In the following article, Olivier Roy discusses the fact that ISIS is, in a way, a very convenient ennemy for nearly all actors in the Middle East. What he does not discuss is how useful is for forces wishing to shift Europe into authoritarianism
The Attacks in Paris Reveal the Strategic Limits of ISIS
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/opinion/the-attacks-in-paris-reveal-the-strategic-limits-of-isis.html
