The Middle East’s Next War

The impending collapse of the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate will not bring peace to the Middle East.

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Jul 25, 2017 · 5 min read
Iranian soldiers march during a parade marking the country’s Army Day, on April 18, 2017, in Tehran — ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images

By Joschka Fischer

With the retaking of Mosul in northern Iraq, the Islamic State (ISIS) could soon be a thing of the past. But the defeat of ISIS and the demise of its self-proclaimed Iraqi-Syrian…

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