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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

ISIS vs. Europe

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

Washington, News, Politics, President, Wickenden, Wnyc, Barack, Obama, Lizza

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2016

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Dexter Filkins joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss how the Islamic State terrorizes the West and attracts young recruits.

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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

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It's Thursday, March 24th. I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of with New Yorker writers and editors about politics. It's Thursday, March 24th.

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I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker. And this is yet another reminder that the

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world must unite. We must be together, regardless of nationality or race or faith, in fighting

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against the scourge of terrorism.

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We can and we will defeat those who threaten the safety and security of people all around the world.

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That was President Obama on Tuesday, speaking about the ISIS attacks that day in Brussels,

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in which 34 people were killed.

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Dexter Filkins is here to discuss ISIS in Europe

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and the propaganda war. Not long ago, the West didn't really worry so much about ISIS. It was seen

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as a movement focused on building a caliphate in the Middle East. Then, of course, came the attack in

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Paris four months ago and the bombings in Brussels this week.

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Have ISIS's goals changed or did we just misread their intentions?

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