How do you counter recruitment in the West of ISIS Fighters? Thoughts?

2015-01-03T22:36:40-05:00

The Journal of Political Risk (JPR) published an Executive Summary
By Katherine Leggiero:

Countering Recruitment in the West of ISIS Fighters

The paper provides and interesting perspective on Western recruits’ motivations, ISIS’s recruitment processes to enhance the reader’s understanding of operational factors that may potentially impact US interventions.

http://www.jpolrisk.com/countering-western-recruitment-of-isis-fighters/

Countering ISIS Recruitment in Western Nations

Journal of Political Risk, Vol. 3, No. 1, January 2015. By Katherine Leggiero Katherine Leggiero is currently getting her Master of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason Un

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Jan 3 at 2015 10:44 PM

2015-01-03T22:44:48-05:00

Interesting article, sounds like we must engage in a hybrid FID right here....

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 3 at 2015 10:45 PM

2015-01-03T22:45:07-05:00

I think when you catch a potential ISIS recruit before he is able to enter the fight, you make an example of him and let the other potential recruits know "we" are watching and this (jail time) is what awaits them if they plan to join the ISIS cause.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 3 at 2015 11:01 PM

2015-01-03T23:01:49-05:00

I know this probably isn't the right answer, but my feelings are; let 'em go and nail 'em in a drone strike!

More seriously, I'm not sure we can without infringing on citizen's civil liberties. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But just as true, sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.

I also don't believe that poverty drives recruitment nearly as much as we are told, and as is mentioned in this article.