En proclamant le califat en juin 2014, Daech publia une vidéo intitulée : « La fin de Sykes-Picot ». La notion de souveraineté d’un État musulman est au centre de son action.
- Jean Monnet Fellow (European University Institute) & Reader in History, Edge Hill University
The leaders of Islamic State do not see their caliphate as an exercise in theocracy for its own sake, but as an attempt at post-colonial emancipation.
Western governments worked hard to secure last week’s ceasefire in Gaza, which, nonetheless, collapsed within hours on August 1. These efforts should not, however, distract attention from the West’s political…
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