Islamic state : ideological challenge to Saudi Arabia

With its control of a swath of Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State represents a paradigm shift in jihadist strategy and tactics. It also poses an ideological challenge to Saudi Arabia as it fuels Salafist debate about political Islam and the legitimacy of the region’s rulers.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James M. Dorsey
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103859
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25980
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spelling ntu-10356/1038592020-11-01T07:16:29Z Islamic state : ideological challenge to Saudi Arabia James M. Dorsey S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science With its control of a swath of Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State represents a paradigm shift in jihadist strategy and tactics. It also poses an ideological challenge to Saudi Arabia as it fuels Salafist debate about political Islam and the legitimacy of the region’s rulers. 2015-06-18T09:51:06Z 2019-12-06T21:21:43Z 2015-06-18T09:51:06Z 2019-12-06T21:21:43Z 2014 2014 Commentary James M. Dorsey. (2014). Islamic state : ideological challenge to Saudi Arabia. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 173). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103859 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25980 en RSIS Commentaries, 173-14 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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