broadway-joe/
C. Whiteside (2013, Feb), “Innovation in Integration – Task Force Ranger and Village Stability Operations in Afghanistan, 2010-11,” Small Wars Journal: http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/innovation-in-integration-task-force-iron-ranger-and-village-stability-operations-in-afghan
Interviews & Media:
Joel Wing, "Who Was Al Qaeda In Iraq’s Abu Omar al-Baghdadi? Interview With Naval War College’s Prof Craig Whiteside," Musings on Iraq, June 13, 2016: http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2016/06/who-was-al-qaeda-in-iraqs-abu-omar-al.html
Joel Wing, “Behind The Revival of the Islamic State in Iraq, Interview with Naval War College Prof Craig Whiteside,” Musings on Iraq blog, Jun 22, 2015: http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2015/06/behind-revival-of-islamic-state-in-iraq.html
Paul McGeough, “Silence of the sheikhs puts Washington's Iraq strategy in doubt,” Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 19, 2014: http://www.smh.com.au/world/silence-of-the-sheikhs-puts-washingtons-iraq-strategy-in-doubt-20141219-12ajq4.html
David Ignatius, “Stopping an Awakening before it can start,” Washington Post, David Ignatius, Nov 20, 2014: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/david-ignatius-stopping-an-awakening-before-it-can-start/2014/11/20/5939c22a-70fc-11e4-8808-afaa1e3a33ef_story.html