| ID | 148079 |
| Title Proper | Strategy for the ISIS foreign fighter threat |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | McCabe, Thomas R |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | American efforts against the ISIS foreign fighter threat largely have failed because they underestimate the malignance of ISIS recruits. This article proposes a modified strategy comprising three aspects: 1) a counter-narrative stressing ISIS's attacks on Sunni Muslims, questioning their religious credentials, and accurately describing conditions in ISIS-controlled territory; 2) a comprehensive effort to disrupt ISIS recruitment on social media; and 3) countering foreign fighter mobility through a comprehensive international effort to identify foreign fighters, suspending their passports, and revoking their citizenship. Unfortunately, even these efforts will only be a partial fix for the vastly larger problems of jihadism and radical Islam. |
| `In' analytical Note | Orbis Vol. 60, No.1; Winter 2016: p.140–153 |
| Journal Source | Orbis 2016-01 60, 1 |
| Key Words | ISIS ; Strategy ; Foreign Fighter Threat |