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The Three Phases of Jihadism

... 20 books. His latest book , “Beyond Chaos: The Crisis in the Mediterranean and the Middle East,” is ... ... centered around both a jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan and the possibility for Sunni groups to ... ... Duclos: Four Dreadful Scenarios for Tomorrow’s Syria and What We Can Do To Avoid Them The third phase ... ... and tacticians who share the same given name, Abu Musab al-Suri and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Abu Musab al-Suri ... ... them to build a mechanism that would lead to the Islamic State and to the Caliphate which was proclaimed ...

08.05.2019

interview

All I want for Christmas is... five answers

... whereby the renewed Russian military doctrine is not that bad. NATO is the number one threat. Anyone surprised? 2. Shall the Islamic State survive? Undoubtedly, the Islamic State is not just a 'so-called' state. It is not just another ... ... back at best. At worst, one can fail as the U.S. did in Vietnam. You just cannot combat these guys from the sky! 3. Whither Afghanistan? Well, it's pretty simple. A president of Kabul is not a president of Afghanistan. Almost entire south-east ...

28.12.2014

community

Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)