In the wake of Islamic State’s murderous blitzkrieg, Barack Obama has vowed the United States will fight to destroy the militant group ‘wherever they are.’ Holding off IS’s advance might require raw military might, but understanding their genesis and rapid rise takes us back to the writings of an often reviled German jurist, Carl Schmitt.
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Dr. Benjamin Herscovitch is a research fellow at The Centre for Independent Studies.
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