, Columnist
Islamic State Isn’t Back in Asia, But Its Ideas Endure
Islamic State and its radical ideology are enduring.
Photographer: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images
The deadliest domestic terror attack in Australia’s history is raising an uncomfortable question: Is there an Islamic State revival in Asia?
Despite years of counterterrorism successes and the group’s territorial collapse in Iraq and Syria, the assault at Sydney’s Bondi Beach highlighted a troubling reality: This radical ideology remains active across the region.