Are we defeating the Islamic State? Does it matter?

If we continue to only use a military hammer against terrorism we will create more nails. The best response is always a multi-level one.
Members of Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, Egypt's most dangerous terrorist organization, pictured Nov. 10, 2014, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
OTTAWA—Every day we seem to read about yet another terrorist attack attributed to the Islamic State. Whether or not the group claims the event—and there is a lot of analysis over when it does and when it doesn’t—there is no question that in the minds of most people IS is the world’s most l...

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