TY - SER AU - Porter, Geoff D. TI - How Realistic Is Libya as an Islamic State “Fallback”? KW - Estado Islámico KW - Libia N2 - As the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria comes under pressure from the international anti-Islamic State coalition, there are increasing expectations that it is trying to develop its afliate in Libya as a “fallback” option. The particular characteristics of the Libyan landscape and the Islamic State’s limitations there make this unlikely. Nonetheless, the Islamic State in Libya will still be a dangerous threat to North Africa and beyond, including across the Mediterranean. UR - https://www.ctc.usma.edu/v2/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CTC-SENTINEL-Vol9Iss37.pdf ER -