Author profile: Christian Cali

Christian Cali is a U.S. Foreign Service Officer currently assigned to Washington, DC. Before joining the Foreign Service, Cali was a counter-terrorism desk officer and military officer with two tours in Iraq and deployments to Afghanistan and Haiti. Christian holds a bachelor’s from the University of Michigan and a master’s from the Fletcher School. These views are written in a private capacity and are not necessarily reflective of U.S. policy.

The Islamic State’s Challenge to the International System

Christian Cali • Aug 21 2014 • Articles

IS is not the adversary of 2006-2008 Iraq, this is a more fanatical, more entrenched, better equipped force with a radical commitment to the territory it has captured.