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Can warfare ever be considered modern? By Rob Johnson

Engelsberg Ideas Podcasts

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The Resonance With Islamic State

In training the Japanese soldiers received religious instruction alongside their military skills. The resonance with Islamic State and suicide terrorism is striking. It is a radical movement seeking power from a position of weakness, writes Peter Bergen. Like al-Qaeda, it is both a reaction to and utilization of apparently modernist ideas.

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