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-Anonymous US officer in Vietnam "This is a competition with the insurgent for the right and the ... more -Anonymous US officer in Vietnam "This is a competition with the insurgent for the right and the ability to win the hearts, minds and acquiescence of the population"
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Organization for the Prevention of Violence, 2020
Individuals and families who left Canada to join groups like Daesh in Iraq and Syria may at some ... more Individuals and families who left Canada to join groups like Daesh in Iraq and Syria may at some point return home. If they do return, these Canadians will be referred to as “returnees”. A majority of these individuals are young children; many of them are under the age of five. While the Canadian government has not identified how many individuals may return, journalists and international organizations suggest there are between 40 and 50 Canadians in prisons and camps in Northeastern Syria. Initially set up as refugee camps to house individuals fleeing Daesh, the camps were partially repurposed to house individuals who may have been associated with the group.
The goal of this document is to provide advice on how to interact with returnees and deal with the attention they will receive. These guidelines provide recommendations to help address this complex and challenging issue with practical advice for engaging with the returnees themselves, as well as media and law enforcement.
Much of the popular scholarship on the Islamic State has highlighted the group's embrace of viole... more Much of the popular scholarship on the Islamic State has highlighted the group's embrace of violence as an indication of their irrationality. Here I argue that dismissing this violence as irrational ignores the ways in which the group uses it to their strategic advantage. This paper attempts to analyze the Islamic State's embrace of violence through an instrumentalist lens, using a modified theory of outbidding to explain not only why the group has embraced violence, but also why this approach is ultimately counterproductive. Drawing on primary sources from the Islamic State's English language magazine, Dabiq, as well as Jabhat Al-Nusra's Al-Risalah, I explain violence in instrumental terms – and highlight the Islamic State's usage of it as a recruiting tool and means of differentiation. I conclude by discussing why this strategy is ultimately counterproductive, highlighting some opportunities to leverage the Islamic State's strategy to hasten the group's downfall.
-Anonymous US officer in Vietnam "This is a competition with the insurgent for the right and the ... more -Anonymous US officer in Vietnam "This is a competition with the insurgent for the right and the ability to win the hearts, minds and acquiescence of the population"
Organization for the Prevention of Violence, 2020
Individuals and families who left Canada to join groups like Daesh in Iraq and Syria may at some ... more Individuals and families who left Canada to join groups like Daesh in Iraq and Syria may at some point return home. If they do return, these Canadians will be referred to as “returnees”. A majority of these individuals are young children; many of them are under the age of five. While the Canadian government has not identified how many individuals may return, journalists and international organizations suggest there are between 40 and 50 Canadians in prisons and camps in Northeastern Syria. Initially set up as refugee camps to house individuals fleeing Daesh, the camps were partially repurposed to house individuals who may have been associated with the group.
The goal of this document is to provide advice on how to interact with returnees and deal with the attention they will receive. These guidelines provide recommendations to help address this complex and challenging issue with practical advice for engaging with the returnees themselves, as well as media and law enforcement.
Much of the popular scholarship on the Islamic State has highlighted the group's embrace of viole... more Much of the popular scholarship on the Islamic State has highlighted the group's embrace of violence as an indication of their irrationality. Here I argue that dismissing this violence as irrational ignores the ways in which the group uses it to their strategic advantage. This paper attempts to analyze the Islamic State's embrace of violence through an instrumentalist lens, using a modified theory of outbidding to explain not only why the group has embraced violence, but also why this approach is ultimately counterproductive. Drawing on primary sources from the Islamic State's English language magazine, Dabiq, as well as Jabhat Al-Nusra's Al-Risalah, I explain violence in instrumental terms – and highlight the Islamic State's usage of it as a recruiting tool and means of differentiation. I conclude by discussing why this strategy is ultimately counterproductive, highlighting some opportunities to leverage the Islamic State's strategy to hasten the group's downfall.