We have no strategy: Scott Atran's thoughts

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An update after Scott Atran's work appeared on CNN, after an article was published in the journal 'Nature Human Behavior'.

Citing Scott himself:

The researchers discovered that three crucial factors motivate both ISIS fighters and those fighting them: a deep commitment to sacred values, the readiness to forsake family for those values, and the perceived spiritual strength of the group or community that the fighter represents.

Link:http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/04/he...udy/index.html

The journal article, ten pages, is temporarily freely available:https://www.nature.com/articles/s415...dition.cnn.com

An editorial by John Horgan on the article and a "taster" from the CNN report:

This is an elegant theory that makes both intuitive sense but is supported by real-world data......there are common psychological threads woven into the fabric of what motivates us all to fight and die for a cause

John Horgan's two page editorial:https://www.nature.com/articles/s415...XaPanZ2A%3D%3D