Strategies for Combating Islamic State

Timothy Sands
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Timothy Sands: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

Social Sciences, 2016, vol. 5, issue 3, 1-9

Abstract: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) announced the formation of the “Islamic Caliphate” as an alternative to modern states, on 29 June 2014 (the first day of Ramadan). The ISIS vision shared by other global jihadist organizations such as al-Qaeda is an apocalyptic post-state. Many authors very quickly evolve from the idea of the potential threat to either the U.S. or its allies to a requisite necessity of strong military action by the U.S. to defeat ISIS. Something frequently absent in analyses of U.S. reactions to ISIS is the capabilities, responsibilities, and opinions and desires of neighboring Gulf countries. This paper will incorporate attitudes and opinions of Gulf countries to imply responsibilities to deal with ISIS prior to considering potential U.S. actions.

Keywords: Islamic State; ISIS; ISIL; Daesh; caliphate; Salafism; al-Qaeda in Iraq; Sunni-Shiite split (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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