Does the World Need a Caliphate?
Zealots at the Gate
The Nation State and Islam in the Middle East
CNN's John Sutter talks with Peter Bergen about his new essay, "The Idea of a New caliphate" He says the nation state has been disastrous in the Middle East because it makes dictatorship more likely. The idea that people might think intuitively get rid of the old caliphate can make progress, he says. But then where I am probably a little bit more critical is seeing the caliphate as a viable alternative for those who don't want to live under any kind of religious rule - even non-theocratic.
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