25 September 2014

Why airstrikes won't destroy Islamic State

Tom Switzer
Presenter, ABC Radio National

Bloomberg TV

US-led airstrikes will go some way to degrading the Islamic State but without ground troops and a regional diplomatic solution there is little hope of long-lasting stability in the region, according to research associate Tom Switzer.

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Tom Switzer
Presenter, ABC Radio National
Tom Switzer was a senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre until March 2017. He is a presenter on the ABC’s Radio National and a columnist at Fairfax publications.

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25 September 2014

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