Islamic State Video: The Rise of ISIS in 1 Sentence

Posted by Scott Lucas | Dec 7, 2015 | 0

Middle East commentator Karl Sharro, also known as satirist Karl reMarks, gives a non-satirical, one-sentence explanation for the rise of the Islamic State:

Architect and blogger @KarlreMarks gives his reason for the rise of the so-called Islamic State https://t.co/w7u4GxIw8Z

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) December 5, 2015

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Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

Islamic State Video: The Rise of ISIS in 1 Sentence

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