Eisa Younes Framing and analyzing ISIS through classical management… 283 Figure 4 – ISIS Waning Land Capture5 Understanding through tracking business dimensions A better holistic understanding of the terrorist organizations, with a view to ana-lyzing them from business and management spheres will provide the security agencies with additional flexibility in framing their responses to these outfits. When the frame-work identifies both the strong and weak points, these can be selectively worked upon, depending on the nature and extent of their strengths or weaknesses. The objective is not to devise a uniform model for use against all outfits, but to work on a specific form that fits the model being used by ISIS and the Lone Wolf operator. These vulnerabili-ties, as given by different constrained options chosen by these entities as they operate in specific locations would be useful to bear in mind in the formulation of strategies to wreck their plans. Hence, the framework also provides for a mapping mechanism, as the agencies can compare and contrast various organizations through the blueprint identifying the specific weak zones of the respective terrorist entities to target.5 The layout of this article includes specific analysis of the various dimensions, along with the countering initiatives that can be formulated, as evolved from the blueprint of the model. It does not aim to be an all-encompassing drive but as an additional tool to be used by security agencies. It is considered that such a model would uncover some weak-nesses and vulnerable zones that can potentially be missed through traditional analysis. Figure 5 - The Basic Business Dimension Framework 5 IHS Conflict Monitor, 2018. Revista del Instituto Español de Estudios Estratégicos n.º 13 - Año: 2019 - Págs.: 275 a 306
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