The self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq is unlikely to last long. But the attempt to revive the institution can have traumatic and far-reaching consequences.
Read more on Aydınlık Daily: http://www.danielpipes.org/14791/caliphate-trauma
The Once and Future Caliphate https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2014/08/the-once-and-future-caliphate/
About the author: Daniel Pipes (DanielPipes.org, @DanielPipes) is president of the Middle East Forum.