\nWe have misunderstood the nature of the Islamic State in at least two ways. First, we tend to see jihadism as monolithic, and to apply the logic of al\u2011Qaeda to an organization that has decisively eclipsed it \u2026 We are misled in a second way, by a well-intentioned but dishonest campaign to deny the Islamic State\u2019s medieval religious nature.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
A well-researched and non-ideological driven summary of the ISIS\/Daesh crisis.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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