Rethinking the ‘war on terrorism’

Horror in Manchester. Laptop travel bans. A Pentagon plan to “annihilate” ISIS before its fighters can disperse around the world. As indications of a new level of urgency in global anti-terror efforts once again dominate the news, Americans would do well to ask: Who is winning the war?
The United States and its allies have clawed back strategic territory from the Islamic State and prevented a dramatic resurgence by al-Qaeda. But these entities, and those they inspire, have racked up