TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The Islamic State's strategy: bureaucratizing the apocalypse through strategic communications
JO  - Studies in conflict and terrorism
A1  - Phillips, Vaughan
SP  - 731
EP  - 757
VL  - 40
IS  - 9
N2  - To understand the Islamic State's strategy, we have to look at the way the group twins Maoist and post-Maoist strategies, previously considered strategically incompatible. By establishing a state that it claims to embody the Caliphate, it not only gains revenue and resources, but also generates a seductive "brand" with a compelling message that it "sells" via the Internet. This brand, based on Propaganda of the Deed, synergizes its physical and digital activities to create a virtuous circle that is very close to being self-sustaining. As such it represents a new insurgent model that corroborates the News Wars thesis.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1057-610X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2016.1236571
ID  - ref1
ER  -