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The polarizing effect of Islamic State aggression on the Global Jihadist Movement

McCants, William

The polarizing effect of Islamic State aggression on the Global Jihadist Movement / [Recurso electrónico] PDF .-- Recurso online

The Islamic State will struggle to hold onto the governments it builds and the territory it captures outside of Syria and Iraq because it antagonizes local jihadist competitors and powerful non-Muslim states. The Islamic State could soften its antagonism toward these entities for the sake of expediency, but then it would no longer be able to recruit followers as the uncompromising champion of the global jihadist ideal.

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