--- description: The War on ISIS As the U.S. and its allies prepare to attack the terrorist group’s stronghold in Iraq, the real challenge is the chaos... title: TIME Magazine The ISIS Trap image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87c2947283b9f287/69878106e20a870807a854ac/time-isis-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # In The Latest Issue (26 Feb 2015) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 26, 2015 11:43 AM CUT  Illustration by Jay Shaw for TIME by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 26, 2015 11:43 AM CUT [**The War on ISIS**](http://time.com/3723588/the-war-on-isis/ "undefined") **As the U.S. and its allies prepare to attack the terrorist group’s stronghold in Iraq, the real challenge is the chaos that could come after** [**Don’t Take the Bait: The U.S. Should Not Send Troops to Fight ISIS**](http://time.com/3723617/dont-take-the-bait-the-u-s-should-not-send-troops-to-fight-isis/ "undefined") **The group was, after all, spawned by the occupation of Iraq** [**Uproot the Enemy: The U.S. Should Send Troops to Fight ISIS**](http://time.com/3723586/uproot-the-enemy-the-u-s-should-send-troops-to-fight-isis/ "undefined") **Our current approach isn’t working** [**The Real Meaning of $9 an Hour**](http://time.com/3723595/the-real-meaning-of-9-an-hour/ "undefined") **Walmart’s modest wage hike isn’t just good for business. It’s proof the economy is doing better** [**Jeb Bush’s Sense and Sensibility**](http://time.com/3723593/sense-and-sensibility/ "undefined") **The candidate’s grown-up tone is a breath of fresh air amid so many strident conservative voices** [**Inside the World’s Largest Solar Power Plant**](http://time.com/3723592/inside-the-worlds-largest-solar-power-plant/ "undefined") **The Desert Sunlight Solar Farm is a burst of energy in the Mojave Desert** [**Madonna Stays in Vogue with** **_Rebel Heart_**](http://time.com/3723594/madonna-stays-in-vogue-rebel-heart/ "undefined") **Her bold new album shows that for the Queen of Reinvention, the more things change, the more they stay the same** [**Dog Interrupted: Psychotherapy for Pets**](http://time.com/3723599/psychotherapy-for-pets/ "undefined") **The animal mind is a complex thing. But there is new hope for nonhumans suffering human-like psychological problems** [**The Culture**](http://time.com/3723600/the-culture/ "undefined") [**Pop Chart**](http://time.com/3723596/pop-chart/ "undefined") [**Review:** **_The Buried Giant_** **Is an Arthurian Epic**](http://time.com/3723602/the-return-of-the-king/ "undefined") **It’s been 10 years since Kazuo Ishiguro’s last novel** [**_Maps to the Stars_** **Shows an Oscar Winner’s Untamed Side**](http://time.com/3723577/maps-to-the-stars-shows-an-oscar-winners-untamed-side/ "undefined") **Julianne Moore shows off a taste for mania in David Cronenberg’s new film** [**Why Does Hollywood Hate Itself?**](http://time.com/3723584/why-does-hollywood-hate-itself/ "undefined") **What causes the industry’s Oscar mire** [**Kehinde Wiley’s Royal Treatment**](http://time.com/3723580/kehinde-wileys-royal-treatment/ "undefined") **The artist does a street-chic update of the Old Masters** [**Will Smith’s Charming Con**](http://time.com/3723583/will-smiths-charming-con/ "undefined") **He’s a smooth scoundrel in the heist comedy** **_Focus_** [**Unromantic Comedy**](http://time.com/3723589/unromantic-comedy/ "undefined") [**May I Fetch You Some Flavonoids?**](http://time.com/3723591/may-i-fetch-you-some-flavonoids/ "undefined") **As a concierge at a tony L.A. hotel, I test my ability to please the 1 percent** [**World**](http://time.com/3723576/world/ "undefined") [**Briefing**](http://time.com/3723581/briefing/ "undefined") [**Obama’s Legacy on Trial**](http://time.com/3723597/obamas-legacy-on-trial/ "undefined") **The fate of the president’s key initiatives rests with the Supreme Court** [**The Apps That Will Help You Get to Inbox: Zero**](http://time.com/3723590/the-apps-that-will-help-you-get-to-inbox-zero/ "undefined") **Office collaboration tools want to reshape the workplace** [**The New Way To Prevent Nut Allergies?**](http://time.com/3723579/the-new-way-to-prevent-nut-allergies/ "undefined") **It’s with nuts** [**Covering a Global Story**](http://time.com/3723587/covering-a-global-story/ "undefined") [**Milestones**](http://time.com/3723598/milestones/ "undefined") [**David Carr**](http://time.com/3723582/david-carr/ "undefined") **Media critic** [**Clark Terry**](http://time.com/3723575/clark-terry/ "undefined") **Jazz trumpeter** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3723646/in-the-latest-issue-24/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3723646/in-the-latest-issue-24/"},"headline":"In The Latest Issue (26 Feb 2015)","datePublished":"2015-02-26T11:43:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T19:52:52.444Z","description":"The War on ISIS As the U.S. and its allies prepare to attack the terrorist group’s stronghold in Iraq, the real challenge is the chaos...","url":"https://time.com/3723646/in-the-latest-issue-24/","keywords":["ISIS"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87c2947283b9f287/69878106e20a870807a854ac/time-isis-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87c2947283b9f287/69878106e20a870807a854ac/time-isis-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"ISIS Trap Time Magazine Cover 150309","caption":"ISIS Trap Time Magazine Cover","creditText":"Illustration by Jay Shaw for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3723646/in-the-latest-issue-24/","name":"In The Latest Issue (26 Feb 2015)"}}]}] ```