On Mao, Marxism, Revolution, and the Return of the Islamic State (Again, Again)…[Recommended Innovation Articles (and Commentary) 19]
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This week’s article is a fascinating read (and NO PAYWALL!!!), despite being written in 2016. While ISIS did collapse in Iraq and Syria by 2018–2019, the latest news today in 2022 is that the organization is again resurging in Africa and other areas, demonstrating a long-term resiliency and ability to morph into newer versions resistant to earlier successful counter-terrorism efforts. Thus, this paper remains valuable for future applications. The kicker is that in our particular focus on China, we often fail to realize how different the Chinese Communist government is, ideologically, philosophically, and strategically from a Western, modern (Clausewitz…
