Out-narrating the IS

Author(s): Prem Mahadevan
Editor(s): Martin Zapfe, Prem Mahadevan
Series: CSS Policy Perspectives
Volume: 3
Issue: 2
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2015

The so-called Islamic State' needs to be exposed as a fraudulent claimant to the status of Caliphate'. Its ideological appeal among jihadists stems from the spurious universality of its message. The West must partner with Arab governments to discredit this message through psychological operations that highlight the group's physical and moral weaknesses.

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