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WHAT'S NEXT?: Huge growth is expected over the next several decades as the world's Muslim population grows faster than every other major religious demographic, and as urbanization and rising incomes in developing countries with large Muslim populations mean more will be buying, rather than producing their own food.

  • [New] Christian fundamentalists, also known as evangelicals, especially in the United States, may see a strong role for faith in government and may be likely to see threats to their way of life in the actions and beliefs of people in other countries. dokumen.pub
  • [New] China expects the Afghan authorities to fulfill their commitments in good faith and take resolute and strong measures to combat terrorist organizations such as the East Turkestan Islamic Movement and the Islamic State, and to eliminate the breeding ground for terrorism. Ariana News
  • [New] International cooperation, targeted counter-terrorism efforts, and investment in conflict prevention and resolution mechanisms are essential to counter the Islamic State's influence and mitigate the risks for Africa and Europe. SpecialEurasia
  • [New] China's primary geopolitical concern in Afghanistan is the potential for instability and the resurgence of militant groups like the Uyghur separatists of East Turkestan Islamic Movement. The Nation
  • The potential for collaboration between ecoterror groups and Islamic NSAGs has grown, even to the point where the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Hezbollah, and al-Qaeda have openly promulgated ecological jihad. MIT Press
  • Anti-Iran groups such as the Islamic State and Kurdish and Baluchi separatist groups could see an opportunity to attack Iranian targets, including civilian targets, as happened earlier this month in Iran. Antiwar.com
  • Today, terror drone usage and terror drone weaponization is more diffused and common, and future historians will likely give due credit to the important role the Islamic State played in helping to shift the terror drone threat from a more novel, niche threat to a more ubiquitous one. Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
  • The primary threat to regional security and stability is still the Islamic State, as evidenced by the recent attack in Kerman, Iran. SpecialEurasia
  • Many members of the Taliban support Al-Qaeda and the organization's leadership will not publicly break with the terror group to prevent defections to Al-Qaeda or the Islamic State. Eurasia Review
  • Once U.S. forces are gone, Syria will be free to pursue its own national interests in its sovereign territory - interests that will overlap with America's when it comes to countering the Islamic State but not on other issues, including Kurdish autonomy. War on the Rocks
  • The United States can exert some limited spoiler power from beyond the horizon: threatening to strike Syrian government targets if the Assad regime lets Islamic State members go free or persecutes Kurds. War on the Rocks
  • Once U.S. forces leave their bases in Syria, the United States and its partners will need a new strategy to contain and manage the Islamic State threat. War on the Rocks
  • Higher financing needs in some core Islamic finance markets will drive demand, according to S&P, with global liquidity conditions potentially easing. Arabian Gulf Business Insight
  • Some observers have cautioned that reviving the PLO will require more than bringing Hamas or even Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which are both proscribed by the UK, the US and the European Union as terrorist organizations, under its umbrella. Middle East Eye
  • The United Kingdom, in coordination with the United States, has imposed fresh sanctions on senior Iranian officials who are members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in a bid to tackle what it says is a threat to U.K. domestic security. Just Security
  • Washington and Baghdad will soon hold working group meetings to evaluate the status of the US-led coalition mission to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Institute for the Study of War
  • As Islamic finance remains concentrated in oil exporting countries that aim to reduce their carbon footprints, S&P Global Rating expects the increase in sustainable sukuk issuance will continue. Times of Oman
  • Trump's antics with Iran - pulling out of the nuclear deal and threatening to bomb Iranian cultural heritage sites - seemed to do little to deter the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions. The Conversation
  • Washington fears that a fast withdrawal may create a security vacuum that could be filled by arch-rival Iran or Islamic State, which maintains sleeper cells in desert areas and has continued low-level attacks despite holding no territory. The Times of Israel
  • Under Iran's relatively moderate former President Hassan Rouhani, the Islamic Republic slowed its space program for fear of raising tensions with the West. The Mercury News

Last updated: 18 March 2024



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