Thinking the unthinkable : coming to grips with Islamic state

Despite a year- long campaign of air strikes and ground attacks which incurred heavy losses Islamic State (IS) shows continued resilience. The US-led coalition’s alliances with militant groups and IS’ durability raise the spectre of jihadist groups becoming a more permanent fixture in the Middle Eas...

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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/10356/104936
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/26088
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spelling ntu-10356/1049362020-11-01T07:20:49Z Thinking the unthinkable : coming to grips with Islamic state James M. Dorsey S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science Despite a year- long campaign of air strikes and ground attacks which incurred heavy losses Islamic State (IS) shows continued resilience. The US-led coalition’s alliances with militant groups and IS’ durability raise the spectre of jihadist groups becoming a more permanent fixture in the Middle East. 2015-06-25T06:58:05Z 2019-12-06T21:43:04Z 2015-06-25T06:58:05Z 2019-12-06T21:43:04Z 2015 2015 Commentary James M. Dorsey. (2015). Thinking the unthinkable : coming to grips with Islamic state. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 117). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104936 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/26088 en RSIS Commentaries, 117-15 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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