French President François Hollande is said to plead with US President Barack Obama next week in Washington to show urgency in the fight against ISIS, also known as the Islamic State. As Paris struggles with the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that killed over 120 people last week, Hollande will aim to convince Obama that the world needs to act now and cannot afford a war of attrition that could take a long period. African Dialogue Presenter looks at subject of ISIS, and terrorism and speaks to Dr Lubna Nadvi, (lecturer of Political Science and International Relations from the University of Kwazulu Natal), Prof John Stremlau part of the Wits international relations department and Martin Ewi (senior researcher at the trans-natinoal threats and international crime division at the Institute for Security Studies).