Social Sciences
a year ago

ISIS's Geopolitical Thinking: Terrorist Group's State-Like Control and Impact.

Jurnal ICMES
Pemikiran Geopolitik Islamic State of Irak and Syria (ISIS)
Prihandono Wibowo, Renitha Dwi Hapsari, Muchammad Chasif Ascha

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The article explores how ISIS used geopolitical strategies during its control of territories in Iraq and Syria from 2013 to 2017. The researchers analyzed documents published by ISIS to understand their geopolitical thinking. ISIS was unique among terrorist groups as it declared itself a caliphate, governed a large area, and behaved like a state.

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