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July 5, 2017

Islamic State May Be on the Defensive, but the Ideology behind It Is Not

Thinking about the day after.

While Islamic State (IS) is rapidly losing ground in both Iraq and Syria, and its crucial strongholds of Raqqa and Mosul seem poised to fall, its animating Salafist-jihadist doctrines are as strong as ever. Already, IS has spawned affiliates from Southeast Asia to Africa and has coordinated and inspired terrorist attacks in the West. To make matters worse, al-Qaeda has been biding its time and preparing to stage a comeback. Yoram Schweitzer argues that the American-led coalition must ensure stability in order to prevent Islamic State’s resurgence:

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July 5, 2017

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    A political, not a legal, question.

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  3. Islamic State May Be on the Defensive, but the Ideology behind It Is Not

    Thinking about the day after.

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